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April 18
Movie: The Amateur
A CIA cryptographer manages to blackmail his agency into training him to let him go after a group of terrorists who killed his wife.
Your Friends and Neighbors: Deuce Season 1, Episode 2
After an unsuccessful job interview, Coop pawns a stolen watch.
Your Friends and Neighbors: This Is What Happens Season 1, Episode 1
Hedge fund manager Andy "Coop" Cooper (Jon Hamm) resorts to burglary after losing his job, targeting wealthy neighbors to maintain his family's lifestyle, but makes a fateful error breaking into the wrong home. In episode 1, Coop attends a neighbor's barbecue, where he faces his ex-wife Mel (Amanda Peet), and makes a surprising choice.
Movie: Bring Them Down
An Irish shepherding family thrust into battle on several fronts: internal strife, hostility within the family, rivalry with another farmer. Paternalism, heritage, and the generational trauma cycle through the cultural prism of Ir... [more inside]
April 17
Mystery Science Theater 3000: KTMA episode 21 LEGEND OF THE DINOSAURS Season 1, Episode 34
MST Club presents... and it's been a while since we've done this! We've avoided doing the KTMA episodes, the nebulous "Season Zero" of MST3K, because some of them are sincerely tough going. But going by the idea that the last episodes of the season will probably be the ones with the best writing, we figured we might try a few of them. This one is the last episode of the season, putting the series closest to the form it would be in when it was unleashed upon an unsuspecting Comedy Channel. Because Fanfare doesn't support a "Season 0," I'm numbering KTMA episodes going from the end of Season 1, making this episode 34: 13 + 21.
LEGEND OF THE DINOSAURS (a.k.a. Legend of the Dinosaurs & Monster Birds) is a Japanese movie brought to the US by Sandy Frank's distribution company, like the Gamera movies, Time of the Apes, Fugitive Alien & II, and Mighty Jack. It turns out dinosaurs lurk near Mt. Fuji, and they're hungry! In an ice cave their eggs are hatching, which is probably bad news I dunno.
Movie: Four Sided Triangle
[TRAILER] Two brilliant scientists unlock the secret to duplicating life, only to find their actions have deadly consequences. When they use their invention to clone the woman they both love, a dangerous love triangle ensues. An early sci-fi/horror thriller from Hammer Film Productions. [more inside]
The Studio: The War Season 1, Episode 5
Quinn and Sal engage in executive-level warfare over who gets to make the next low-budget slasher for the studio. [more inside]
April 16
Person of Interest: Prophets Rewatch Season 4, Episode 5
Finch is suspicious when a gifted political pollster’s number comes up at the same time that his typically ironclad predictions go wrong, and believes that the two events are linked. Meanwhile, Reese is sidelined by a direct order from Captain Moreno. [more inside]
Stargate SG-1: A Matter of Time Rewatch Season 2, Episode 16
While trying to save fellow Stargate officers from a black hole, the SG-1 team and Earth becomes threatened by the hole's potentially fatal gravitational pull. [more inside]
Movie: Brewster McCloud
An introverted loner living in the bowels of the Astrodome plots to develop - with the aid of a mysterious guardian angel - a pair of wings that will help him fly. [more inside]
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: April 16, 2025: Spring BreakThru Season 6, Episode 29
For personal reasons I couldn't watch or make FF posts for Dynamite and Collision last week. A lot of things happened!. Tonight's Dynamite is paired with Collision tomorrow -- because Tony Khan isn't crazy enough trying to counter-program Wrestlemania this weekend -- so the Owen Hart Tournament continues, and the Trios and Tag titles will be defended. [more inside]
Daredevil: Born Again: Straight to Hell Season 1, Episode 9
Fisk comes up with a bold plan to fix the city. Some old friends show up to help Matt. [more inside]
Daredevil: Born Again: Isle of Joy Season 1, Episode 8
Fisk throws a party and flexes his consolidated power, but an uninvited guest shows up. Matt and Heather have relationship problems.
Movie: Mädchen in Uniform
An early (but definitely not the first) and explicit lesbian romance, between a 14-year-old girl and her kind teacher at an all-girl boarding school. With an all-woman cast, it’s natural, modern, absorbing and sensual. The film was an international success in 1931, and was later banned by Joseph Goebbels and the Nazis. 9/10. [more inside]
Movie: Feathers
An award-winning debut feature by young Egyptian film-maker Omar El Zohairy, a bizarre and miraculous story like no other I’ve ever seen, not even by Michael Haneke or Yorgos Lanthimos. The trailer. [more inside]
April 15
The Handmaid's Tale: Promotion Season 6, Episode 4
June disrupts the rebels' plans. Commander Lawrence gains power and influence.
Dying for Sex: Good Value Diet Soda Show Only All Seasons
Based on the podcast of the same name, it follows a woman, Molly, who's been diagnosed with terminal cancer and has one thing on her bucket list: having an orgasm with another person. [CW: lots of sex, cancer] [more inside]
Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity: (all episodes) Season 1, Episode 1
Zero Gravity is a cinematic ode to jazz legend, Wayne Shorter, from executive producer, Brad Pitt and directed by Dorsay Alavi. Depicted in 3 "portals", the viewer is transported into prolific periods of Shorter's life and how through adversity, he grew to greatness, shattered the limitations of jazz, and became one of the most influential musicians and composers in American music.
Director: Dorsay Alavi
Producers: Dorsay Alavi, Matthew Flint, Brad Pitt, Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Carlos Santana
Cast (includes): Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Joni Mitchell, Carlos Santana, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Sonny Rollins, Miles Brown [more inside]
April 14
Book: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran Pastor is discovered within a wall and what it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to two hundred and seventeen Blackfeet dead in the snow. Told in transcribed confessions by a Blackfeet named Good Stab, who shared the narrative of his peculiar life over a series of confessional visits, this is a bloody history of the American West that has remained untold until now. [more inside]
Movie: Fat City
[TRAILER] Washed-up boxer Tully (Stacy Keach) is inspired to restart his career after seeing potential in a teenager, Ernie (Jeff Bridges), whom he spars with at a gym. While Tully battles his past demons, including issues with alcohol, Ernie faces his own challenges. Pressured into marriage and sudden fatherhood by his girlfriend (Candy Clark), Ernie can shrug off his personal problems when he enters the ring. As both fighters continue with their bouts, Tully's star falls while Ernie's is on the rise. Fat City is a bleak, mordant, slice of life boxing drama that doesn't pull its punches. [more inside]
Movie: Belladonna of Sadness
Brutally assaulted by the feudal Lord and his grotesque court and abandoned by her betrothed Jean, the beautiful peasant Jeanne is offered immense power by a mysterious entity. [more inside]
Movie: Rawhead Rex
An ancient creature called Rawhead is awakened from its slumber near an Irish village and goes on a rampage killing anyone in sight. [more inside]
Book: Careless People (2025)
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams. This is an inside look at the rise of Facebook. A deep, unflinching look at the role that social media has assumed in our lives, Careless People reveals the truth about the leaders of Facebook: how the more power they grasp, the less responsible they become and the consequences this has for all of us. [more inside]
Wheel of Time: Goldeneyes Season 3, Episode 7
Perrin begins to embrace his role as a leader among the people of the Two Rivers. [more inside]
April 13
The Last of Us: Future Days Books Included Season 2, Episode 1
Five years after the events in Salt Lake city, a now 19-year-old Ellie makes a discovery while on patrol with her best friend Dina. Back in Jackson Hole, Joel seeks help to mend his relationship with Ellie. [Season 2 premiere]
The Last of Us: Future Days Show Only Season 2, Episode 1
Five years after the events in Salt Lake city, a now 19-year-old Ellie makes a discovery while on patrol with her best friend Dina. Back in Jackson Hole, Joel seeks help to mend his relationship with Ellie. [Season 2 premiere]
Doctor Who: The Robot Revolution Season 2, Episode 1
When robots from outer space kidnap nurse Belinda Chandra, the Doctor embarks on an epic intergalactic quest to get his new friend back home to Earth. [more inside]
The Righteous Gemstones: Interlude IV Season 4, Episode 6
2002: After some time apart, Lori resumes her creative partnership with Aimee-Leigh, and Lori's husband isn't a bit happy about it.
The Americas: Patagonia Season 1, Episode 10
The final episode brings us to Patagonia, where pumas hunt in snowy mountains, rockhopper penguins brave the waves, giant stag beetles climb trees, orcas learn to hunt, and elephant seals fight for dominance on the coast. [more inside]
Movie: The Daytrippers
When she discovers a love letter written to her husband by an unknown paramour, the distraught Eliza turns to her tight-knit Long Island family for advice. [more inside]
Movie: Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
A chronicle of the production problems—including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more—which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola. [more inside]
Movie: The Thief Collector
In 1985, Willem de Kooning's "Woman-Ochre," one of the most valuable paintings of the 20th century, was cut from its frame at the University of Arizona Museum of Art. 32 years later, the painting was found hanging in a New Mexico home. [more inside]
Movie: Dunston Checks In
A young boy befriends a larcenous orangutan in a luxury hotel.
April 12
North of North: Bad Influence Season 1, Episode 8
Time for the presentation, high five! Neevee's traumatic personal and family history is talked about, in unusual settings. A party is thrown on the beach.
North of North: Lost and Found Season 1, Episode 7
Ugh, don't make me worry about Ting. Alastair is great at grandfathering. Some questionable decisions are made.
North of North: Carnivores Season 1, Episode 6
Bun makes pancakes for everyone. A magnifique artist comes to town. Jeff shows his big fish energy on the Hooked app. Millie shows them how it's done. Neevee and Alistair start to have a nice moment, which Neevee can't handle. Kuuk has a surprise visitor from out of town (nooooo!).
April 11
Movie: Overnight
Alternately hilarious and horrifying, Overnight chronicles one man's misadventures of making a Hollywood movie. It starts out as a rags to riches story as Troy Duffy, a Boston-bred bartender, sells his first screenplay for The Boondock Saints. [more inside]
Movie: One to One: John & Yoko
Set in 1972 New York, this documentary explores John and Yoko's world amid a turbulent era. Centered on the One to One charity concert for special needs children, it features unseen archives, home movies, and restored footage.
Yellowjackets: Season 3 Season 3 (Full Season)
The saga of a 1990s high school soccer team trapped in the wilds of Canada after a plane crash -- and the parallel saga of where the ever-burgeoning group of survivors is now -- continues to chew its way into the hearts of viewers everywhere. [more inside]
Top Chef: Line Cook for a Day Season 22, Episode 5
There is no Quickfire Challenge as the chefs are taken by surprise when a “Last Chance Kitchen” chef joins the competition. After breaking into pairs and spending time at a local restaurant, the chefs are informed that for this Elimination Challenge, they must create a dish inspired by their time on the line. The chefs’ collaboration skills are put to the ultimate test as this week is a double elimination. “Top Chef” alum Sara Bradley joins Kristen, Tom and Gail at the judges’ table. [more inside]
The Pitt: 9:00PM Season 1, Episode 15
As the day shift prepares to finally head home, Robby resorts to unorthodox methods to convince the father of a critically ill teen to allow treatment. [more inside]
Movie: The Return
After 20 years Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, where he finds his wife held prisoner by suitors vying to be king and his son facing death at their hands. To win back his family and all he has lost, Odysseus must rediscover his strength.
Movie: Phase IV
[TRAILER] Acclaimed graphic designer Saul Bass (known for, among other things designing the logos for AT&T, Quaker Oats, and United Airlines and creating the title sequences for several Alfred Hitchcock films) directed this sci-fi yarn about a cosmic event that speeds up the evolution of ants, putting ants and mankind on a collision course. [more inside]
North of North: Walrus Dick Baseball Season 1, Episode 5
Ting has so many casseroles. We meet Helen's nemesis. Everyone agrees to the rules to Alaskan Baseball.
North of North: Joy to the Effing World Season 1, Episode 4
We meet more of the elders. Slushees work well as motivators. Neevee and Alistair share a cab.
North of North: Dumpcano Season 1, Episode 3
Siaja gets her own desk! Well-meaning white women do well-meaning white women things. Neevee and Bun throw the homework on the fire and take the car downtown. Siaja puts the "sparks" in "sparks joy."
North of North: No Freeloading Season 1, Episode 2
Siaja sets out to retrieve the guinea pigs and gets a job. Alistair walks around in just a towel for important plot reasons.
Movie: The Executioner ("El verdugo")
Naïve funeral worker Nino Manfredi meets the daughter of a state executioner. Both are social outcasts because of their dreaded associations with death, so they are pushed toward each other, to marry and start a family. In order to win the right for a new government apartment, meek Manfredi is being lured to take over his father-in-law’s job, and the time eventually comes when he has to perform a gruesome killing by garroting his first ‘customer’. [more inside]
April 10
Abbott Elementary: Rally Season 4, Episode 21
There's a rally to get Ava back. [more inside]
Special Event: Late Seating's riff of DIE HARD
MST Club presents! the podcast Late Seating has done a number of riffs of Christmas movies. They riffed Die Hard, a film about a goblin that lives in the air ducts of a skyscraper that makes life very difficult (sometimes impossible) for some terrorists. They did this despite the fact, as Emily of MST3K insists, that, despite pop cultural opinion, Die Hard is NOT a Christmas movie, because while it's set at Christmas, it wasn't released at Christmas. Hey if you disagree take it up with her. Riff released around 2019?
Person of Interest: Brotherhood Rewatch Season 4, Episode 4
Reese's cover job as a detective at the NYPD becomes complicated when the young brother and sister he's protecting become targets of a gang investigation. [more inside]
High Potential: Full Season Season 1 (Full Season)
Written by Drew Goddard (The Good Place, The Martian) and starring Kaitlin Olson (IASIP), High Potential follows a single mom with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective. Also starring Daniel Sunjata and Judy Reyes. Based on the popular French series 'Haut Potentiel Intellectuel'. [more inside]
Black Mirror: USS Callister: Into Infinity Season 7, Episode 6
Robert Daly is dead, but now the crew of the USS Callister - led by Captain Nanette Cole - are stranded in an infinite virtual universe, fighting for survival against 30 million players. [more inside]
Black Mirror: Eulogy Season 7, Episode 5
An isolated man is introduced to a groundbreaking system that allows its users to literally step inside old photographs - stirring powerful emotions in the process.
Black Mirror: Plaything Season 7, Episode 4
In a near-future London, an eccentric murder suspect is linked to an unusual video game from the 1990s - a game populated by cute, evolving artificial lifeforms. [more inside]
Black Mirror: Hotel Reverie Season 7, Episode 3
A high-tech, unusually immersive remake of a vintage British film sends Hollywood A-list star Brandy Friday into another dimension, where she must stick to the script if she ever wants to make it home.
Black Mirror: Bête Noire Season 7, Episode 2
Confectionary whizz kid Maria is unnerved when her former schoolmate Verity joins the company she works at - because there's something altogether odd about Verity, something only Maria seems to notice.
Black Mirror: Common People Season 7, Episode 1
When a medical emergency leaves schoolteacher Amanda fighting for her life, her desperate husband Mike signs her up for Rivermind, a high-tech system that will keep her alive.
The Handmaid's Tale: Devotion Season 6, Episode 3
June struggles to save her loved ones. Commander Lawrence welcomes diplomats to New Bethlehem. Aunt Lydia searches for Janine.
Movie: Murina (“Moray Eel”)
This debut feature film by Croatian Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović was exec-produced by Martin Scorsese, and won the Caméra d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Festival. Powerful, feminist story of a strong-willed 17 yo daughter, who rebels against the primitive patriarchy on the beautiful Adriatic island where she live. Her fisherman father especially is an abusive, controlling prick, trying to keep his growing mermaid daughter in her place. [more inside]