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Bridesmaids (2011)

February 3, 2025
Tagged as: Bridesmaids, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Paul Feig, R-Rated Rom-Com, Rose Byrne

This week kicks off R-Rated Rom-Com month with a real banger. 2011's Bridesmaids might be the best of the bunch when it comes to this genre and we have a lot of fun talking about it.

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February: R-Rated Rom-Coms

January 30, 2025
Tagged as: Bridesmaids, Dinner In America, R-Rated Rom-Com, She's Out of My League, You're Cordially Invited

February is almost here, and we have a great lineup of shows coming your way. During the month of Valentine’s Day, we’re digging into some of the saucier romantic comedies of recent years with the...

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Plane (2023)

January 27, 2025

This week, we wrap up Gerard Butler Action Month with 2023’s Plane, in which Gerry plays an everyman who’s called to action when the flight he’s piloting is forced to crash-land on an island run...

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Den of Thieves: Pantera (2025)

January 20, 2025
Tagged as: Action, Christian Gudegast, Den of Thieves, Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler Action Month continues this week with Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, which is currently in theaters. It’s an action-packed heist film that re-teams Butler with O’Shea Jackson Jr. in the south of France....

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Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

January 6, 2025
Tagged as: Antoine Fuqua, Gerard Butler, Olympus Has Fallen

Happy New Year! We’re coming out of the gate swinging in 2025 with an action-packed month of Gerard Butler films to get you motivated. Over the past decade, Butler has made a living kicking ass...

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Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019)

December 30, 2024
Tagged as: Feast of the Seven Fishes, Joe Pantoliano, Robert Tinnell, Skyler Gisondo

This week, we not only bring Offbeat Holiday Films Month to a close, but we also say goodbye to 2024. We’re going out with a touching little film from 2019 called Feast of the Seven...

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Carry-On (2024)

December 23, 2024
Tagged as: Carry-On, Holiday Films, Jason Bateman, Jaume Collet-Serra, Netflix, Taron Egerton

Offbeat Holiday Films Month continues this week with Carry-On, the newly released airport thriller starring Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman. This Netflix thrill ride is definitely one to watch this holiday season.

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CIty Island (2009)

December 16, 2024
Tagged as: Andy Garcia, City Island, Ezra Miller, Julianna Margulies, Raymond De Felitta, Rewatch & Reconsider

In this week's episode, we take a break from holiday films and dive back into our Rewatch and Reconsider series with a quiet and lovely little story from 2009: City Island.

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Happiest Season (2020)

December 9, 2024
Tagged as: Aubrey Plaza, Clea Duvall, Dan Levy, Happiest Season, Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Holland, Offbeat Holiday Films

This week, Offbeat Holiday Film Month continues with 2020's Happiest Season from writer/director Clea Duvall. This modern meet-the-family rom-com is full of the usual Christmas film tropes, but puts a unique spin on them through smart writing and great performances.

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

December 3, 2024
Tagged as: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Michelle Monaghan, Robert Downey Jr., Shane Black, Val Kilmer

It's December, which means a lot of holiday programming. This month, we're discussing Offbeat Holiday Films that are just a little left of the usual classic fare, starting with Shane Black's Christmas-adjacent noir comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang from 2005.

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Bridesmaids (2011)

February: R-Rated Rom-Coms

Plane (2023)

Den of Thieves: Pantera (2025)

Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019)

Carry-On (2024)

CIty Island (2009)

Happiest Season (2020)

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

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