RunPee Weekly Newsletter #245 (January 15th, 2025)
How Real Disasters Shape Fiction
Los Angeles wildfires reshape Hollywood's storytelling: How real disaster experiences will transform disaster movies from spectacle to intimate, personal narratives of resilience and transformation.
New Movies This Week
One of Them Days starring: Keke Palmer, Janelle James, Maude Apatow runtime: 1 hour 59 minutes genres: Comedy rating: Brief Drug Use | Sexual Material | Language Throughout directed by: Lawrence Lamont Peetimes: I have two movies to see back-to-back on Thursday (January 16th). Peetimes will be added late Thursday evening.
Wolf Man starring: Julia Garner, Christopher Abbott, Sam Jaeger runtime: 1 hour 43 minutes genres: Horror rating: Grisly Images | Bloody Violent Content | Some Language directed by: Leigh Whannell Peetimes: I have two movies to see back-to-back on Thursday (January 16th). Peetimes will be added late Thursday evening.
RunPee News
Movie Review – September 5 "1972 Munich Olympics hostage crisis unfolds through the lens of ABC's control room, where journalists grapple with ethical dilemmas while bringing unprecedented live coverage to a stunned world." Grade: A+
Movie Review - The Brutalist "An architect escapes post-war Europe for America, where his pursuit of the American Dream collides with harsh realities in this sweeping epic of immigration, ambition, and survival." Grade: A
Movie Review - Den of Thieves 2: Pantera "A heist movie with ambitious intentions stumbles over plot holes and coincidences, though Gerard Butler delivers a surprisingly nuanced performance in this European crime drama." Grade: C-
Movie Review - Better Man "Robbie Williams bares his soul in an unconventional biopic, using a monkey avatar to tell his raw journey from teenage boyband star through addiction to redemption." Grade: A-
The Star Trek Story We Needed - 765874 Unification "Star Trek short film '765874 - Unification' bridges timelines and celebrates friendship in a stunning 7-minute dialogue-free tribute to the franchise's heart and soul." Grade: A++