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December 22
Movie: Happiness
[TRAILER] This dark ensemble-comedy is centered on the three Jordan sisters. Joy (Jane Adams) moves through lackluster jobs with no sense of purpose. Now employed teaching adults, she is dating a student, Russian taxi-driver Vlad (Jared Harris). Helen (Lara Flynn Boyle) is an esteemed poet who becomes amused by her perverted neighbor, Allen (Philip Seymour Hoffman). And eldest sister Trish (Cynthia Stevenson) is married to Bill (Dylan Baker), a psychiatrist with a very disturbing secret life. [more inside]
Get Millie Black: Millie Season 1, Episode 1
Detective Millie Black has moved back to her native Jamaica after decades in the UK. Haunted by metaphorical ghosts, she begins a search for a missing girl. The show is helmed by Booker Prize-winning novelist Marlon James. Content warning: violence.
What If...?: What If... the Hulk Fought the Mech Avengers? Season 3, Episode 1
AKA Atlantic Rim. [more inside]
AEW Collision: December 21, 2024 (& Rampage December 20): CHRISTMAS COLLISION Season 2, Episode 26
Tony Khan's residency at the Hammerstein Ballroom continues after yesterday's ROH Final Battle. There's a 5-way tie in the Continental Classic Gold League that must be resolved, including Ricochet vs. Ospreay after their draw in October. Kris Statlander wants another shot at the TBS Championship, and must defeat Penelope Garcia to prove herself. And (because pro-wrestling fandom is a big tent) the Costco Guys are still here after Full Gear. [more inside]
December 21
Movie: Cop Au Vin
[TRAILER] In a small French town, a bitter, demanding disabled mother (Stéphane Audran) and her dutiful, oppressed son (Lucas Belvaux) are pressured to sell their land for a shady development deal, and decide to fight back. When one of the scheme's sponsors ends up dead in a most unusual way, the skilled and determined Inspector Lavardin (Jean Poiret) arrives to uncover and clean up the mystery. [more inside]
Severance: Half Loop Rewatch Season 1, Episode 2
Helly's attempted message to herself gets Mark sent to the break room. Irv gets a trip to wellness and meets Burt for the first time. Mark's outie goes on a terrible date and Petey moves into his basement. [more inside]
Movie: Sea of Love
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.
Black Doves: In the bleak midwinter Season 1, Episode 6
Armed with evidence and bent on vengeance, Helen goes searching for the Clarks; as the conspiracy starts to unravel, she has a decision to make.
Movie: The Legend of Hillbilly John
A roaming hillbilly, on a quest to defy the Devil, encounters several supernatural characters and does battle with his silver-stringed guitar in a series of interlocking stories based on/inspired by the writings of Manly Wade Wellman. Originally titled Who Fears the Devil. [more inside]
Grid: never bring a knife to a time war Season 1 (Full Season)
Grid (Korean: 그리드; RR: Geurideu) is a South Korean television series starring Seo Kang-joon, Kim Ah-joong, Kim Mu-yeol, Kim Sung-kyun, and Lee Si-young. It premiered on Disney+ on February 16, 2022 for Asia-Pacific subscribers (and is available on Starz in Canada).
A hacker in the mysterious Administration Bureau teams up with a determined police detective (is there any other kind?) to track down an even more mysterious woman who keeps appearing and disappearing. Complication: it's 2021 AD on an Earth that's been sheltered under an electronic force field (the Grid) since 2004, and the mysterious woman has something to do with that. [more inside]
Book: The Last Good Kiss by James Crumley
Tough, hard-boiled, and brilliantly suspenseful, The Last Good Kiss is an unforgettable detective story starring C. W. Sughrue, a Montana investigator who kills time by working at a topless bar. Hired to track down a derelict author, he ends up on the trail of a girl missing in Haight-Ashbury for a decade. The tense hunt becomes obsessive as Sughrue takes a haunting journey through the underbelly of America's sleaziest nightmares. (blurb stolen from Amazon) [more inside]
December 20
Black Doves: The Cost of it All Season 1, Episode 5
With danger drawing closer, Sam takes refuge in the only safe place he knows. Reed issues an ultimatum, and Helen gets one step closer to the truth.
Special Event: Ring Of Honor: Final Battle 2024
After last year's well-received Final Battle in Texas, ROH returns to the Hammerstein Ballroom, a venue that saw some of their greatest matches of the 2000s. This year, the Men's and Women's Championships are defended by former-WWE-turned-AEW/ROH-veteran heels against independent darlings. Dustin Rhodes, himself a piece of wrestling history, tries to reclaim one of his own father's sacred relics in tag-team action, and the "Survival of the Fittest" stipulation is revived. Final Battle can be watched by members of Honor Club at the ROH website. [more inside]
Movie: Crazy People
[TRAILER] When his "honest" ads lead his coworkers to question his mental health, advertising executive Emory Leeson (Dudley Moore) is sent to a mental hospital. There he befriends Dr. Liz Baylor (Mercedes Ruehl) and develops a crush on fellow patient Kathy Burgess (Daryl Hannah). Eventually, it becomes clear that the work Emory was doing before he was hospitalized wasn't crazy after all, but the business world now interests him less than his new relationships. [more inside]
Movie: Village of the Damned
[TRAILER] Ten months after the small California town of Midwich was struck by a mysterious event during which everyone in the village fell unconscious at once, 10 local women give birth on the same day. As the unsettlingly calm and unemotional children grow at an abnormally fast rate, it becomes clear that they can read adults' minds and force people to harm themselves. Local doctor Alan Chaffee (Christopher Reeve) and federal agent Susan Verner (Kirstie Alley) must team up to battle the alien children. [more inside]
Book: Emily's Quest
Project Gutenberg link. Summary - Emily knows she's going to be a great writer. She also knows that she and her childhood sweetheart, Teddy Kent, will conquer the world together. But when Teddy leaves home to pursue his goal to become an artist at the School of Design in Montreal, Emily's world collapses. With Teddy gone, Emily agrees to marry a man she doesn't love ... as she tries to banish all thoughts of Teddy. In her heart, Emily must search for what being a writer really means....
The Creep Tapes: Full season Season 1 (Full Season)
The Creep (he of Creep and Creep 2) returns to wreak havoc on unsuspecting strangers who, through a variety of machinations, are enticed (however grudgingly) to film his antics. Is it a disturbing found footage horror miniseries, or is it just the strangest sitcom of all time? Why not...both?
December 19
Star Trek: Lower Decks: The New Next Generation Season 5, Episode 10
Don't cry because it's over, smile because [redacted] saved the universe. Well, maybe cry a little if you feel like it. We've earned it. [more inside]
Movie: Elizabethtown
During a hometown memorial for his Kentucky-born father, a young man begins an unexpected romance with a too-good-to-be-true stewardess. [more inside]
Special Event: The Mads Are Back: NIGHT OF TOONS
MST Club presents! The Mads are slowing their output, at least for a while, but they've still brought us a collection of cartoon shorts to close out the year, with special guest Jerry Beck! You can get your own copy here. Riffed a few days ago, December 2024. [more inside]
Movie: Tiger Eyes
After Davey's father is killed in a hold-up, she and her mother and younger brother visit relatives in New Mexico. Here Davey is befriended by a young man who helps her find the strength to carry on and conquer her fears.
Person of Interest: Relevance Season 2, Episode 16
A lethal government operative who tracks and stops terrorist threats before they occur finds herself on the run – and the new focus of Reese and Finch's attention. [more inside]
Movie: Last Year at Marienbad
[TRAILER] A group of unnamed aristocrats interact at a strange palatial château, resulting in an enigmatic tale told partially in flashback. X (Giorgio Albertazzi) is convinced that he has met the beautiful A (Delphine Seyrig) before in the Czech resort town of Marienbad, and implies they had a romantic relationship. M (Sacha Pitoeff), who may be A's husband or boyfriend, confronts her mysterious suitor, leading to conflict and questions about the truth behind his story. [more inside]
Black Doves: Go Bang Time Season 1, Episode 4
Investigations into the ambassador's death reach the highest corridors of power; Helen pays a visit to an old friend; Sam faces a tough choice.
Movie: Kraven the Hunter (2024)
Sergei Kravinoff (Aaron Taylor-Johnson)'s complex relationship with his ruthless gangster father, Nikolai (Russell Crowe), starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared. [more inside]
Creature Commandos: Chasing Squirrels Season 1, Episode 4
We learn more about Weasel’s past. Circe reveals her vision of an apocalyptic future to Waller. Frankenstein hangs out with his new best bud. [more inside]
December 18
Person of Interest: Booked Solid Season 2, Episode 15
Reese and Finch race to save a hotel maid's life but find themselves surrounded by more suspects than they may be able to eliminate when they realize any guest or staff member could be her potential killer. Meanwhile, Detective Carter weighs a major offer from the FBI. [more inside]
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: December 18, 2024: Holiday Bash Season 6, Episode 12
With only 10 days until World's End, the Continental Classic gets tenser as Darby and Ospreay have a "first time ever" and The Beast Mortos is still looking for a win. Anna Jay gets another swing at the TBS Championship, Hook and Shibata continue their hunt for Christian Cage, and the Death Riders vs. three faces who cannot coexist. [more inside]
Dandadan: Kicking Turbo Granny's Ass Season 1, Episode 4
With the old yokai making it clear that they have no choice, it's time for Momo and Okarun to engage in a very high stakes game of tag - one they're determined to win... [more inside]
Traitors: Season 1 full season Season 1, Episode 1
As World War II ends, a young English woman agrees to help an enigmatic American agent root out Russian infiltration of the British government. [more inside]
Movie: Brand Upon the Brain!
Returned home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him. [more inside]
Severance: Good News About Hell Rewatch Season 1, Episode 1
Mark gets promoted to team lead. Helly wakes up on a conference table. [more inside]
Stargate SG-1: The Serpent's Lair Rewatch Season 2, Episode 1
The Ha'tak vessels arrive over Earth, and SG-1 is captured after killing Klorel. Fortunately, a small team of Jaffa led by Bra'tac is secretly stopping Apophis from taking over the Earth and rescues SG-1 for their assistance. [more inside]
Book: Emily Climbs
Available on Project Gutenberg. Summary: Emily Starr was born with the desire to write. As an orphan living on New Moon Farm, writing helped her face the difficult, lonely times. But now all her friends are going away to high school in nearby Shrewsbury, and her old-fashioned, tyrannical aunt Elizabeth will only let her go if she promises to stop writing! All the same, this is the first step in Emily's climb to success. Once in town, Emily's activities set the Shrewsbury gossips buzzing. But Emily and her friends are confident -- Ilse's a born actress, Teddy's set to be a great artist, and roguish Perry has the makings of a brilliant lawyer. When Emily has her poems published and writes for the town newspaper, success seems to be on its way -- and with it the first whispers of romance. Then Emily is offered a fabulous opportunity, and she must decide if she wants to change her life forever.
Movie: Stunt Rock
[TRAILER] A feature length ode to fearless Australian stuntman Grant Page (the Mad Max films, Road Games). Page travels to Los Angeles to work on a TV series, and in his spare time lends his expertise to rock band Sorcery -- helping them develop pyrotechnic magic tricks for their stage shows. Meanwhile, he finds himself in a budding romance with reporter Lois Wills (Margaret Gerard) and befriends Dutch star Monique Van De Ven (playing herself). [more inside]
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew: Can’t Say I Remember No At Attin Season 1, Episode 4
Our heroes face a surprise in a familiar setting.
December 17
Movie: Metronom
[TRAILER] Bucharest, 1972. Ana, 17, dreams of love and freedom. One night, while partying with her friends, they decide to send a letter to Metronom, the musical program which Radio Free Europe broadcasts clandestinely in Romania. It is then that the Securitate, Ceaușescu's secret police, arrives... [more inside]
What We Do in the Shadows: Show Finale Season 6 (Full Season)
The vampires enter the human workforce.
Movie: Carry On
[TRAILER] A mysterious traveler (Jason Bateman) blackmails a young TSA agent (Taron Egerton) into letting a dangerous package slip through security and onto a Christmas Day flight. [more inside]
Movie: Murderers' Row
Matt Helm, one of America's top secret agents, even if he says so himself, dies tragically in his ultra-hip bath tub. But that's just a cover for his latest mission! [more inside]
Black Doves: The Coming Night Season 1, Episode 3
Memories of Sam's past come back to haunt him as he prepares to finish the job he started seven years ago; Wallace secretly meets with a Chinese envoy.
Dandadan: It's A Granny Vs. Granny Clash! Season 1, Episode 3
Turbo Granny might think she has the upper hand over Momo after she passes out, but she's about to find out that as powerful as the girl is, she pales in comparison to her grandmother Seiko, a medium of no small skill (or temper)... [more inside]
Movie: Isle of the Dead
[TRAILER] Gen. Nikolas Pherides (Boris Karloff) takes leave from the 1912 Balkan War to visit a small island in Greece, where his wife is buried. While there, a plague breaks out -- and along with an American reporter (Marc Cramer) and several other travelers, Pherides is forced to stay when quarantine is declared. Soon, locals and foreigners alike succumb to the influence of Madame Kyra (Helene Thimig), who accuses a nurse (Ellen Drew) of being a vorvolaka, a malevolent vampiric demon. [more inside]
Only Connect: Uisge Beathas v Crunchers Season 20, Episode 19
When these teams met before, the Crunchers barely won, so there's a score to be settled. Gwen Stefani, Ryan Reynolds and Alexis Carrington, what do they have in common, and who might come fourth in the sequence.
December 16
Movie: Rumours
The leaders of seven wealthy democracies get lost in the woods while drafting a statement on a global crisis, facing danger as they attempt to find their way out.
Black Doves: A Little Black Dove Season 1, Episode 2
After reaching a dead end in the search for Jason's killer, Helen has to fight for her own life; Sam receives a threat from his former employer.
Person of Interest: One Percent Season 2, Episode 14
Reese and Finch must protect Logan Pierce, a self-made internet billionaire and playboy with a penchant for breaking rules and making enemies. [more inside]
The Day of the Jackal: Episode 6 Season 1, Episode 6
Following his shoot-out with Bianca, the Jackal must escape his captors and regroup ahead of his hit on Ulle Dag Charles; Bianca tracks his trail of devastation through central Europe.
Book: Emily of New Moon
Available on Project Gutenberg.
Summary: “Emily Starr never knew what it was to be lonely—until her beloved father died. Now Emily’s an orphan, and her mother’s snobbish relatives are taking her to live with them at New Moon Farm. She’s sure she won’t be happy. Emily deals with stiff, stern Aunt Elizabeth and her malicious classmates by holding her head high and using her quick wit. Things begin to change when she makes friends: with Teddy, who does marvelous drawings; with Perry, who’s sailed all over the world with his father yet has never been to school; and above all, with Ilse, a tomboy with a blazing temper. Amazingly, Emily finds New Moon beautiful and fascinating. With new friends and adventures, Emily might someday think of herself as Emily of New Moon.”
Movie: Good Time
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail. [more inside]
December 15
Movie: Treasure Island
The treasure seeking adventures of young Jim Hawkins and pirate captain Long John Silver.
The Amazing Digital Circus: Fast Food Masquerade
Caine looks in the Suggestion Box he forgot they had, and pulls out an adventure that involves, simply, working in a fast food restaurant for a day. Gangle is appointed shift manager, a job she did in life before entering the Circus. Gangle is handed a new difficult-to-break happy mask by Zooble, but is it really okay to wear it? [more inside]
The Amazing Digital Circus: The Mystery of Mildenhall Manor
Caine, trying to appease the apathetic Zooble, sets up a horror adventure for everyone with a Normal Door and a Really Scary Door. Of course, Pomni gets put onto the hard path, along with the usually-useless Kinger, who seems much less addled for some reason. [more inside]
Say Nothing: Full Series Season 1 (Full Season)
Spanning four tumultuous decades during The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Based on the book of the same name by Patrick Radden Keefe.
Movie: Blitz
[TRAILER] In World War II London, nine-year-old George (Elliott Heffernan) is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita (Saoirse Roman) to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to return to his family, George embarks on an epic, perilous journey back home as Rita searches for him. [more inside]
Movie: Lost in London
This is one of the most unusual films I’ve never heard of, an audacious directorial debut. It was a Woody Harrelson Joint, written by him, directed by him, produced by him, headlined by him and recreating “the worst night of his life from 2002”. [more inside]
Black Doves: To Love Then Season 1, Episode 1
Helen, wife of the Secretary of State for Defence, learns that her secret identity as a Black Dove is in danger.. Her employers, a spies-for-hire organisation – retrieving industrial, political or diplomatic secrets for the highest bidder – send Sam, an old friend, to protect her.
Murder Mindfully: Season 1 all episodes Season 1, Episode 1
When a workaholic defense attorney’s wife signs him up for a mindfulness course, he takes it to heart. Except now, he’s using his newly minted coping mechanisms to off anyone who disrupts his work-life balance. The German dark comedy series Murder Mindfully, based on the novel by Karsten Dusse, stars Tom Schilling. Written by Doron Wisotzky (Hagen), the show was directed by Boris Kunz (Paradise), Martina Plura (Unsichtbarer Angreifer), and Oscar nominee Max Zähle (Raju).
Available on Netflix.
Movie: The Last Stop in Yuma County
[TRAILER] While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty--or cold, hard steel--to protect their bloodstained, ill-begotten fortune. The debut feature from writer-director Francis Galluppi, whose next film will be an entry in the Evil Dead franchise. [more inside]
December 14
Movie: Schneider vs. Bax
On his birthday, a hitman reluctantly takes on the easy task of killing a writer, out in a cabin in the marshes. (Dutch comedy/thriller, 96m.) [more inside]
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