The Thursday Murder Club

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  • Title: The Thursday Murder Club
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Adapted from the novel of the same name, The Thursday Murder Club is more notable for its setting (an outrageously opulent retirement home) and for its cast than its mystery. Through newcomer Joyce (Celia Imrie) we’re introduced to Cooper Chase and a group of retirees who spend their time solving old cold cases. Calling themselves the Thursday Murder Club, Joyce is invited to join Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Ron (Pierce Brosnan), and Ibraim (Ben Kingsley) first offering her medical expertise on the group’s latest unsolved case and later the current death of the property manager which, thanks to coincidence of the most outlandish degree, will be linked together before all is said and done. 

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The Umbrella Academy – Plan B #2

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It’s a brave new world. The Umbrella Academy has fallen with its members indecisive and scattering while the Sparrows have taken center stage forcing a fascist new regime in place even the United States Government is too afraid to oppose. Diego continues in his hero role, although Pogo notes criminals are being taken down faster than the system can hold them (rather than be murdered by Earth’s new heroes). And Five has decided it’s time to start fighting back foreshadowing a showdown (although not giving any clues as to why it would end any differently than the Academy getting wiped out by the Sparrows in their first encounter).

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The Residence – The Third Man

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  • Title: The Residence – The Third Man
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After seeing a number of suspects, and hearing testimony from a number of people who witnessed events in The White House that night, “The Third Man” offers some context on how the the investigation ended, where Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) has been all this time, and identifies the mysterious “Third Man” (Timothy Hornor) who appeared at the state dinner without anyone knowing who he was and witnessed someone moving a body. Although the focus shifts from the investigation to different locals in future (the hearing, Cupp in The Amazon searching for the elusive giant antpitta, and Park (Randall Park) acting as the middle man to get to the truth while riding a kiddie train) all the parts blend wonderfully together to create one of the series best episodes and set the stage for the truth to finally be revealed.

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Black Cat #1

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The new volume of Black Cat starts out with an amusing setup featuring a banged-up Felicia Hardy in the waiting room of the Night Nurse following a hard day which we’ll see a bit, all narrated by our protagonist. Fitting into larger Marvel Universe events, but not getting too wrapped up in them (although the Spider-Man cameo feels… odd), the comic can stand alone both as a fun one-off for curious readers and as a jumping off point for Felicia deciding on a change in career.

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