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Duncanville (2020–2022) is an American animated sitcom, created for the Fox Broadcasting Company by Amy Poehler, Mike Scully and Julie Scully. The show follows the life of 15-year-old Duncan Harris, who is constantly teetering on the edge of making bad decisions. Along with his family, he navigates through the ups and downs of adolescence. Duncan’s mother Annie is a meter maid with aspirations of becoming a detective. She is always on guard to prevent Duncan from getting into trouble. His father Jack strives to be a ...

The comedy film, Rifkin’s Festival (2020), is the work of writer and director Woody Allen as an American-Spanish-Italian collaboration. Mort Rifkin, a snobby elderly film critic from New York, confides in his therapist about recent events in his life. He reluctantly accompanies his much younger wife Sue to a film festival in San Sebastián. She works for Philippe, a French director whose ordinary and unoriginal anti-war movie is being hailed as a masterpiece by all but Mort. As Sue and Philippe’s relationship turns flirtatious, Mort becomes increasingly envious. His unsettling thoughts and fears are ...

Out (2020), an American computer-animated short film, follows the story of Greg and his boyfriend Manuel as they prepare to move. As they pack up Greg’s belongings outside his townhouse, a magical cat and dog appear. The cat grants Jim’s collar with special powers while inside, Manuel encourages Greg to come out to his parents who have arrived unexpectedly to assist with the move. In a hurried moment, Greg hides a photo of them together and Manuel discreetly slips out through the back door. As they hold onto Jim’s collar, Greg playfully wishes that he could become a dog, leading to their minds switching bodies in a magical twist of events.

The Hunt (2020), an American satirical action horror film directed by Craig Zobel and written by Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof, follows a group of individuals on an upcoming hunt of ‘deplorables’ at a manor. A group of strangers, a dozen in total, awake in a wooded area surrounding a field. Their mouths are gagged and they have no idea where they are or what is happening. Eventually, they come across a master key which unlocks their gags, as well as a crate containing a live pig and weapons. Realizing the ...

Loop (2020) is an American computer-animated drama short film directed and written by Erica Milsom, with the story being co-written by Adam Burke, Matthias De Clercq, and Milsom. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it follows the story of Renee, a 13-year-old non-verbal autistic girl. Sitting in a canoe, she plays with a sound app on her phone. When Marcus shows up late to the camp counselor’s instructions, he is ...

Wind (2019) is a recent American short film, both written and directed by Edwin Chang. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, the film follows the story of Ellis and his Grandmother. The two live in a mysterious sink-hole filled with floating rocks and debris from discarded objects and machinery. Despite their challenging living conditions, they have managed to build a small home out of the trash and sustain themselves on potatoes – the only crop that grows in their environment. Each day, Grandma tasks Ellis with floating out attached to a cord to gather useful ...

Float (2019), an American computer-animated short film, tells the story of a father and his son, Alex. While playing in their front yard, the dad plucks a dandelion and blows off its seeds, causing Alex to magically float in mid-air. Initially amazed by this phenomenon, the father quickly ushers Alex back inside their home as onlookers begin to notice. As time passes and Alex grows into a toddler, he continues to float around their dimly lit house. When they go for a walk outside, the father keeps a tight grip on him and adds rocks to his backpack in an effort to weigh him down. As they come across a playground, Alex liberates ...

Where’d You Go, Bernadette (2019) is a comedy-drama movie by director Richard Linklater, based on the 2012 novel of the same name written by Maria Semple. The story follows former architect Bernadette Fox, who now struggles with agoraphobia and lives in a rundown schoolhouse in Seattle with her husband Elgie Branch and their daughter Bee. After her award-winning house was destroyed, Bernadette fell into depression and became isolated. Despite having a close bond with Bee, Bernadette rarely ventures outside and fears interaction with others, including their neighbor ...

Long Shot (2019) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Jonathan Levine. U.S. Secretary of State Charlotte Field learns from President Chambers, a former television actor, that he does not plan on running for a second term as he is trying to break into the movie industry. Seeing an opportunity, she convinces him to endorse her as a potential presidential candidate. Meanwhile, New York City journalist Fred Flarsky’s career takes a turn when his newspaper is purchased by Parker Wembley, a wealthy mogul with opposing political views. Frustrated and unable to find another job, Fred seeks solace in his ...

The American comedy-drama film, The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019), directed by Simon Curtis and written by Mark Bomback, is based on the 2008 novel by Garth Stein. In Seattle, a dying Golden Retriever named Enzo (after Enzo Ferrari) is eagerly waiting for his master and best friend, Denny to return home. As soon as Denny arrives, he notices that Enzo is unable to move and gently picks him up, assuring him that he will always be there for him. It triggers a memory for Enzo of a documentary he watched about belief in ...

The American comedy film Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) is directed by Scott Aukerman and stars Zach Galifianakis. It is a spin-off of the popular web series hosted by Galifianakis himself. Will Ferrell discovered the show and uploaded it to Funny or Die, making Zach a viral sensation with millions of views due to his unique and unconventional hosting style. During an interview with Matthew McConaughey, a mishap involving a sprinkler system causes chaos and attracts even ...

Always Be My Maybe (2019) is a romantic comedy, co-written by Ali Wong, Randall Park and Michael Golamco, and directed by Nahnatchka Khan. Sasha Tran and Marcus Kim are lifelong friends who grew up next door to each other in San Francisco. As a child, Sasha’s Vietnamese-immigrant parents often left her alone while they tended their store, so she spent many evenings at Marcus’ house where his Korean-American mother Judy taught her how to cook. Their friendship ...

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019), a buddy stoner comedy film written, directed, edited by, and starring Kevin Smith, is set in Leonardo, New Jersey. The duo (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith), known for growing marijuana in their old RST Video Store disguised as a chicken sandwich restaurant called ‘Cock Smoker’, are unexpectedly raided by a SWAT team. This leads them to court where they are assigned a lawyer who makes them sign a document prior to the trial. Successfully convincing the judge that their business was ...

The Hulu miniseries Catch-22 (2019) is a dark comedy based on Joseph Heller’s novel of the same name. It follows Captain John Yossarian, a WWII bombardier stationed on the island of Pianosa. As an individualist, Yossarian constantly seeks ways to protect his own life. However, due to the army’s confusing regulations, he finds himself unable to escape his duties through illness or leave. Despite witnessing countless tragedies and the disregard of higher-ups for their well-being, Yossarian cannot use insanity as an excuse to go home because of Catch-22. The show follows ...

Late Night (2019) is an American comedy-drama film directed by Nisha Ganatra from a screenplay produced by Mindy Kaling. Katherine Newbury, an acclaimed talk show host with extensive experience in comedy, faces declining ratings for her long-running program. Facing pressure from network president Caroline Morton to improve or risk being replaced, Katherine brings on Molly Patel to the writing team. As the only Indian-American woman among a group of white male writers, Molly initially struggles due to her lack of comedy experience. However, she proves her worth by ...

An American romantic comedy film A Rainy Day in New York (2019), written and directed by Woody Allen, Gatsby Welles is a brainy and eccentric student at Yardley College. He comes from a wealthy family in New York City and is also known for his successful gambling. When Ashleigh Enright, Gatsby’s girlfriend who is majoring in journalism from Tucson, needs to interview independent director Roland Pollard for their school paper, he decides to join her on the trip to Manhattan. While hoping for a romantic weekend in the city, Gatsby must also avoid his parents who are hosting a gala that evening. Their relationship is ...

Spies in Disguise (2019) is an American animated spy comedy produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Lance Sterling, a confident agent of H.T.U.V. (Honor, Trust, Unity and Valor), is tasked with retrieving an attack drone from Japanese arms dealer Katsu Kimura in Japan. Despite orders from H.T.U.V. director Joy Jenkins to stay put, Sterling takes matters into his own hands and successfully defeats Kimura and his gang before escaping with the drone. Upon returning to headquarters, Sterling confronts Walter Beckett, a social outcast and MIT graduate who equipped nonlethal weapons into Sterling’s suit. However, after being fired by ...

Jojo Rabbit (2019), a war comedy-drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi, is based on Christine Leunens’s 2008 book Caging Skies. Set in the city of Falkenheim during the fall of Nazi Germany, the story follows ten-year-old Johannes ‘Jojo’ Betzler as he joins the Deutsches Jungvolk, a youth group under the Hitler Youth (HJ). Indoctrinated with Nazi beliefs, he relies on his imaginary friend Adolf – a foolish version of Adolf Hitler. The local HJ training camp is led by Captain Klenzendorf, who struggles with conflicted beliefs. ...

An American computer-animated short film, Purl (2018), was directed and written by Kristen Lester. The story was also written by Michael Daley, Bradley Furnish, Lester, and James Robertson. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, the film follows Purl, an anthropomorphic pink-colored ball of yarn who lands an entry-level position at B.R.O. Capital. However, her excitement ...

Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny (2018–2019) is an American computer-animated streaming television limited series produced by DreamWorks Animation Television. Taking place after the events of Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), the show follows Po the panda as he embarks on a new journey alongside four young pandas (Nu Hai, Jing, Bao, and Fan Tong). While exploring a hidden cave in their village, the panda kids unknowingly absorb the chi of four legendary Kung Fu warriors known as the four constellations. Each panda possesses a quality that is the opposite of their corresponding constellation’s prime quality – Blue Dragon, Black Tortoise, White Tiger, and ...