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We're celebrating Black History Month with two biopics featuring famous men of the Civil Rights Movement: Malcolm X (1992) and Marshall (2017). Want to discover more ways to celebrate? Check out our Cultural Heritage guide! Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print? ⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠ If you haven't already, please follow and rate the podcast and check out ⁠Emory's blog⁠ for movie screening updates, more reviews, and sign up for personalized recommendations by ⁠joining the AV Club⁠!

The 90s were awash with disasters evidently and we have none other than Ryan Edghill, City of League City Emergency Management Coordinator, joining us to cover Alive (1993) and Volcano (1997). Be safe out there, folks, and don't forget to plan, prepare, and plug in! Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print? Sign up for our newsletter! If you haven't already, please follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and sign up for personalized recommendations by joining the AV Club!

Check out our conversation about two holiday comedies from the mid-aughts: Elf (2003) and Just Friends (2005)! Happy Holidays, y'all! Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Emory's blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for movie screening updates, more reviews, and sign up for personalized recommendations by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠joining the AV Club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find and follow your Helen Hall Library⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on all the things!

And you thought the holidays with your family would be a nightmare! Join us for our discussion of more men behaving badly with The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and Goodfellas (1990). Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Emory's blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for movie screening updates, more reviews, and sign up for personalized recommendations by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠joining the AV Club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find and follow your Helen Hall Library⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on all the things!

We're celebrating Movember with two films featuring fantastic mustaches on some unhinged men: There Will Be Blood (2007)⁠ and ⁠The Lighthouse (2019). This episode finds Emory celebrating her birthday by drinking your milkshake, Kelsea surprising us all, Emily giving a 10 out of 10, and Meredith wishing for foreign films with no subtitles.  Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print? ⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Emory's blog⁠⁠⁠⁠ for movie screening updates, more reviews, and sign up for personalized recommendations by ⁠⁠⁠⁠joining the AV Club⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Find and follow your Helen Hall Library⁠⁠⁠⁠ on all the things!

It's spooky season and we're celebrating with an M. Night Shyamalan double feature: Signs (2002) and The Village (2004). This episode finds Emory championing M. Night as a critically overlooked auteur, Kelsea and Emily reliving their religious upbringings, and Meredith worrying about her lack of survival skills. Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print? ⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out ⁠⁠⁠Emory's blog⁠⁠⁠ for movie screening updates, more reviews, and sign up for personalized recommendations by ⁠⁠⁠joining the AV Club⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠Find and follow your Helen Hall Library⁠⁠⁠ on all the things!

We're going back to the 90s and digging into some films for the ladies: A League of Their Own (1992) and Thelma & Louise (1991). This episode finds Emory and Emily unimpressed by Tom Hanks, Kelsea reliving her favorite moments, and Meredith losing her mind over the side of a cliff. Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print? ⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠ Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out ⁠⁠Emory's blog⁠⁠ for movie screening updates, more reviews, and sign up for personalized recommendations by ⁠⁠joining the AV Club⁠⁠! ⁠⁠Find and follow your Helen Hall Library⁠⁠ on all the things!

Join us for a very special musical episode featuring a Sondheim double feature: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Into the Woods (1991)! This episode finds us celebrating Kelsea's birthday(!!!!) and welcoming Isaak back for another guest appearance. Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print? Sign up for our newsletter! Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out ⁠Emory's blog⁠ for movie screening updates, more reviews, and sign up for personalized recommendations by ⁠joining the AV Club⁠! ⁠Find and follow your Helen Hall Library⁠ on all the things!

It’s August. It’s hot. And we’re celebrating Emily’s birthday with two of her favorites films featuring (unhinged) men behaving badly: No Country for Old Men (2007) and Taxi Driver (1976)! This episode finds Emily loving some capable men, Emory speculating about the impacts of Marty Scorsese’s cocaine addiction, Kelsea researching brain chemistry and sugar, and Meredith problematizing genius killers. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and sign up for personalized recommendations by joining the AV Club! Find and follow your Helen Hall Library on all the things!

We’re covering the best and the worst? The good and the ugly? The awful and the mediocre? Of Kevin Costner with Bull Durham (1988) and Waterworld (1995). This episode finds Emory championing a reevaluation of Waterworld, Kelsea grading Costner’s on-screen kissing abilities, Emily sharing her love of baseball, and Meredith feeling unconvinced. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and sign up for personalized recommendations by joining the AV Club! Find and follow your Helen Hall Library on all the things!

Nothing screams summer more than shark attacks and sunburns! Join us for our Spielberg double feature of Jaws (1975) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). This episode finds Emory defending Richard Dreyfuss as a leading man, Kelsea agreeing with Emory’s mom, Emily recounting Jaws-related childhood trauma, and Meredith sharing her theories on toxoplasmosis. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized recommendations! Find and follow your Helen Hall Library on all the things!

Join us for games of cats and mice with Sneakers (1992) and Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995). This episode finds Emory decrying the underutilization of River Phoenix, Kelsea being pleasantly surprised by a bunch of old men, Emily playing “spot that President,” and Meredith celebrating old age. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized recommendations! Find and follow your Helen Hall Library on all the things!