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- "On this episode we discuss the movie set on the sexiest holiday: ‘Labor Day’.”
Movie Summary[]
Premise[]
Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.
Story[]
At the tender age of 13, Henry Wheeler grapples with the pains of adolescence while caring for his troubled, reclusive mother, Adele. One day while shopping for school supplies, Henry and Adele encounter Frank Chambers, an intimidating man but one who clearly needs their help. Frank convinces the two of them to take him into their home, but later it becomes clear that he is a convict who has escaped. Based on the novel by Joyce Maynard.
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Unanimous bad-bad
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Recommendations[]
- The Crazies (1973) by George A. Romero (Dan) @Time
- The Crazies (2010) by Breck Eisner (Dan) @Time
- Double Dragon (1994) by James Yukich (Stuart) @Time
- Edge of Tomorrow (2014) by Doug Liman (Stuart) @Time
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) by Matt Reeves (Elliott) @Time
- Alan Partridge (2013) by Declan Lowney (Elliott) @Time