

In the cut-throat world of High School Speech & Debate, if you aren’t a winner, you’re a loser

Thomas Shaw

In the cut-throat world of High School Speech & Debate, if you aren’t a winner, you’re a loser
2020-04-19
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6.3A basketball game of Goofs (P.U. vs. U.U.) in which the players play furiously, often breaking the rules of the game. All of the players are named after Disney artists.
7.2As Tom and Jerry stage their typical fight sequences, the patriotic soldier theme of the title is evidenced by such things as a carton of eggs labeled "Hen Grenades"; Jerry dropping light bulbs from an airplane like bombs; and Jerry sending a telegram with the message "Sighted Cat - Sank Same." Musical phrasings from various patriotic war songs are heard throughout. The cut scene after Jerry hitting Tom with the board 4 times was cut from the 1950 reissue print for a war bond joke, and the original footage is currently considered "lost" due to the negatives destroyed in the 1978 George Eastman House fire.
7.4Louis C.K. muses on religion, terrorism, small towns, Florida, disabilities, dogs, Auschwitz, marriage, sex, vegans, and his personal sexual controversy, in a live performance from Washington, D.C.
6.8A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.
7.2Tired of always playing the same roles, Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother and the Wolf demand a new version of the tale. The story then plays out in a more contemporary urban environment, with Little Red Riding Hood working as a pin-up girl in a night club.
6.5Donald's sister Dumbella sends her three sons Huey, Dewey, and Louie to visit their uncle Donald. They prove to be quite a handful for Donald, even with help from his book on child rearing.
6.7Facing a world gone sideways, comedy icon Dave Chappelle delivers bold truths and potent punchlines in this no-holds-barred special.
7.7Armed with boyish charm and a sharp wit, the former "SNL" writer offers sly takes on marriage, his beef with babies and the time he met Bill Clinton.
7.3Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.
7.4Butch convinces Tom and Jerry that there's no reason to fight and they should all sign a peace treaty. Tom and Butch even rescue their pals from a fellow cat and dog. But then a steak falls off a truck and the boys can't decide how to divvy it up, ultimately losing it completely, and the truce is off.
6.2Jerry Seinfeld takes the stage in New York and tackles talking vs. texting, bad buffets vs. so-called "great" restaurants and the magic of Pop Tarts.
6.9Two high school misfits join forces in an attempt to overtake the local school board. Guided by their families, they enter the perilous word of politics and, in the process, learn a thing or two about love.
7.5Tom ties up Spike and sneaks into the courtyard of the glamorous Toodles Galore with his bass, hoping to woo her with his song, much to the annoyance of a sleeping Jerry.
7.0The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.
7.7When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they discover each other's unique qualities--and come to realize that each of them offers a different window onto the same world-the friendship helps both to gain a new perspective.
6.4A comedy that follows two high school students -- one overachiever struggling to write his valedictorian speech, the other a senior now going on his 15th year of school.
6.8Mike and Sulley are back at Monsters University for a fun-filled weekend with their Oozma Kappa fraternity brothers. The gang is throwing their first party, but no one’s showing up. Luckily for them, Mike and Sulley have come up with a plan to make sure “Party Central” is the most epic party the school has ever seen.
6.3As a professional monster truck wrestler, Mater must work his way up through the ranks from an amateur tow truck to World Champion Monster Truck Wrestler. But rival wrestlers I-Screamer, Captain Collision, and The Rasta Carian aren't about to give up without a fight.
6.2This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.
6.8Stan and Ollie are on their way to Atlantic City with their wives, when Ollie gets a phone call from a lodge buddy telling him that a stag party is taking place that night in their honor. Ollie pretends to be sick and sends the wives on ahead, promising that he and Stan will meet them in the morning. The pair dress in their lodge gear, but their wives return having missed their train. With no obvious escape route, Stan and Ollie take to a bed in fear and in response to Stan's plea of "What'll I do?", Ollie replies "Be big!".
9.0Two friends who are almost forty, confront the difficulties of loving, in their own way.
A character from a musical film falls into the real world in this short, predating similar films by Woody Allen (The Purple Rose of Cairo) and Wojciech Marczewski (Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema).
1.0Two generations of Russian immigrants go to the country for a birthday, but when someone witnesses a mysterious violent crime, a shadow is cast over the weekend.
0.0A movie buff desperately wants to enter a theater to see a Fassbinder film but the doorman will not let him go because he has no ticket. The film is the confrontation between the two that ends with happy end.
10.0In an effort to avoid the IRS, a man pulls up to an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere. To his surprise, a homeless man confronts him and the two engage in the greatest fight of the century!
0.0"Writer's Block" follows a young writer facing a creative block with his script. Luckily for him, his friends insist on guiding him on a journey to restore his creative flow through eccentric methods.
0.0Four lifelong friends embark on a daring heist to steal back a precious Tamagotchi from former friend turned nemesis Nick Wilkins. Lines are drawn and windows are smashed as they learn the importance of letting past grievances go.
0.0"Celeste and Moulee Till The End of The World" is a comedic account of the survival of a woman and her rabbit in the aftermath of an apocalyptic catastrophe.
A fake commercial for a lesbian telephone hot line. A short by Kyle Dunnigan and Tig Notaro.
5.0A man and a woman have an awkward encounter at an indoor playground.
0.0Stephen and Deb, forced to spend the night in a crappy motel, are subjected to a series of crappy remakes of popular films.
3.0Just when he is about to move in with his girlfriend, Michel is overcome with anxiety. To avoid commitment, he'll convince himself he's homosexual.
5.2Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.
6.0When a clumsy scooter crash ruins her ube latte, a quirky trans woman and a charming stranger stumble into love, proving that sometimes the best things happen after a little mess.
0.0The object of Ruby's desire?...a rare diamond necklace that has been placed on auction. She enlists the help of techie expert Q-Bytes and petty thieves Joe Stone and Juan to snatch the jewels. However things don't quite go as planned.
5.2After receiving the key to the city for their heroic efforts, Rocket J. Squirrel notices that Bullwinkle falls in love with a robotic moose. Unbeknownst to him, inside the moose is Boris Badinov, who, along with Natasha Fatale and Fearless Leader, are carrying out another plan to eliminate Rocky & Bullwinkle.
6.8In school, 9-year old Julian gets into trouble for squealing a bully and therefore disturbing class.