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Movie: Ever After: A Cinderella Story

The Brothers Grimm arrive at the home of a wealthy Grande Dame who speaks of the many legends surrounding the fable of the cinder girl before telling the "true" story of her ancestor. [more inside]
posted by Carillon on Jul 27, 2023 - 7 comments

Movie: The Wonder

The Irish Midlands, 1862 -- a young girl stops eating but remains miraculously alive and well. English nurse Lib Wright is brought to a tiny village to observe eleven-year old Anna O'Donnell. Tourists and pilgrims mass to witness the girl who is said to have survived without food for months. Is the village harboring a saint 'surviving on manna from heaven' or are there more ominous motives at work? [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Nov 18, 2022 - 6 comments

Movie: The Mist

After a powerful storm damages their Maine home, David Drayton (Thomas Jane) and his young son head into town to gather food and supplies. Soon afterward, a thick fog rolls in and engulfs the town, trapping the Draytons and others in the grocery store. Contains what may be one of the bleakest endings ever filmed. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Aug 28, 2022 - 9 comments

What If...?: …The Watcher Broke His Oath?  Season 1, Ep 9

The Uatcher gathers heroes all across the multiverse for one final battle against "Ultra-Vison" [more inside]
posted by Karmakaze on Oct 6, 2021 - 41 comments

What If...?: … Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?  Season 1, Ep 1

When Steve Rogers is seriously injured, Peggy Carter becomes the world's first super soldier. [more inside]
posted by Karmakaze on Aug 11, 2021 - 64 comments

Movie: First Cow

A skilled cook has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two collaborate on a successful business. [more inside]
posted by Carillon on Sep 22, 2020 - 5 comments

Movie: Christopher Robin

A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.
posted by ellieBOA on Oct 27, 2018 - 0 comments

Detectorists: Series 3 Episode 6  Season 3, Ep 6

Comedy series about two metal-detecting friends. [more inside]
posted by fearfulsymmetry on Dec 13, 2017 - 19 comments

Detectorists: Series 3 Episode 5  Season 3, Ep 5

Comedy series about two metal-detecting friends. [more inside]
posted by fearfulsymmetry on Dec 6, 2017 - 4 comments

Detectorists: Series 3 Episode 4  Season 3, Ep 4

Comedy series about two metal-detecting friends. [more inside]
posted by fearfulsymmetry on Nov 29, 2017 - 3 comments

Detectorists: Series 3 Episode 3  Season 3, Ep 3

Comedy series about two metal-detecting friends. [more inside]
posted by fearfulsymmetry on Nov 22, 2017 - 1 comment

Detectorists: Series 3 Episode 2   Season 3, Ep 2

Comedy series about two metal-detecting friends. [more inside]
posted by fearfulsymmetry on Nov 15, 2017 - 11 comments

Detectorists: Season 3 Episode 1  Season 3, Ep 1

Comedy series about two metal-detecting friends. Lance's flat isn't his own, Andy's stuck with the mother-in-law. The dark cloud of a solar farm threatens the tranquillity. [more inside]
posted by fearfulsymmetry on Nov 8, 2017 - 11 comments

Movie: Atomic Blonde

An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.
posted by everybody had matching towels on Aug 3, 2017 - 32 comments

Movie: Tale of Tales

From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the fairytales by Giambattista Basile. [more inside]
posted by sapagan on Jul 22, 2016 - 3 comments

Movie: Berberian Sound Studio

A sound engineer's work for an Italian horror studio becomes a terrifying case of life imitating art. [more inside]
posted by Artw on May 22, 2015 - 9 comments

Movie: Frost/Nixon

A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon that took place in 1977. Based on a play by Peter Morgan. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Oct 27, 2014 - 3 comments

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