1818 – Fargo, season 4 (2020)

timespace coordinates: 1950 – 1951,  Kansas City, Missouri

The fourth season of Fargo, an American anthology black comedy–crime drama television series created by Noah Hawley, premiered on September 27, 2020, on FX and concluded on November 29, 2020. It consisted of 11 episodes.

As an anthology, each Fargo season possesses its own self-contained narrative, following a disparate set of characters in various settings and eras, albeit in a connected shared universe centered on the Midwestern United States and the titular city of Fargo, North Dakota.

The fourth season is set in November 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri and follows two crime syndicates as they vie for control. The cast is led by Chris Rock, who plays Loy Cannon, the head of a crime syndicate made up of black migrants fleeing the Jim Crow South who have a contentious relationship with a fictionalized portrayal of the Kansas City mafia. Other cast members include Jessie Buckley, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Whishaw, and Jack Huston. (wiki)

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1817 – Metamorphosis (2020 video game)

timespace coordinates: 1920’s Prague

Metamorphosis is an adventure/puzzle video game with platforming elements, inspired by the imagination of Franz Kafka. The game was developed by Ovid Works and published by All in! Games on August 12, 2020. Metamorphosis is available on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. (wiki)

What once seemed like mundane dwellings have become an expansive obstacle course, and now you’ll have to chart your path through the dingy nooks and crannies that exist within the cracks of civilization.

Use your wits to unravel the truth, and regain the life you once knew. (steam)

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (MINIMUM): OS: Windows 7, Processor: Intel Core i5 (2nd gen) or AMD FX 6350, Memory: 8 GB RAM, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD R9 270X, Storage: 12 GB available space

1803 – Children of the Sea (2019)

Children of the Sea (Japanese: 海獣の子供, Hepburn: Kaijū no Kodomo) is a 2019 Japanese animated film directed by Ayumu Watanabe and produced by Eiko Tanaka, with animation production by Studio 4°C. It is based on the manga of the same title by Daisuke Igarashi, who also wrote the film’s screenplay.

It is Watanabe’s first theatrically released film since Space Brothers #0 (2014), and the first animated film adaptation of an Igarashi manga. The film stars the voices of Mana Ashida, Hiiro Ishibashi and Seishū Uragami. Set by and in the ocean and themed on the mysteries of life, it depicts the connections between humanity and nature. (wiki)

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The “kaiju” in the Japanese title is the Japanese term for a marine mammal (“sea beast”), but is written with Japanese characters that mean literally “strange beast” (referring to monsters like Gojira (1954) and/or Mosura (1961)).

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1798 – Come True (2020)

Come True is a Canadian science fiction horror film written, directed and filmed by Anthony Scott Burns. The film stars Julia Sarah Stone, Landon Liboiron and Carlee Ryski.

Looking for an escape from her recurring nightmares, 18-year-old Sarah (Julia Sarah Stone) submits to a university sleep study, but soon realizes she’s become the conduit to a frightening new discovery. Dreams twist and nightmares come true in this mind-altering new work of science-fiction from Anthony Scott Burns that haunts the space between wakefulness and sleep. COME TRUE is an unforgettable cinematic dream well worth the submersion. (rt)

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1781 – I Care a Lot (2020)

timespace coordinates: 2020’s Massachusetts

I Care a Lot is a 2020 American dark comedy thriller film written and directed by J Blakeson. The film stars Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Chris Messina, and Dianne Wiest. (wiki)

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Exploring The Crow City of Angels

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1765 – The Little Things (2021)

timespace coordinates: Los Angeles in 1990

The Little Things is a 2021 American neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by John Lee Hancock. The plot follows two police officers (Denzel Washington and Rami Malek) who try to catch a serial killer in 1990s Los Angeles, when they find a strange man (Jared Leto) who becomes their top suspect. (wiki)

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