Thursday, December 25, 2025

I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER (2016)

 




















Directed by: Billy O'Brien
Based on the novel by: Dan Wells
Starring: Christopher Lloyd, Max Records, Laura Fraser, Christina Baldwin, Karl Geary, Dee Noah, Lucy Lawton, Anna Sundberg, Raymond Branstrom, Michael Paul Levin, Vincent Risso, Tony Papenfuss, Matt Roy, Jim Gaulke, Tim Russell, Bruce Bohne, Andrew Bjorklund, Elizabeth Belfiori, William Todd-Jones

103 minutes
(TV-MA - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, gore)

PLOT:
When somebody starts murdering people in John's small Midwest town, he has to investigate and risk letting his own dark side out in order to stop the killer.

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ALL IS LOST (2013)

 




















Directed by: J.C. Chandor
Starring: Robert Redford

105 minutes
(PG-13 - brief strong language, intense scenes of peril)

PLOT:
After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face.

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THE GRINCH (2018)

 




















Directed by: Scott Mosier, Yarrow Cheney
Based on the children's book by: Dr. Seuss
Starring: (voices) Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Angela Lansbury, Pharrell Williams, Cameron Seely, Tristan O'Hare, Sam Lavagnino, Ramone Hamilton, Scarlett Estevez, Michael Beattie, Bill Farmer

85 minutes
(PG - brief rude humor)

PLOT:
It's a few days until Christmas and the small town of Whoville could not be more excited about the event. The townsfolk celebrate the occasion like nobody else. However, in a mountain cave high above the town lives someone who absolutely hates Christmas, The Grinch. This year, he intends to ruin it for everybody.

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MIDNIGHT FEAST (2014)

 




















Hosted by: Spike Mendelsohn
Featuring: Kat OdellJohn DeLucieLee KnoeppelSebastien ChamaretStephanie SmartJohn BottaBecca RichardsMichele RagussisNatasha PogrebinskyPJ CalapaJehangir MehtaBarret BeyerAkiko ThurnauerRichard ArteagaHeather FeherAlan VargasKristopher EdelenKenny GilbertYoanne MagrisThatcher Downing

6 episodes
(TV-PG - some adult themes)

PLOT:
Three professional chefs are given exclusive, after-hours access to ingredients at Chelsea Market, to execute a fantastic feast. The winner gets ten times the total value of their ingredients, while the losers must pay their own tabs.

COOKING SERIES

MARCEL'S QUANTUM KITCHEN (2011)

 




















Executive producers: Michael Agbabian, Dana Leiken, Andrew Scheer, Dwight D. Smith
Starring: Marcel Vigneron, Jarrid Masse, Devon Espinosa, Robyn Wilson, Sally Camacho, Katsuya Fukushima, Chester L. McCurry, Antoinette Peragine, Brett Girard, Karen Jean Wu, Karen Ann Pavlick

6 episodes
(NR - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:
Chef Marcel Vigneron of "Top Chef" fame starts up a new molecular gastronomy catering company, where each episode features the development of unique dishes for a client's event and the event itself.

COOKING SERIES

THE ALLNIGHTER (1987)

 




















Directed by: Tamar Simon Hoffs
Starring: Susanna HoffsDedee PfeifferJoan CusackPam GrierJames Anthony ShantaJohn TerleskyMichael OntkeanChristian RoerigDoug Choo

108 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, sexual situations)

PLOT:
Molly, Val and Gina are graduating college, but on their final night, frustrations are aired. Molly is still looking for real love and Val is beginning to doubt if that is what she has found. Gina is too busy videotaping everything to really notice. When the final party at Pacifica College kicks off, things do not go exactly as planned.

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NOELLE (2019)

 




















Directed by: Marc Lawrence
Starring: Anna KendrickBill HaderKingsley Ben-AdirBilly EichnerJulie HagertyShirley MacLaineJay BrazeauMaceo SmedleyDiana Maria RivaRon FunchesMichael GrossChelah HorsdalAnna Van HooftAnthony KonechnyBurgess JenkinsJason AntoonShaylee MansfieldGracie LawrenceOakley BullTaylor BedfordOwen Vaccaro

100 minutes
(G - suitable for all ages)

PLOT:
Noelle Kringle lives a life of joy and Christmas cheer, living in the North Pole with Santa Claus as her father. Life seems easy. But when her father passes, Noelle's brother, Nick, must be the new Santa Claus. Nick feels pressured and what sounded like a weekend getaway turned into a week of his absence. Noelle travels to rescue not only her brother, but Christmas.

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I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER (2016)

  Directed by: Billy O'Brien Based on the novel by: Dan Wells Starring: Christopher Lloyd , Max Records , Laura Fraser , Christina Baldw...