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Black Orchids

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Black Orchids

Throwback Thursday takes us back to a New York City, a famous detective, and murder. Sent day after day to New York’s flower show to report back to Nero Wolfe on Lewis Hewitt’s famous orchids which have Wolfe obsessed, Archie Goodwin takes notice of a couple in one of the other exhibits who perform the same scene of a summer picnic every day. On the day Wolfe himself arrives to get a look at the orchids, Archie notices something odd about scene, discovering murder has been committed in public and that he, without realizing it, was the method used for the performer’s death.

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The Boy and the Heron

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The Boy and the Heron

The latest from writer/director Hayao Miyazaki follows a familiar formula of a child dragged into an unusual and magical world. Based on experiences Miyazaki had as a child with loss, the film is a personal one for him with a message of striving to overcome grief and loss and the growth from childhood into adulthood by learning to unselfishly care for others.

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Bob’s Burgers – Fraud of the Dead: Zombie-docu-pocalypse

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Bob's Burgers - Fraud of the Dead: Zombie-docu-pocalypse

“Fraud of the Dead: Zombie-docu-pocalypse” gives us a mocumentary within a found footage horror movie made by the Belcher kids, their parents, and several of their friends. What starts out as Gene (Eugene Mirman) and Tina (Dan Mintz) creating a documentary about how good an archer Louise (Kristen Schaal) has become soon becomes hijacked when zombies attack the restaurant. It’s a completely unexpected episode that shows off the love and support of family and community behind the zombie craziness, and everything works here (even the unnecessary character assassination of mustard).

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AEW Collision – 12/2/2023

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AEW Collision - 12/2/2023

The December 2nd edition of AEW Collision featured more Continental Classic matches including Brody King vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia vs. Andrade El Ídolo, and Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston. Also, The Kingdom took on the Iron Savages, Abadon vs. Keira Hogan, El Hijo del Vikingo fought Kip Sabian, and appearances by the House of Black, Keith Lee, and FTR.

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Wish

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Wish

With nods to several Disney films, some more subtle than others, Wish is a blending of the look of Disney’s historical cel animation with that of CGI, and features many of the classic tropes of its fairy tales including opening and closing sequences involving the story springing from the pages of a book. Along the way we’ll also get talking animals, big musical numbers (which sport an obvious Broadway feel towards them making me suspect that show can’t be too far off), and themes of dreams, magic, wonder, and wishing upon a star.

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