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SURFACE Creator: Veronica WestStarring: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Stephan James, Ari Graynor, François Arnaud, Marianne Jean-Baptiste Your latest appointment viewing television series is Surface on AppleTV+ It has all the elements of an addicting show. It stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Sophie who is returning to life after a failed suicide attempt. We see her drowning and no memory for the life she once had. She’s left to put the pieces back together from what her husband, James, and best friend, Carolina, are telling her. Her panic attacks are debilitating and her quest for the truth turns a few turns when an investigator named Thomas tellRead More →

22 April
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MRS. AMERICA Creator: Dahvi WallerStarring: Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Uzo Aduba, Tracey Ullman, Elizabeth Banks, Margo Martindale, Sarah Paulson, Melanie Lynskey, Ari Graynor, John Slattery Cate Blanchett has played many real life figures in her career. Now she tackles the outspoken Phyllis Schlafly in Mrs. America. It’s the early 1970s and the Equal Rights Amendment is the hot button issue dividing women across the country. Schlafly is staunchly against the women’s right movement. Fighting with her as other local housewives are Sarah Paulson and Melanie Lynsky. The other side of the fight includes people like Shirley Chisholm who’s running for president. She’s played by Uzo AdubaRead More →

18 December
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THE DISASTER ARTIST Director: James Franco Starring: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Jacki Weaver, Alison Brie, Ari Graynor, Josh Hutcherson, Jerrod Carmichael, Jason Mantzoukas, Zac Efron, Bob Odenkirk The other night I watched the cult classic film The Room from Tommy Wiseau. The 2003 film is notoriously lauded as one of the worst films of all time. I can attest that the rhetoric behind it is unquestionably true. The performances are terrible, the dialogue is laughable, and there are continuity errors and focusing problems throughout. It’s one of those midnight movies you watch with a crowd to laugh with and revel in its lunacy.Read More →