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February 20
Movie: Basquiat
Julian Schnabel’s tribute to his friend and fellow painter Jean-Michel Basquiat is less a conventional biopic than an impressionistic, sensory immersion into the much-mythologized downtown-Manhattan art world of the 1980s. Jeffrey Wright, in his first lead film role, stars as the visionary artist whose rise from graffiti tagger to art star forces him to confront the glare of sudden fame, along with racism, his own struggles with addiction, and the difficulties of being self-determining and free in America. [more inside]
Movie: Borat
Full title: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. [TRAILER] Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen) travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the nation, this mockumentary mixes in encounters between the Borat character and real people. His backwards behavior generates strong reactions around him exposing prejudices and hypocrisies in American culture. [more inside]
Movie: Dario Argento: Master of Horror
A documentary about the films of Italian horror director Dario Argento. Included are clips from many of his films and interviews with friends, actors and colleagues. [more inside]
Movie: Four Flies on Grey Velvet
[TRAILER] Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone is killing all his friends and trying to frame him for the murders. The third feature film from Italian director Dario Argento (Suspiria). [more inside]
Movie: Heart Eyes
[TRAILER] Ally (Olivia Holt) and Jay (Mason Gooding) have a meet cute at a coffee shop, then find out they're being paired together for a big ad campaign at work, right at Valentine's Day. He's a romantic and she's been hurt before. Can they meet in the middle to capitalize on their obvious chemistry? Oh yeah, and also, they're being stalked by the Heart Eyes Killer, a masked serial killer who brutally (and I mean brutally) murders happy couples. A cheeky hybrid of romcoms and slasher movies from comedian and director Josh Ruben (Werewolves Within). [more inside]
Movie: Conclave
After the unexpected death of the Pope, Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with managing the covert and ancient ritual of electing a new one. Sequestered in the Vatican with the Catholic Church's most powerful leaders until the process is complete, Lawrence finds his abilities and his faith tested to their maximum. [more inside]
February 19
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: February 19, 2025 Season 6, Episode 21
Grand Slam Australia has passed and Timeless Toni is now a 4-time champ, will her challenger for Revolution appear? Prepare the way with a new tournament to find Okada's opponent, hoss fights in both the men and women's division, plus the newly-named "The Opps" trio. [more inside]
Stargate SG-1: Family Season 2, Episode 8
Teal'C's mentor Bra'Tac brings bad news: the Goa'Uld Apophis survived the destruction of his spaceship and has now kidnapped Teal'C's son Rya'C. The team accompanies Teal'C to Chulak to rescue Rya'C. [more inside]
Movie: Heavy Metal Parking Lot
Heavy Metal Parking Lot documents fans tailgating in the parking lot outside the Capital Centre (since demolished) in Landover, Maryland, on May 31, 1986, before a Judas Priest concert. [more inside]
Movie: The Parking Lot Movie
“On the rung of employment, it’s beneath taxidermy, it’s beneath bellhop… Bellhops get uniforms…” [more inside]
February 18
Paradise: You Asked For Miracles Season 1, Episode 6
Xavier and Robinson execute their plans as Sinatra strives to maintain Paradise's current state.
Apple Cider Vinegar: Belle Gibson has not been paid for this Fanfare All Seasons
Inspired by a true story based on a lie - The story of Australian wellness guru/energy vampire Belle Gibson who had a large social media following where she pretended to be suffering from cancer but keeping the disease under control using self-care therapies. Her app, The Whole Pantry, was even considered for inclusion as an Apple Watch native app in 2014. [more inside]
Person of Interest: 4C Season 3, Episode 13
Reese boards an international flight in an attempt to put the team and the past behind him, but is angered when he realizes his travel plans have been manipulated. [more inside]
Person of Interest: Aletheia Season 3, Episode 12
Multiple enemies converge on the POI team as they protect a dying man whose number has come up. They struggle to keep their enemies at bay but without Reese, being down one man could have catastrophic repercussions for the team. [more inside]
book: Never A Lovely So Real: The Life and Work of Nelson Algren
For a time, Nelson Algren was America's most famous author, lauded by the likes of Richard Wright and Ernest Hemingway. But at the height of his career, he abandoned fiction and fell into obscurity. Colin Asher's sublime biography of Algren unravels the enigma of his disappearance, explores the richness of his novels and nonfiction writing, and explains how a rash creative decision may have led his enemies to denounce him to the FBI during the Red Scare. [more inside]
Saturday Night Live: SNL50: The Anniversary Special Season 50, Episode 13
The award-winning sketch show celebrates its groundbreaking 50th anniversary live from New York, featuring musical performances, former cast members, special guests and all-time favourite sketches. [more inside]
February 17
book: The Last Colony
Retired from his fighting days, John Perry is now village ombudsman for a human colony on distant Huckleberry. With his wife, former Special Forces warrior Jane Sagan, he farms several acres, adjudicates local disputes, and enjoys watching his adopted daughter grow up.
Written by MeFi's own jscalzi. [more inside]
Movie: Fresh Kills
In 1980s New York City, Francine is married into a Brooklyn organised crime family, who have just moved to the more spacious surroundings of Staten Island. However, for her and her daughters Rose and Connie the shadow of the mafia remains ever present. [more inside]
February 16
The White Lotus: Same Spirits, New Forms Season 3, Episode 1
As a new round of guests arrives at the White Lotus Thailand, Belinda settles in, Chelsea deals with a moody Rick, the Ratliffs go separate ways, and Kate, Laurie, and Jaclyn kick off a girls' trip. [more inside]
AEW Collision: February 15, 2025: GRAND SLAM AUSTRALIA Season 2, Episode 33
AEW's very first appearance in Australia means that three different Aussies had title shots (and a 4th Aussie is a massive heel in a big tag match) (Also, should New Zealander Jay White also be counted towards this total?)) If, like me, you had trouble watching it live, it wasn't because of the time zone difference, it was because TNT didn't air it until the NBA All-Star Celebration was over, so.... [more inside]
Movie: Memoir of a Snail
A bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel - a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea pigs.
Movie: Catfish
Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer, has no idea what he's in for when Abby, an eight-year-old girl from rural Michigan, contacts him on Facebook, seeking permission to paint one of his photographs. When he receives her remarkable painting, Nev begins casually corresponding with Abby and Abby's mother Angela, and then begins a virtual romance with Abby's attractive older sister, Megan, a musician and model. But when Nev and his buddies start noticing that some of the things Megan and Angela say don't add up, they embark on a road trip to Michigan in search of the truth. [more inside]
Abbott Elementary: District Budget Meeting Season 4, Episode 14
How do you get the district to give you money? "Thanks to me and my black belt in blackmail...I can ask for the finer things. Like hot water." [more inside]
Abbott Elementary: The Science Fair Season 4, Episode 13
Mr. Morton ANNOYS THE HELL OUT OF EVERYBODY. [more inside]
February 15
Only Connect: Bloomsbury Group v Crunchers Season 20, Episode 23
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where logic and lateral thinking are the vital ingredients. Two teams face off in an attempt to get through to the semi-finals. What connects the following: excels, robust, Liberec and Arabic?
Movie: White House Down
In a daring departure from his usual oeuvre, Roland Emmerich destroys a city with James Woods instead of inclement weather. [more inside]
Abbott Elementary: Girard Creek Season 4, Episode 12
The Abbott staff is invited to see the golf course for themselves.
Yellowjackets: Dislocation Season 3, Episode 2
The Yellowjackets are stuck deciding whether to track down a missing teammate or just trip out on mushrooms. Shauna secures a spot on the world's most unsupportive partner list.
Yellowjackets: It Girl Season 3, Episode 1
Summer inspires the Yellowjackets to ditch soccer for a more contact-intensive sport and revive an old pagan tradition. In the present, a cringe-worthy funeral flows organically into a bar therapy session. Season premiere.
February 14
Person of Interest: Lethe Season 3, Episode 11
Flashbacks to Finch’s adolescence provide insight into his creation of the Machine. The team receives the number of a man dying of a brain tumor as Reese leaves the POI team behind in the aftermath of the war with the crime organization, HR. [more inside]
Movie: The Gorge
Two very dangerous young people who, despite the corrupt and lethal world they operate in, find a soulmate in each other. [more inside]
The Pitt: 1:00PM Season 1, Episode 7
After checking an influencer with odd symptoms, Samira challenges Robby. Santos deals with a patient facing assault charges. [more inside]
Movie: Starcrash
[TRAILER] A pair of smugglers manage to pick up a castaway while running from the authorities, who turns out to be the only survivor from a secret mission to destroy a mysterious superweapon designed by the evil Count Zartharn. The smugglers are soon recruited by the Emperor to complete the mission, as well as to rescue the Emperor's son, who has gone missing. Distributed by Roger Corman, the film stars (among others) David Hasselhoff, Caroline Munro, Marjoe Gortner, and Christopher Plummer. Directed and co-written by longtime Dario Argento collaborator Luigi Cozzi with a score by John Barry (composer of the Bond theme). [more inside]
Paradise: In The Palaces of Crowned Kings Season 1, Episode 5
Xavier faces the consequences of his investigation, forcing him to consider how to proceed. Meanwhile, Cal's family history and his last days are examined.
Movie: Captain America: Brave New World
Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan.
February 13
Cobra Kai: Part III (and finale) of the Final Season Season 6 (Full Season)
While their students plan for life after karate, Daniel and Johnny clash over reviving the Sekai Taikai. Kreese reconsiders his guiding principles.
Severance: Trojan's Horse Season 2, Episode 5
Tensions emerge after the team suffers a loss.
Movie: September 5
During the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, an American sports broadcasting team must adapt to live coverage the Israeli athletes being held hostage by a terrorist group.
Only Connect: Al Frescans v Four Opinions Season 20, Episode 22
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The Four Opinions won their previous game on a tie-break, but what does fate have in store for them this time?
February 12
Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet: Season 4 Season 4 (Full Season)
Ian and Poppy reveal their project as they struggle with personal and professional lines. The Mythic Quest team adjusts to their new game's growth.
Stargate SG-1: Message in a Bottle Rewatch Season 2, Episode 7
The SG-1 team finds a capsule on a planet that emits electromagnetic signals and takes it through the stargate. As Samantha Carter and Daniel Jackson begin their tests, the object begins to heat up. [more inside]
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: February 12, 2025 Season 6, Episode 20
Why wait until Grand Slam Australia when we can have two title matches happen tonight? Besides that, MJF will have to grapple with Dustin Rhodes, Kris Statlander and Penelope Ford battle with Megan Bayne lurking in the wings (on her head), Max Caster's open challenge continues, and Adam Copeland continues to stalk Jon Moxley. [more inside]
February 11
Only Connect: Cat Cows v Sprouters Season 20, Episode 21
Yoga lovers and veg men vie for victory and a place in the next round. They face such questions as: what connects verb, abbreviated, monosyllabic and hyphenated?
The History of Fallout
The role-playing game genre wears many faces, its unremitting flexibility stemming from deep tabletop games and pen-and-paper experiences which inspired a generation of developers to implement similar themes and mechanics into interactive adventures. [more inside]
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop: Episodes 1-4 Season 1, Episode 1
An immersive 4+ hour journey into the making of the seminal sci-movie RoboCop (1987)
February 10
Gilmore Girls: Let the Games Begin Season 3, Episode 8
Rory and Jess are together now, supposedly, but can't get a moment alone. Richard finagles Rory an admissions interview at Yale, and everyone turns on him for it. Luke attempts to lay down some ground-rules. [more inside]
Gilmore Girls: They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They? Season 3, Episode 7
There's drama galore afoot at the charity dance marathon competition: See Jackson getting wildly pissed at Lorelai for listening when Sookie came to her needing advice! Marvel at Dave Rygalski engineering a positive first-meeting with Mrs. Kim! And get ready to throw an awkward public scene when Jess and Lane sit on the bleachers as spectators! [more inside]
Movie: Echo
Rúnar Rúnarsson is one of my favorite Icelandic filmmakers, and his 2019 "Echo" is one of my all-time beloved cinematic poems. It's a collection of "unrelated" 56 very short episodes, all describing the feeling of "Iceland during the Christmas holidays". It's a newer, 2nd level Roy Andersson. I highly recommend it. [more inside]
Movie: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the U.S. from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising, and her New York agent, "the Countess," sends her to his ranch in California to shoot a commercial, set against the background of mating whooping cranes. There, she befriends Bonanza Jellybean, one of the cowgirls at the beauty ranch. [more inside]
book: The Ghost Brigades
The Ghost Brigades are the Special Forces of the Colonial Defense Forces, elite troops created from the DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers for the CDF's toughest operations. They're young, they're fast and strong, and they're totally without normal human qualms.
Written by MeFi's own jscalzi. [more inside]
Movie: Nosferatu
Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife. Directed by David Lee Fisher, starring Doug Jones, Sarah Carter and Emrhys Cooper. [more inside]
February 9
Special Event: Super Bowl LIX
Patrick Mahomes' Chiefs, architecting what could be the NFL's next great dynasty, face an Eagles team that's spent two years building back to Super Bowl contention after falling short against Kansas City in 2023 (apologies to any Last Man stragglers). Now Jalen Hurts (roll tide) leads Philadelphia's redemption tour against a rival that's grown from upstart to powerhouse. The NFL's second Vegas Super Bowl streams free on Tubi this Sunday at 6:30 PM ET (though not necessarily with the same commercials). This year's halftime show: Kendrick Lamar.
Grand Designs: Keighley Season 25, Episode 4
Holistic therapist Kara and electrician Jonny are building a striking stone and zinc four bedroom family home in the rolling hills of West Yorkshire. The need to build has been motivated by Kara's recent paralysis, caused by a rare autoimmune condition. Their ambition for the house is enormous, as Kara wants to create a home that is not only beautiful but will help her regain some independence in her life.
The Madness: Full Series Season 1 (Full Season)
Media pundit Muncie Daniels must fight for his innocence and his life after he stumbles upon a murder deep in the Poconos. Streaming on Netflix.
Movie: Letter from an Unknown Woman
“By the time you read this letter, I may be dead…. If this reaches you, you will know how I became yours when you didn’t know who I was or even that I existed.” [more inside]
Movie: Queendom
[Trailer] "In defiance of Russia's anti-LGTBQ laws, a queer, 21-year-old artist risks her life performing in surreal costumes throughout Moscow. Jenna Marvin's radical public performances blend artistry and activism in this SXSW documentary." --IMDb [more inside]
February 8
AEW Collision: February 8, 2025 Season 2, Episode 32
Houston gets the last Collision before Grand Slam Australia, so they get to see trios squared: three trios in a three-way match. Thunder Rosa fights the returning Penelope Ford, Mark Briscoe wants to humble Kyle Fletcher, Bryan Keith wants to collect a bounty on a returning Bandido, and Harley Cameron provides the halftime entertainment. [more inside]
Movie: Career Opportunities
Jim is the dorky son of a local cement contractor who lives at home and has no direction. Josie is the gorgeous daughter of a wealthy businessman who dreams of leaving town. They find they have a lot in common. [more inside]
February 7
Movie: Animal Farm
Animal Farm is a 1954 animated drama film directed and produced by John Halas and Joy Batchelor and funded in part by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), who also made changes to the original script. Based on the 1945 novella Animal Farm by George Orwell, the film features narration by Gordon Heath, with the voices of all animals provided by Maurice Denham.
The rights for a film adaptation were purchased from Orwell's widow Sonia after she was approached by agents working for the Office of Policy Coordination, a branch of the CIA that dealt with the use of culture to combat communism.
Despite being a box office flop, taking fifteen years to generate a profit, the film quickly became a staple in classrooms. - Wikipedia [more inside]
Gilmore Girls: Take the Deviled Eggs Season 3, Episode 6
Rory and Lorelai attend Sherry's baby shower. Jess gets a car, which angers basically everyone. The Town Loner stages a protest. [more inside]
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