Episode 024 - Let The Right One In (2008) 01/24/2018 Today’s movie is ”Let The Right One In”, the 2008 critically acclaimed Swedish vampire film written by John Ajvide Lindqvist and directed by Tomas Alfredson. Set in Blackeburg, a suburb of Stockholm, in the winter of 1981, the film centers around an unlikely relationship between Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant), a young boy victimized by the town bullies, and Eli (Lina Leandersson), a young girl who has recently moved next door. Not long after Eli’s arrival, a series of murders and attempted murders
Today’s movie is ”Let The Right One In”, the 2008 critically acclaimed Swedish vampire film written by John Ajvide Lindqvist and directed by Tomas Alfredson. Set in Blackeburg, a suburb of Stockholm, in the winter of 1981, the film centers around an unlikely relationship between Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant), a young boy victimized by the town bullies, and Eli (Lina Leandersson), a young girl who has recently moved next door. Not long after Eli’s arrival, a series of murders and attempted murders
Episode 023 - Step Sisters (2018) 01/23/2018 Today’s movie is “Step Sisters” (2018), a comedy about race and identity issues surrounding a step competition, written by Chuck Hayward from “Dear White People” (2017), the Netflix series, and directed by Charles Stone III, known for “Drumline” (2002). The film centers around Jamilah (Megalyn Echikunwoke), a senior and president of her black sorority, whose ambitions of going to Harvard Law School are threatened unless she can help the predominately white sorority Sigma Beta Beta to win a step
Today’s movie is “Step Sisters” (2018), a comedy about race and identity issues surrounding a step competition, written by Chuck Hayward from “Dear White People” (2017), the Netflix series, and directed by Charles Stone III, known for “Drumline” (2002). The film centers around Jamilah (Megalyn Echikunwoke), a senior and president of her black sorority, whose ambitions of going to Harvard Law School are threatened unless she can help the predominately white sorority Sigma Beta Beta to win a step
Episode 022 - Thor (2011) 01/22/2018 It’s Marvel Monday and we’re continuing the Road to Infinity War. This week’s film is “Thor” (2011), the universe expanding hero’s journey, directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Hemsworth. “Thor” accomplishes a lot in two hours, packing in an introduction to Asgard and the rest of the Nine Realms, a hero’s journey for Thor, an origin story for Loki (Tom Hiddleston), expanding the presence and mission of S.H.I.E.L.D., a budding romance, and an entire cast of new characters. The film
It’s Marvel Monday and we’re continuing the Road to Infinity War. This week’s film is “Thor” (2011), the universe expanding hero’s journey, directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Hemsworth. “Thor” accomplishes a lot in two hours, packing in an introduction to Asgard and the rest of the Nine Realms, a hero’s journey for Thor, an origin story for Loki (Tom Hiddleston), expanding the presence and mission of S.H.I.E.L.D., a budding romance, and an entire cast of new characters. The film
Episode 021 - The Thin Blue Line (1988) 01/21/2018 Today’s movie is “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), the amazing documentary from Errol Morris, detailing the case of Randall Adams, a man wrongfully convicted of murdering a Dallas police officer in 1976. Morris was intending to create a documentary on Dr. James Grigson, known as Dr. Death, whose expert opinion was used to recommend the death penalty under Texas law. Morris, while interviewing Adams, became convinced that he was innocent and switched focus. Randall Adams ran out of gas on his way
Today’s movie is “The Thin Blue Line” (1988), the amazing documentary from Errol Morris, detailing the case of Randall Adams, a man wrongfully convicted of murdering a Dallas police officer in 1976. Morris was intending to create a documentary on Dr. James Grigson, known as Dr. Death, whose expert opinion was used to recommend the death penalty under Texas law. Morris, while interviewing Adams, became convinced that he was innocent and switched focus. Randall Adams ran out of gas on his way
