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Movie: The People We Hate at the Wedding

Struggling American siblings Alice (Kristen Bell) and Paul (Ben Platt) reluctantly agree to attend the wedding of their estranged, wealthy half-sister (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) in the English countryside alongside their mother, Donna (Allison Janney). Over the course of the wedding week, the family's many skeletons are wrenched from the closet, and the unlikely reunion gives everyone the motivation to move their own lives forward. A modern wedding comedy for anyone with a slightly dysfunctional family (everyone), or anyone who's been forced to attend a wedding they tried to avoid (also everyone). [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Dec 9, 2022 - 6 comments

Movie: Big Miracle

TRAILER Adam Carlson (John Krasinski), a reporter based in a small town in northern Alaska, can't wait to land a job in a bigger market. Then, the story of a lifetime practically lands in his lap: a family of gray whales is discovered near the Arctic Circle, trapped by rapidly forming ice. Along with the descending media comes Rachel Kramer (Drew Barrymore), an environmental activist and Adam's ex. Together, they try to rally an international coalition to save the whales before it's too late. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Nov 10, 2022 - 3 comments

Movie: Frozen II

Elsa the Snow Queen (Idina Menzel) has an extraordinary gift -- the power to create ice and snow. But no matter how happy she is to be surrounded by the people of Arendelle, Elsa finds herself strangely unsettled. After hearing a mysterious voice call out to her, Elsa travels to the enchanted forests and dark seas beyond her kingdom -- an adventure that soon turns into a journey of self-discovery. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Oct 17, 2022 - 6 comments

Movie: Frozen

When their kingdom becomes trapped in perpetual winter, fearless Anna (Kristen Bell) joins forces with mountaineer Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and his reindeer sidekick to find Anna's sister, Snow Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel), and break her icy spell. Although their epic journey leads them to encounters with mystical trolls, a comedic snowman (Josh Gad), harsh conditions, and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff bravely push onward in a race to save their kingdom from winter's cold grip. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Oct 17, 2022 - 3 comments

Movie: Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Struggling musician Peter Bretter (Jason Segel) is better-known as the boyfriend of TV star Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell). After she unceremoniously dumps him, he feels lost and alone but makes a last-ditch bid to get over it by going to Hawaii. However, she and her new boyfriend (Russell Brand) are there in the same hotel. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jul 31, 2022 - 27 comments

Party Down: Party Down Company Picnic  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 7

Competition is the word of the day as Ron competes for a job at the head office, Casey for best all around at the events and Roman and Kyle compete with Val Halla catering.
posted by guiseroom on Mar 24, 2021 - 0 comments

Party Down: Stennheiser-Pong Wedding Reception  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 10

The team is excited to cater a lavish gay wedding (with guest George Takei), but must take a backseat to Uda Bengt (Kristen Bell) of Valhalla Catering. While Ron falls apart, Henry is forced to take charge.
posted by guiseroom on Mar 16, 2021 - 1 comment

Central Park: Season One  Season 1, Ep 0

From the creator of Bob's Burgers comes an Apple TV+ animated musical sitcom about a family that lives in Central Park. [more inside]
posted by Etrigan on Jun 8, 2020 - 5 comments

Podcast: The Good Place: The Podcast: Ch. 1: Michael Schur

Host Marc Evan Jackson shoots the shirt with storytelling mastermind, show creator and architect of The Good Place (the show, not heaven) Michael Schur. They discuss the backstory of Mike getting carte blanche to make the TV show he's always wanted, the inner workings of Janet, dark corners of fringe ethics, plot development, behind-the-scenes anecdotes about writing and a fork-ton more.NBC Entertainment Podcast Network © 2018 [more inside]
posted by bq on Jul 8, 2019 - 1 comment

Veronica Mars: Meet John Smith  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 3

Things really get moving here. Veronica gets hired to track down a classmate's long-lost (or dead?) father, enlists Wallace to start taking records from the office, dates Troy, and tries to get to the bottom of the mystery around her own mother. Oh, and what kind of medication is Duncan really taking? [more inside]
posted by rikschell on Oct 4, 2017 - 2 comments

Veronica Mars: Credit Where Credit's Due  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 2

Veronica investigates credit card fraud. We see Weevil in a more sympathetic light. Logan is an ass (Logan is always an ass), but Troy seems nice, right? And, oh yeah, a role for Paris Hilton... [more inside]
posted by rikschell on Sep 26, 2017 - 6 comments

Veronica Mars: Pilot  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 1

Introductions all around! Veronica Mars is a junior at Neptune High, formerly popular with the rich kids, now an outcast. Her best friend was killed, her boyfriend dumped her, she was roofied. Her father used to be Sheriff, but now he's a private eye, and Veronica helps him while solving her own high-school drama mysteries. This week's episode introduces Wallace, a new student at Neptune who is targeted by the local biker gang. Veronica Mars was first broadcast in 2004, just after Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended, and in a lot of ways it directly took up the mantle of kick-ass blonde high school girl empowerment. Never a ratings success, it was a critical darling from the start. [more inside]
posted by rikschell on Sep 18, 2017 - 13 comments

BoJack Horseman: Ruthie  Season 4, Ep 9

One one awful day, Princess Carolyn deals with rejection, deception and loss. BoJack and Diane try to track down Hollyhock's birth certificate.
posted by rhizome on Sep 15, 2017 - 14 comments

Veronica Mars rewatch?

I've been watching Veronica Mars for the first time. The first few episodes felt a little like "Buffy, part 2, but with detectives instead of vampires" (and I loves me some Buffy), but as the first season has developed, it really strikes me as much more evolved than Buffy in a lot of ways. FanFare had a ball with its Buffy rewatch, and I was surprised to see that it hasn't had much of a presence on MeFi yet. It's been only spottily available on streaming from what I can tell. Now it's up on a free service called "Go90." [more inside]
posted by rikschell on Sep 10, 2017 - 7 comments

The Good Place: Season 1 (Rewatch)  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 0

Discuss what the fork was happening with Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani, and Jason in the Good Place. [more inside]
posted by gladly on Aug 30, 2017 - 48 comments

The Good Place: Flying  Season 1, Ep 2

Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell) enters the afterlife and begins her process of becoming a better person in the series premiere (pilot); in episode 2, Eleanor tries to prove that she's worthy of Chidi's help, and a flaw emerges in Michael's Neighborhood. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Sep 19, 2016 - 27 comments

Movie: Bad Moms

When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long overdue freedom, fun, and comedic self-indulgence.
posted by lunasol on Sep 17, 2016 - 2 comments

Movie: The Boss

A titan of industry is sent to prison after she's caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America's latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed over is so quick to forgive and forget. [more inside]
posted by Cool Papa Bell on Apr 10, 2016 - 2 comments

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