2159 – Castle Rock (TV Series 2018–2019)

spacetime coordinates: 2010’s / 1990’s / 1610’s  Castle Rock, Maine

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Castle Rock is an American psychological horror streaming television series, featuring and inspired by characters, settings, and themes from the stories created by Stephen King and his fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. The series premiered on July 25, 2018, on Hulu. It was created by Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason, and stars André HollandMelanie LynskeyBill SkarsgårdJane Levy, and Sissy Spacek in its first season. On August 14, 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season starring Lizzy CaplanPaul SparksBarkhad Abdi, Yusra Warsama, Elsie FisherMatthew Alan and Tim Robbins, which premiered on October 23, 2019.

In November 2020, Hulu canceled the series after two seasons. (wiki)

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2157 – One Way (2022)

spacetime coordinates:  2020’s Downtown Los Angeles >> deep California desert

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One Way is an American Noir crime thriller film written by Ben Conway and directed by Andrew Baird. The film stars Colson Baker (Machine Gun Kelly), Kevin Bacon, Storm Reid, Drea de Matteo, Luis Da Silva and Travis Fimmel. (wiki)

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2146 – Resurrection (2022)

timespace coordinates: 2021 Albany, New York

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Resurrection is a 2022 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Andrew Semans. It stars Rebecca HallGrace KaufmanMichael Esper, and Tim Roth. The plot follows Margaret (Hall) as she tries to maintain control of her life when an abusive ex-boyfriend (Roth) re-appears in her vicinity. (wiki)

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2134 – Ambulance (2022)

spacetime coordinates: 2020’s downtown Los Angeles

Ambulance is a 2022 American heist action thriller film directed and produced by Michael Bay  based on the 2005 Danish film of the same name by Laurits Munch-Petersen and Lars Andreas Pedersen.

It stars Jake GyllenhaalYahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Eiza González and follows two adoptive siblings (Gyllenhaal and Abdul-Mateen) turned bank robbers who hijack an ambulance and take two first responders hostage. (wiki)

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2107 – The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

spacetime coordinates: 2020’s Majorca

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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a 2022 American action comedy film directed by Tom Gormican, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kevin Etten. The film stars Nicolas Cage as a fictionalised version of himself, along with a supporting cast that includes Pedro PascalSharon HorganIke BarinholtzAlessandra MastronardiJacob ScipioNeil Patrick Harris, and Tiffany Haddish. (wiki)

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2089 – The Outfit (2022)

spacetime coordinates:  1956 Chicago

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The Outfit is a 2022 American crime drama film directed by Graham Moore in his directorial debut. The film stars an ensemble cast including Mark RylanceZoey DeutchJohnny FlynnDylan O’BrienNikki Amuka-Bird, and Simon Russell Beale. The plot centers around an English tailor, or, as he prefers to be called, a “cutter”, (Rylance) in Chicago whose primary customers are a family of vicious gangsters. (wiki)

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2081 – Death on the Nile (2022)

spacetime coordinates: 1937 Egypt

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Death on the Nile is a 2022 mystery film directed by Kenneth Branagh from a screenplay by Michael Green, based on the 1937 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. The film is a sequel to Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Tom Bateman and Branagh returning from the first film as Bouc and Hercule Poirot. The film is the third screen adaptation of Christie’s novel, following the 1978 film and an episode of the television series Agatha Christie’s Poirot broadcast in 2004. (wiki)

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