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A pop culture devotee who is happiest watching any incarnation of Star Trek, reading Stephen King or Joe Hill novels, viewing great movies [primarily from the action, horror, adventure or science fiction genres], or flipping through a DC comic. Dream jobs would include: Starfleet Captain, joining the Green Lantern Corps, Pokémon Master, Disney Princess or plumber for the Mushroom Kingdom.
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Save Yourself by Kelly Braffet (2013)

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Page count:
310 [including acknowledgments]

Format:
Hardcover

ISBN:
978-0-385-34734-1

 

Patrick lives with his brother and his brother’s girlfriend in the house their father owned before going to jail for hitting a young boy with his car while drunk driving. The same house in which Patrick is having sex with his brother’s girlfriend.

Layla Elshere is a goth teenager whose parents and sister Verna run a home worship group for Christians. Until Verna reaches high school and is tormented enough to realise Layla’s outlook might be right.

Through mistakes, missteps and misunderstandings, the lives of these vastly different characters become inextricably intwined.

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Kong: Skull Island (2017)

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Director:
Jordan Vogt-Roberts

Starring:
Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman

Other notable appearances:
Corey Hawkins, Tian Jing, Toby Kebbell, Jason Mitchell, Shea Wingham, Thomas Mann, Eugene Cordero, Richard Jenkins, Miyavi

Running time:
120 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Godzilla (2014), Jurassic World, Rise of the Planet of the Apes

 

A group of scientists, soldiers and assorted civilians head to a newly discovered island to explore. What they find will change their lives and the world as they know it forever.

Kong: Skull Island is the second film in the MonsterVerse.

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Harley Quinn’s Greatest Hits (2016)

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Page count:
155

Format:
Collected edition graphic novel (paperback)

Publisher:
DC Comics

ISBN:
978-1-4012-7008-7

 

A collection of stories featuring Gotham’s Clown Princess of Crime.

Included stories are from the Countdown, Batman Adventures, Batman, Gotham City Sirens, Suicide Squad, Harley Quinn, and Harley Quinn and the Suicide Squad April Fools’ Special series.

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The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney (2017)

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Page count:
416 pages

Format:
Hardcover

ISBN:
978-1-78648-029-3

 

After the stillbirth of her only child, Jane needs a change of scenery. The only reasonable home within her budget is the beautiful and minimalist One Folgate Street. The catch is that Jane must adhere to over 200 strict rules on how to live in this work of art.

Jane accepts the terms and moves in, but she soon discovers that One Folgate Street has a dark history. A history she may find herself part of if she can’t unlock its secrets in time.

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Santa Clarita Diet: Season One

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Director:
Ruben Fleischer, Marc Buckland, Ken Kwapis, Craig Zisk, Lynn Shelton, Steve Pink, Tamra Davis, Dean Parisot

Writer:
Victor Fresco, Clay Graham, Michael A. Ross, Chadd Gindin, Leila Cohan-Miccio, Ben Smith, Aaron Brownstein, Simon Ganz, Sarah Walker,

Starring:
Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson, Skyler Gisondo, Ricardo Chavira, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Richard T. Jones, Joy Omanski

Other notable appearances:
Nathan Fillion, Andy Richter, Patricia Belcher, Patton Oswalt, Thomas Lennon, Deobia Oparei, Natalie Morales, Portia de Rossi

Running time:
30 minutes per episode

Number of episodes:
10

 

Sheila (Barrymore) and Joel (Olyphant) are a normal married couple with a normal daughter (Hewson) living and working as realtors in sunny Santa Clarita. When Sheila dies and comes back to life, the family must make some significant adjustments to their lifestyle.

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