Trigger warning: show discusses suicide and sexual abuse, including drug abuse Reena Virk was a 14-year-old girl in Victoria, BC who wanted to fit in. She chose to try and prove herself to a group of girls from a group home. Unfortunately, she's found dead and instantly rumors circulate about what could have happened under … Continue reading Under the Bridge
Based on the book by John Green (yes Fault In Our Stars author) meet Aza Holmes (Isabela Merced, oldest daughter in Instant Family). A girl with crippling OCD who is barely navigating high school. Enter her old camp friend’s dad who’s suddenly gone missing. Naturally, she and her best friend want to try and find … Continue reading Turtles All The Way Down
Tennis. Love Triangle. Zendaya. The three things that got me to go see this. Mike Faist (Riff from West Side Story) plays a tennis star who is stuck in a rut. His wife/coach/former prodigy Zendaya (Euphoria, Spider-Man: Homecoming/Far From Home, No Way Home) schedules him to play in a low-level tournament to get his confidence … Continue reading Challengers
Number of episodes: 9 Based on the book Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller and produced by Steven Speilberg and Tom Hanks, this nine-part series tells the stories of the Eighth Air Force in WW2. This show has Austin Butler (Elvis), Callum … Continue reading Masters of the Air
Number of episodes: 6 We’ve all heard of Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel, the famous drug dealers from Colombia. But how did they tap into the market or the rich and famous in Miami, Florida in the 70s? The answer is Griselda Blanco. Frequently underestimated and challenged, Blanco rose to power quietly, forming her … Continue reading Griselda
Trigger warning: movie depicts domestic violence Based on the musical that was based on the book by Alice Walker, Oprah and Steven Spielberg produced this stunning film. Celie is separated from her sister, Nettie, at a young age, put into an awful marriage, and has to learn how to survive. Through the years she meets … Continue reading The Color Purple
Monk is an author who has had enough of entertainment profiting off of the Black narrative that's filled with stereotypes. How does he exact his revenge? By using a pen name and writing a crazy novel including every stereotype and offensive cliche that he's tired of seeing. And to his surprise, it becomes a bestseller! … Continue reading American Fiction
If you had a mental clean slate, what would you do with it? Bella Baxter/Emma Stone is a grown woman but with the brain of a baby. As she develops she becomes curious if the outside world and is whisked away by the promise of adventure by a sleezy lawyer/Mark Ruffalo. OKAY, the critics will … Continue reading Poor Things
In the early 1980s, the Von Erich brothers dominated the world of professional wrestling. Whether or not some of it was choreographed is beside the point, someone still had to tackle. Kevin, Kerry, David, and Mike were known to be tight-knit and loving, despite their demanding father. Can't say too much without spoiling anything but … Continue reading The Iron Claw
What would you do if you had to stay at school during Christmas break? Unfortunately for Angus Tully, he has to do just that. Stuck with the mean, lazy-eyed, Scrooge-McDuck-type teacher Mr. Hunham/Paul Giamatti and the lead cafeteria lady, Mary. Set in the 70s at an all-boys prep school, watch as their relationship morphs as … Continue reading The Holdovers
Number of episodes: 8 The second season of Dr. Death was just as creepy as the first. Paolo Macchiarini (played by Edgar Ramírez) is the magic surgeon. Using his biosynthetic tracheas (lab made throat) you’ll be able to live your life again. Mandy Moore/Benita Alexander is a single mom/TV producer doing a special on him … Continue reading Dr. Death S2
Bayard Rustin, one of the main advisors to MLK for most of the social rights movement, was a complex man. He was a key figurehead of the movement but his name isn’t referenced often even though it was him that provided a lot of impact. Being openly gay in the 1960s made him a target … Continue reading Rustin
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