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Four 12-year-old girls grow up together during an eventful small-town summer in 1970.
posted by ellieBOA on Apr 2, 2023 - 2 comments

Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) walked the mile with a variety of cons. He had never encountered someone like John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), a massive black man convicted of brutally killing a pair of young sisters. Coffey had the size and strength to kill anyone, but not the demeanor. Beyond his simple, naïve nature and a deathly fear of the dark, Coffey seemed to possess a prodigious, supernatural gift. Paul began to question whether Coffey was truly guilty of murdering the two girls. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Dec 13, 2022 - 7 comments

A look at the relationship between Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and James P. "Sully" Sullivan (John Goodman) during their days at Monsters University, when they weren't necessarily the best of friends. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Oct 20, 2022 - 8 comments

Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) finds his late father left him a pittance, with the bulk of the family fortune earmarked for a brother he didn't know he had, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), who lives in a psychiatric care facility. Looking for a way to gain control of the money, Charlie takes his brother on a cross-country trip. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Oct 13, 2022 - 6 comments

Flik (Dave Foley) is an inventive ant who is always messing things up for his colony. His latest mishap was destroying the food stores that were supposed to be used to pay off grasshopper Hopper (Kevin Spacey). Now the strong-arming insect is demanding that the ants gather double the food -- or face annihilation. To avert disaster, Flik goes on a journey to recruit fighters to defend the colony. When he meets a band of high-flying circus insects, he thinks he's found his salvation. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Oct 4, 2022 - 10 comments

Tylor is initiated into the Monsters, Inc. Facilities Team.
posted by ellieBOA on Jul 8, 2021 - 0 comments

A Monsters, Inc. series set 6 months after the Monsters, Inc. film about the monsters getting their energy from children's laughs instead of their screams. Tylor Tuskmon arrives at Monsters, Inc. to be a Scarer, but learns scaring is out and laughter is in.
posted by ellieBOA on Jul 8, 2021 - 2 comments

A Showtime miniseries based on the 2015 prison break at Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York. Directed by Ben Stiller. [more inside]
posted by prize bull octorok on Dec 19, 2018 - 11 comments

Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician with her own plan to win, inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and a few unexpected turns. Can Lightning strike again? [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns on Aug 3, 2017 - 8 comments

Racecar Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and his tow-truck buddy, Mater (Larry the Cable Guy), have had their share of adventures together but nothing like what they experience when they head overseas for the first-ever World Grand Prix. While Lightning has his eye on the road to the championship, Mater takes a detour to international espionage when he meets British master spy Finn McMissile (Michael Caine) and stunning spy-in-training Holley Shiftwell (Emily Mortimer). [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns on May 14, 2017 - 2 comments

Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson), a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros (Richard Petty, Michael Keaton) , McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters--including Sally (Bonnie Hunt), a snazzy 2002 Porsche, Doc Hudson (Paul Newman), a 1951 Hudson Hornet with a mysterious past, and Mater (Larry the Cable Guy), a rusty but trusty tow truck, who help him realize that there are more important things than trophies, fame and sponsorship. 74/79 on RT, 3 starts from Roger Ebert, ages 5+ and 4 stars from Common Sense Media. [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns on May 6, 2017 - 11 comments

Jumanji! When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped for decades in it and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game. [more inside]
posted by leesh on Feb 28, 2015 - 7 comments