About us
"[Kael] had a more positive influence on the climate for film in America than any other single person over the last three decades."
-- Roger Ebert
This online group will discuss classic films and occasionally a critically acclaimed recent film.
TV club Mondays will recap the latest episode of Mad Men.
Watch the film BEFORE the meeting, then attend the online meeting to opine and consider its cultural impact/relevance.
Note: Join with your real name and profile photo and turn on your video during meetings. Multiple no shows (not changing your RSVP from Yes to No) will be removed from the group.
Upcoming events
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The Devil Wears Prada - 20th Anniversary
·OnlineOnline"The Devil Wears Prada is a movie that revels in pleasure: the pleasure of fashion, of luxury, of power and ambition. It's also a tremendous pleasure to watch." --Dana Stevens
From Wikipedia:
The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 American comedy-drama film directed by David Frankel and produced by Wendy Finerman. The screenplay, written by Aline Brosh McKenna, is based on the 2003 novel by Lauren Weisberger. The film stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, and Emily Blunt.
The film was honored by the National Board of Review as one of the year's ten best. Streep won the Globe for Best Actress (Musical/Comedy). Streep received her 14th Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Streaming on HBO Max.
Note: Watch the movie BEFORE the meeting and attend to participate in the discussion.
25 attendees
Mad Men: Season 2 Episode 6: "Maidenform"
·OnlineOnline"Mad Men" is one of the best shows ever, and the best to come out of television's Golden Age." --Business Insider
From Wikipedia:
"Maidenform" is the sixth episode in the second season of the American television drama series Mad Men. It was written by Matthew Weiner and directed by Phil Abraham. The episode originally aired on the AMC channel in the United States on August 31, 2008.
Streaming on HBO Max, Pluto TV, Plex, Philo.
Note: Please do NOT binge the show. Watch one episode per week (ideally Sunday evening) and attend the following Monday's virtual water cooler meeting to discuss.
10 attendees
Wuthering Heights Part 4: The 2026 Film directed by Emerald Fennell
·OnlineOnline"... it works best if you try to put the text out of your brain and just enjoy the pleasures of the towering Elordi lifting Robbie with one hand by her corset." --Bloomberg
From Wikipedia:
Wuthering Heights is a 2026 romantic period drama film produced, written and directed by Emerald Fennell. Loosely based on the 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, the film is a reinterpretation intended by Fennell to "recreate the feeling of a teenage girl reading this book for the first time".
The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was a box office success, grossing $241.7 million worldwide, becoming the fifth-highest grossing-film of 2026.
Streaming on HBO Max.
Note: Watch the movie BEFORE the meeting and attend to participate in the discussion.
14 attendees
Past events
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