The Residence – The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb

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  • Title: The Residence – The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb
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“The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb” brings two leading suspects to the forefront of Cordelia Cupp’s (Uzo Aduba) investigation, setting up for the final reveal in the season finale. Exploring the relationship of Bruce (Mel Rodriguez) and Elsyie (Julieth Restrepo), Coredelia uncovers motive, opportunity, and means along with a reasoning why both may think the other killed A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito). Each of their accounts, along with what Cordelia already knows about the night, will allow her put more pieces together bringing her ultimately to the Yellow Room and to the Congressional Committee to solve a murder made more complicated by so many people attempting to cover it up after making bad assumptions.

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The Aristocats

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  • Title: The Aristocats
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Originally released in 1970, I first saw The Aristocats during one of its re-releases in theaters. The last film to be personally approved by Walt Disney, the last film to be released during co-founder Roy O. Disney‘s tenure as CEO, and notably worked on by five of Disney’s core animators, the film is an interesting mix of classic Disney animation with splashes of French styling and jazz thrown into the mix as well. Much like Disney’s next feature Robin Hood, released three years later, you can feel a change in the studio’s continued direction away (at least temporarily) from the classic princess films that built so much of the magic kingdom.

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