Alan Rapp

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory – Excess Baggage

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  • Title: Jurassic World: Chaos Theory – Excess Baggage
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Kicking off approximately where the last season left off, the remaining Nublar Five, still stunned that Brooklyn (Kiersten Kelly) is not only alive but chose to leave with the Broker (Dichen Lachman) hitch a ride home with Jurassic World‘s Barry Sembène (Evan Michael Lee) who arrives on the island to help the abandoned dinosaurs. However, once in the air, the group begins to question whether or not they can trust Santos which becomes less of a problem after a dinosaur gets loose on the flight forcing and emergency landing the they choose to disappear into the wilderness rather than wait for rescue.

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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

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  • Title: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
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Adapted from Patrick O’Brian’s nautical novels, 2003’s Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World takes us aboard the HMS Surprise captained by Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) during the Napoleonic Wars. After barely escaping an attack by a superior French vessel, Aubrey and his crew repair the ship at sea rather than flee home in disgrace. After being bested again, and learning a bit about camouflage from a discussion with the ship’s doctor (Paul Bettany) about an insect on the Galapagos Islands he wishes to study (along with other flora and fauna), the captain sets on a plan to give his ship a fighting chance.

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The Residence – The Fall of the House of Usher

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  • Title: The Residence – The Fall of the House of Usher
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Presented through flashback during a congressional hearing from various witnesses, the first episode of The Residence introduces us to world famous bird aficionado and investigator Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) called in after the head usher (Giancarlo Esposito) of the White House if found dead in the residence during a diplomatic dinner with Australians. While the President’s lead advisor (Ken Marino) is quick to call it a suicidal and attempt to sweep everything under the rug, our detective, whose lackadaisical style only infuriates him more, discovers discrepancies with such an easy explanation.

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My Mother’s Wedding

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  • Title: My Mother’s Wedding
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Released without much fanfare, I can’t remember seeing a single trailer for this film (which is saying something in this day and age), the directorial debut of Kristin Scott Thomas (who also co-wrote the script) stars Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, and Emily Beecham as the grown daughters who return home for their mother’s (Kristin Scott Thomas) wedding. While all three of the daughters have their own relationship issues, Johansson gets the biggest role here that ties into both her career in the Royal Navy and memories of the pair of lost fathers the girls suffered (both who died in the line of duty when they were children) which is shown through some simple, but effective, animation. 

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Wednesday – Here We Woe Again

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  • Title: Wednesday – Here We Woe Again
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After a glimpse of her summer vacation, which included capturing her favorite serial killer, Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) returns to Nevermore Academy to find herself a celebrity due to her actions that saved the school at the end of the First Season. This time Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez) joins her as well (who will end up having his own unexpected adventure in accidentally raising the dead while investigating the school’s most famous ghost story). While struggling with her sudden fame, the idea that her mother (Catherine Zeta-Jones) might be sticking around to help with the school’s upcoming gala, and uncertainties over the school’s new principal (Steve Buscemi), Wednesday will also stumble upon new mysteries to solve.

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