OnThisDay, March 20, in 1413, Henry V took the throne of England upon the death of his father, Henry IV (depicted in The King, 2019)
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Today, March 20, in 2025, at 10:17 AM, Los Angeles Rams backup quarterback Joe Pendleton was due to arrive in heaven, until his guardian angel pulled him out of his body too early (Heaven Can Wait, 1978)
OnThisDay, March 20, in 1937, Amelia Earhart’s plane crashed on Ford Island due to a landing gear collapse, ending her first attempt to fly around the world (depicted in Amelia, 2009)
Today, March 20, in 1784, Catherine Earnshaw dies and Cathy Linton is born. 16 years later, Cathy meets Heathcliff and her cousin Hareton Earnshaw, who take her to visit her other cousin Linton Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights, 1992)
On this day, March 19, in 1972, a team from the small Philadelphia Catholic women’s school Immaculata College won the first-ever women’s national college basketball championship, coached by Cathy Rush (depicted in The Mighty Macs, 2009)
#Watching ABATTOIR
One good thing about this movie is that I now know what an Abattoir is. Nah-battoir.
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letterboxd.comA ★★ review of Abattoir (2016)This review may contain spoilers. Visit the page to bypass this warning and read the review.
On this day, March 18, in 1882, sheriff Morgan Earp, brother of Deputy U.S. Marshal Wyatt Earp, was assassinated by Cowboys as revenge for the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (depicted in Tombstone, 1993)
Today, March 18, in 1982, Seattle high schooler David Lightman teaches his friend Jennifer Mack about war dialing, hacking, phreaking, and the importance of infosec (WarGames, 1983)
Today, March 18, in 2263, taxicab driver Korben Dallas picks up an unusual passenger (The Fifth Element, 1997)
#Watching MADHOUSE
Compelling if wildly uneven slasher that's worth a watch at least once.
Maybe it's not a good idea to be twins in 80s horror. Or to have a rottweiler.
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letterboxd.comA ★★★ review of Madhouse (1981)This review may contain spoilers. Visit the page to bypass this warning and read the review.
Today, March 17, in 180 AD, Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius died and was succeeded by his son Commodus (depicted in Gladiator, 2000)
Today, March 17, in 1993, Dr. Richard Kimble ducks into the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade, narrowly avoiding being apprehended by Senior Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard (The Fugitive, 1993)
Today, March 17, in Boston, twin brothers Connor and Murphy MacManus attend Mass and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with friends at McVeigh’s Irish Pub (The Boondock Saints, 1999)
Today, March 16, mission control technician Elliot Whitter notices something is amiss when the Capricorn One crew's television signals are being transmitted ahead of the ship's telemetry (Capricorn One, 1978)
#OnThisDay, March 16, in 1945, America began a two-day campaign of firebombing Kobe, Japan (depicted in Grave of the Fireflies, 1988, Studio Ghibli)
Today, March 15, in 1973, sci-fi author George McFly is shot in an alleyway. After his son Marty burns a stolen sports almanac from the future and corrects the timeline, today, March 15, in 1973, sci-fi author George McFly receives an award (Back to the Future: Part II, 1989)
Today, March 15, in 1917, Czar Nicholas II abdicated the Russian throne, ending 300 years of Romanov rule, the last full autocracy in Europe (The Last Czars, 2019)
Today, March 15, in 44 BC, on the Ides of March, a group of Roman senators stabbed Julius Caesar to death during a meeting of the Senate in the Theatre of Pompey (Rome, 2005)
#Watching THE PARENTING
A mini Clockwatchers reunion delivers more laughs than you'd expect any straight-to-stream comedy horror movie. A mini Clockwatchers reunion with a better cast than any straight-to-stream horror comedy has the right to be.
letterboxd.comA ★★★ review of The Parenting (2025)"You know what they say about potatoes?" A mini Clockwatchers reunion delivers more laughs than you'd expect any straight-to-stream comedy horror movie. A mini Clockwatchers reunion with a better cast than any straight-to-stream horror comedy has the right to be. HBO Max players fulfilling some kind of contract with alumni from Succession and The Sopranos each getting one scene to delivers laughs. Lisa Kudrow sneaks in the best lines of the movie or at least delivers them that way. Similar to every haunted house movie you've seen, but now peppered with 90s and aughties TV stars. Parker Posey MVP of
Today, March 14, in 2077, drone repair technician Jack Harper wakes up near the end of his five-year mission on Earth. He is one of the few humans on the planet, which was ravaged by nuclear war and natural disaster after the moon was destroyed 60 years earlier (Oblivion, 2013)
