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RunPee Weekly Newsletter #245 (January 15th, 2025)

Still from San Andreas: the Hollywood sign collapses down the hillside during an earthquake

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.

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New Movies This Week

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Poster for One of Them Days: Keke Palmer and SZA laughing in a car

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.

Poster for Wolf Man: a man and a girl hold a flashlight in a dark forest under a full moon, tagline "Protect your own"

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

Poster for September 5: grid of faces and TV-control-room monitors around the title

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+

Poster for The Brutalist: an upside-down Statue of Liberty above the title and the quote "Monumental"

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

Poster for Den of Thieves 2: Pantera with Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. back to back

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-

Poster for Better Man: a chimpanzee in red sunglasses and a tuxedo before a Rolling Stone masthead and roses

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-

765874 - Unification

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++

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