Yahya Abdul-Mateen
1) Candyman
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Oscar® winner Jordan Peele and filmmaker Nia DaCosta unleash a fresh take on the blood-chilling urban legend: Candyman. For decades, the housing projects of Chicago's Cabrini-Green were terrorized by a ghost story about a supernatural, hook handed killer. In present day, an artist (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) begins to explore the macabre history of Candyman, not knowing it would unravel his sanity and unleash a terrifying wave of violence that puts him...
2) Us
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Black History Month - DVDs
Black History Month Movies
Checked Out Podcast GHPLD - Episode 13: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?
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Black History Month Movies
Checked Out Podcast GHPLD - Episode 13: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?
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Haunted by trauma from her past and compounded by a string of eerie coincidences, Adelaide grows increasingly certain that something bad is going to befall her family. After spending a tense beach day with their friends, Adelaide and her family return to their vacation home. When darkness falls, the Wilsons discover the silhouette of four figures holding hands as they stand in the driveway. The endearing American family faces doppelgangers of themselves....
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Crime Television Based on Books
OBD Book to Screen Adaptations - ADULT
Page Vs Screen: Which Did It Better?
Perfect Escape Reads
OBD Book to Screen Adaptations - ADULT
Page Vs Screen: Which Did It Better?
Perfect Escape Reads
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Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, this series embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own.
4) Aquaman
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An action-packed adventure that reveals the origin story of half-human, half- Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime--one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but also to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be: a king.
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After failing to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta wields the power of the mythic Black Trident to unleash an ancient and malevolent force. Hoping to end his reign of terror, Aquaman forges an unlikely alliance with his brother, Orm, the former king of Atlantis. Setting aside their differences, they join forces to protect their kingdom and save the world from irreversible destruction.
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"Return to a world of two realities: everyday life and what lies behind it. To truly know himself, Neo must follow the white rabbit once again into the Matrix. Of course, Neo already knows what he has to do. What he doesn't know is that the Matrix is more dangerous than ever. Déjà vu"--Container.
7) Ambulance
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Needing money to cover his wife's medical bills, a decorated veteran teams up with his adoptive brother to steal $32 million from a Los Angeles bank. However, when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate thieves hijack an ambulance that's carrying a severely wounded cop and an EMT worker. Caught in a high-speed chase, the two siblings must figure out a way to outrun the law while keeping their hostages alive.
8) Boundaries
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Laura is a single mother, who has a constant need to put rescue animals before she takes care of herself. When her estranged, criminally-minded father Jack is kicked out of his retirement home, Laura agrees to drive him to live with her sister. Along for the ride is her bright but troubled son Henry, and an assortment of animal charity cases. Jack convinces Henry to help him sell off his copious supply of marijuana at every stop of their journey,...
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After publishing, a best-selling novel based on the death of one of his high school classmates, controversial writer Sidney Hall finds himself catapulted to unexpected fame and renown. His relationship with his girlfriend begins to fall apart as the dark consequences of the book intrude on their life together, and he disappears without a trace. Nearly a decade later, an enigmatic detective searches for the missing author, whose books are connected...
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The Matrix. Thomas A. Anderson is a man living two lives. By day he is an average computer programmer and by night a hacker known as Neo. Neo has always questioned his reality, but the truth is far beyond his imagination. Neo finds himself targeted by the police when he is contacted by Morpheus, a legendary computer hacker branded a terrorist by the government. As a rebel against the machines, Neo must confront the agents: super-powerful computer...
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Aquaman: Presents the origin story of Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, who goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land.
Aquaman and the lost kingdom: When Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death, Aquaman forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother in order to protect the kingdom of Atlantis.
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"Oscar-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele redefines modern horror with three unforgettable masterpieces. In Get Out, a man in an interracial relationship visits his girlfriend's parents and becomes unknowingly ensnared in a sinister plot. In Us, a vacationing family faces off against an uncanny menace: doppelgangers of themselves. In Nope, a pair of sibling Hollywood horse trainers encounter an otherworldly threat in the sky above their Southern California...