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For the conclusion of a pretty solid first documentary month we topped it off with the 2019 doc Hail Satan? Directed by Penny Lane the film is about The Satanic Temple, including its origins and grassroots political activism and shows how Satanists are working to preserve the separation of church and state against the privilege of the Christian right. Come join us for this discussion.

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For the third entry of documentary month we watched the 2010 film, Lemmy. Shot over three years, the film profiles the life of the English rock musician Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, the founder, bassist, and lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Motörhead. While he may seem intimidating the documentary opens up to how he was actually one of the nicest people you could’ve met. Come join us for this discussion

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For the second entry of documentary month Don picked this lessser known 2009 film Fat Head. Written and Directed by Tom Naughton this film serves as a rebuke of the wildly popular 2004 film Super Size Me and of the lipid hypothesis, a theory of nutrition started in the early 1950s in the United States by Ancel Keys and promoted in much of the Western world. Come join us as we discuss this film and health and eating as a whole.

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April brings another theme month with documentaries and what better way to kick it off then with one about Mister Rogers who was a big and important presence in many of our childhoods, its 2018’s Won’t You Be My Neighbor. Directed by Morgan Neville , the film is about the life and guiding philosophy of Fred Rogers, the host and creator of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and features interviews with many of the people involved with the show and life of Mr. Rogers. Come join us for this discussion.

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For the final entry of foreign film month we watched the 1955 French heist film Rififi. Directed by American blacklisted filmmaker Jules Dassin and it follows four ciminals who band together to commit an almost impossible theft, the burglary of an exclusive jewelry shop on the Rue de Rivoli. The centerpiece of the film is an intricate half-hour heist scene depicting the crime in detail, shot in near silence, without dialogue or music. Come join us for this discussion.

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This week while practicing social distancing we finally did an internet podcast and we watched the 2018 Irish film Black 47. Directed by Lance Daly. The screenplay is by PJ Dillon, Pierce Ryan, Eugene O’Brien and Daly, based on the short film An Ranger. Starring Hugo Weaving and James Frecheville and set in Ireland during the Great Famine, the film follows an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his family. Come join us for this discussion.

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The second film in our foreign film month is the 2012 French romantic tragedy, Amour. Written and directed by the Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke, starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert. The film focuses on an elderly couple, Georges and Anne, retired music teachers with a daughter who lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple’s bond of love is severely tested. Come join us for this discussion with the links below!!

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Welcome to our seconds foreign film month and what better film is there to kick it off then the first foreign language film to win Best Picture, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite. Directed by Bong Joon-ho, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Han Jin-won. It stars Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, and Jang Hye-jin and follows the members of a poor family who scheme to become employed by a wealthy family by infiltrating their household and posing as unrelated, highly qualified individuals. In total it was nominated for 6 Academy Awards and won 4 including Best Director and Original Screenplay. Come join us for this discussion.

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Concluding murder mystery month we watched the 2019 academy award nominated film Knives Out. Written and Directed by Rian Johnson its A modern whodunit and follows a family gathering gone awry, after the family patriarch’s death leads a master detective to investigate. Aside from the iron tight writing the ensemble cast consisting of Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Christopher Plummer really shines and is the cherry on top of this magnificent film. Come join us for this discussion!

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This week we watched the 2018 film A Simple Favor. Directed by Paul Feig and based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Darcey Bell it follows a small town vlogger who tries to solve the disappearance and apparant death of her mysterious and rich best friend. The film stars Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells and Linda Cardellini. Come join us for this discussion.

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