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Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 3:00PM by Nathaniel R
During quarantine my roommate and I spent hours doing this 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle from Dreamworks. Part of some swag box for their anniversary I believe...
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 12:30PM By Glenn Dunks
I had expected 2020 to be jam-packed with political documentaries. We have already had Hulu’s four-part Hillary and in the lead-up America’s presidential election had assumed that nary a week would go without a documentary about some sort of politics examination, exploration or expose. Who knows what the rest of the year holds for us anymore in terms of release for the sort of niche, boutique non-fiction fare and whether they will make their way to audiences, but I am sure they will hold lessons and important interrogations nonetheless.
Case in point: Slay the Dragon. A feature-length documentary that is getting out somewhat ahead of the pack and which picks up where digitally-released short films like Crooked Lines and Suppressed: The Fight to Vote left off on the issue of gerrymandering and the efforts (by let’s be honest: Republican politicians) to manipulate the voting process...
Doc Corner, Review, documentaries, politics Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 10:21AM 
Since we're all in this together, let's share our recommendations.
1. The last movie I streamed was _______________ which I ______.
2. I highly recommended the streaming series ________________.
3. I really wish ______________ was streaming.
I'll share my complete sentences after the jump but join in in the comments, won'cha?
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 9:00PM 
Here we are again. After revisiting the Oscars of 1994 for their 25th anniversary, it's time to go further back to the 1969 Oscars, whose ceremony was celebrated 50 years ago today. Unlike the Forrest Gump year, when the Academy Awards were pretty much business as usual, the 1969/70 awards season was part of a transitional period. The tension between the decomposing corpse of the studio system and the brats of New Hollywood was on full show for these Academy Awards. Each victory represents a prickly negotiation between the new and old guards. On one hand, we have the only X-rated movie to ever win Best Picture. On the other, John Wayne is our Best Actor for True Grit.
Speaking of the Duke, there's no better way to understand the singular contradictions of these Oscars than to look at the cowboys of 1969…
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 5:30PM 
Since everyone is bored inside, let's fantasize about being quarantined with celebs. Would you rather...
• do a Ghibli jigsaw puzzle with Connor Jessup?
• dance with Pedro Pascal and Miguel Angel Silvestre?
• cook with Florence Pugh?
• foster a pet with Gilles Marini?
• cut Ted Danson's hair with Mary Steenburgen?
• devour a bottle of khilji with Deepika Padukone?
• skateboard with Liam Hemsworth?
• get blue with Jamie Dornan?
• play with your food with Laura Dern?
• self grooming with Leslie Jordan?
• meditate with Marion Cotillard?
Pictures are after the jump to help you decide...
