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What does Wagner, wild animal attacks, and heated floors all have in common? Masha, the subject of Caleb Carr’s moving memoir about his life with his beloved cat. [more inside]
posted by CMcG on Aug 5, 2024 - 2 comments

[TRAILER] Renowned actress Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway), at the height of her career, adopts two orphans--Christina and Christopher--to fill the lonely gap in her personal life. However, as her professional and romantic relationships sour, Joan's already callous and abusive behavior towards Christina intensifies. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jun 4, 2024 - 11 comments

Fifteen years after being stranded on a remote island, an aspiring singer reenters society — stopping at nothing to pursue her dream of becoming a diva. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Dec 6, 2023 - 5 comments

An aspiring writer deep in debt encounters a young man with no memories and strange abilities. Together they fight injustice and form an unlikely bond. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Oct 23, 2023 - 1 comment

A man on his way to help his sick mother crashes his car. Trying to find help, he mets a girl who takes him to her house in the woods. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Mar 24, 2023 - 1 comment

A former victim of abuse sets off to get revenge on her bullies. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Mar 19, 2023 - 3 comments

How do you take down a criminal network that’s hidden in the shadows? How do you rescue child abuse victims who could be anywhere in the world? Hunting Warhead follows the journalists and police on a global mission to expose the darkest corners of the internet. What they discover shocks them. Host Daemon Fairless tracks down the investigators, survivors and criminals themselves. A co-production of CBC Podcasts and the Norwegian newspaper VG. [All the content warnings. If you think you might be disturbed by this, you are probably right.]
posted by johnofjack on Dec 3, 2022 - 3 comments

A Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Sep 16, 2022 - 19 comments

When Lucy, a caregiver, is assigned to the rich, but comatose Madame Jessel, she hatches a plan with two friends to find riches inside the house. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Mar 11, 2022 - 5 comments

In this New Zealand gothic, twins Jack and Dora are adopted by different families as toddlers. As young adults they find each other, but years of abuse have changed Jack. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Oct 12, 2021 - 1 comment

Digging through the vast collection of his father's home videos, a young man reconstructs the unthinkable story of his boyhood and exposes vile abuse passed through generations.
posted by johnofjack on Nov 12, 2020 - 3 comments

Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust-Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship. [more inside]
posted by ArbitraryAndCapricious on Aug 18, 2018 - 10 comments

This week:

• Trump's summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un happened. The result was what Oliver reminds us is a Trump speciality, something akin to an "Ice Cream Blow Job." Something that sounds great, but when you think about it, doesn't actually mean anything.
• Thousands of children were forcibly taken from parents due to the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy over illegal imigration, an act that has infuriated millions.
• And Now: Senator Chuck Schumer Is Caught In An Endless Graduation-Speech Time Loop
• Main story: China President Xi Jinping has overcome term limits, had his ideas enshrined in China's constitution, and cultivated a cult of personality around himself. Under him, China's released catchy viral videos to advance their economic interests. LWT made their own to remind everyone of their human rights issues. The main story (20m) is available on YouTube.

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posted by JHarris on Jun 20, 2018 - 2 comments

A twenty-something supervisor (Brie Larson) at a group home for at-risk teens connects with a new resident (Kaitlyn Dever) while facing a personal crisis of her own. IMDB; Rotten Tomatoes; official website. [more inside]
posted by gemutlichkeit on Feb 4, 2015 - 4 comments