Room 104 – Season 1, Episode 5: “The Internet”

In '97, Anish needs his mother to send his novel by e-mail. But getting it done over the phone could prove a brutal experience.

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER: A Flashy, Slashy, Trashy Good Time

The sweet revenge of a man left for dead comes at the end of a sharp, shiny hook.

The Godfather: A Definitive American Classic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0VGcWHkNeA The Godfather. 1972. Directed & Written by Francis Ford Coppola; based on Mario Puzo's novel of the same name. Starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, Al Lettieri, Diane Keaton, Abe Vigoda, Talia Shire, Gianni Russo, John Cazale, & Rudy Bond. Paramount Pictures/Alfran …

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Cell is an Okay Zombie Flick but King Can Do Better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCns4w3GA9A Cell. 2016. Directed by Tod Williams. Screenplay by Adam Alleca & Stephen King, based on King's novel of the same name. Starring John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Stacey Keach, Joshua Mikel, Alex ter Avest, Griffin Freeman, E. Roger Mitchell, & Wilbur Fitzgerald. The Genre Co./Benaroya Pictures/Cargo Entertainment. Rated R. 98 minutes. Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller …

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Patrick Bateman: American Psycho(sis), Sexual Deviant, Videotape and Huey Lewis Enthusiast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjKNbfA64EE American Psycho. 2000. Directed by Mary Harron. Screenplay by Harron & Guinevere Turner, based on the novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis. Starring Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage, Chloë Sevigny, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis, Matt Ross, Jared Leto, Willem Dafoe, Cara Seymour, Guinevere Turner, Stephen Bogaert, Monika Meier, & …

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High-Rise to the Isolation of Socioeconomic Madness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g6izQcDNNA High-Rise. 2016.Directed by Ben Wheatley. Screenplay by Amy Jump, based on the novel of the same name by J.G. Ballard. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss, James Purefoy, Keeley Hawes, Peter Ferdinando, Sienna Guillory, Reece Shearsmith, Enzo Cilenti, Augustus Prew, Dan Renton Skinner, Stacy Martin, & Tony Way. Recorded …

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Lamb is Engaging and Incredibly Hard to Swallow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCCGvq9QWWU Lamb. 2015. Directed & Written by Ross Partridge; based on the novel of the same name by Bonnie Nadzam. Starring Ross Partridge, Oona Laurence, Jess Weixler, Tom Bower, Scoot McNairy, Lindsay Pulsipher, Jennifer Lafleur, & Joel Murray. The Shot Clock/Silent Helicopter. Rated R. 97 minutes. Drama ★★★★ This is a difficult movie, in every …

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The Devastating Motherhood of Room

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_Ci-pAL4eE Room. 2015. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson. Screenplay by Emma Donoghue, based on her novel of the same name. Starring Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers, Joan Allen, Wendy Crewson, Amanda Brugel, Joe Pingue, William H. Macy, Randal Edwards, & Justin Mader. A24/Element Pictures/No Trace Camping/TG4 Films. Rated PG. 118 minutes. Drama ★★★★★ I've not …

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