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Film critics who focus on women/underrepresented talent in the industry. "Diverse Voices, Powerful Stories"
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My Top 5 Awkward Christmas Movies intheirownleague.com/2024/12/20/m... -Not quite in the mood for holiday film fare this year? We understand-check in with the League! #holidaymovies #awkward #notintheholidaymood
My Top 5 Awkward Christmas Movies
By Joan Amenn You know the film about the East Coast cop who flies in to hopefully reconcile with his estranged wife who has built herself a successful career on the West Coast? Yeah, we’re not goi…
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December 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Today is the 85th anniversary of Captain America! December 20, 1940, was the publication date of Captain America Comics #1. Created by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby.
December 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In Their Own League Advent Countdown: 1. The Thin Man (1934) intheirownleague.com/2021/12/01/i... -A reminder that "The Thin Man" is a Christmas movie-check in with the League for fun with Nick and Nora this holiday season! #holidaymovies #thethinman #filmnoir #myrnaloy
In Their Own League Advent Countdown: 1. The Thin Man (1934)
By Joan Amenn Mr. and Mrs. Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) have just arrived in New York City for the holiday season and they are ready to party! However, there seems to have been a murder comm…
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December 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Top 5 Favorite Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants intheirownleague.com/2025/12/19/t... -Kids of all ages! Let's parthy with #spongbob this weekend and let us know your fave episodes! #spongebobsquarepants #animation
Top 5 Favorite Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants
By Joan Amenn We’re diving into controversial waters here, but with the arrival of the latest SpongeBob film “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” (2025) we wanted to share our favorite epi…
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December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Top 5 Favorite Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants

By Joan Amenn We’re diving into controversial waters here, but with the arrival of the latest SpongeBob film “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” (2025) we wanted to share our favorite episodes from Bikini Bottom. From the Amenn Family to…
Top 5 Favorite Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants
By Joan Amenn We’re diving into controversial waters here, but with the arrival of the latest SpongeBob film “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” (2025) we wanted to share our favorite episodes from Bikini Bottom. From the Amenn Family to you and yours, a very happy holiday season and may your patties always be krabby (or something like that.) 5. Have You Seen This Snail? (Season 4): A boy’s best friend is his …snail. Probably best remembered for the musical number “Gary Come Home” which references the 1972 animated feature “Snoopy Come Home” that emotionally traumatized Gen X’ers to this day, “Have You Seen This Snail?” is endearing in showing SpongeBob’s (
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December 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Brooklyn Horror FF Review: Queens of the Dead intheirownleague.com/2025/10/21/b... -This Friday, prepare to dance with the undead with this funky film by #tinaromero streaming on @shudder.com #queensofthedead
Brooklyn Horror FF Review: Queens of the Dead
Year: 2025 Runtime: 99 minutes Director: Tina Romero Writers: Erin Judge, Tina Romero Actors: Jaquel Spivey, Katy O’Brien, Quincy Dunn-Baker, Tomas Matos, Jack Haven, Dominique Jackson, Marga…
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December 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Review: Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 1 intheirownleague.com/2025/12/03/r... -Have you caught up with #strangerthingsvol1 ? Check in with the League thanks to Emma Vine befire venturing to Hawkins again!
Review: Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 1
Runtime: 283 minutes Directors: Matt and Ross Duffer, Frank Darabont Writers: Matt and Ross Duffer, Caitlin Schneiderhan, Paul Dichter Actors: Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Sadie…
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December 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Special Birthday Tribute: Dick Van Dyke and Mary Poppins intheirownleague.com/2025/12/13/s... -Happy 100th birthday to #dickvandyke! Join the party at the League! #happybirthday #legend
Special Birthday Tribute: Dick Van Dyke and Mary Poppins
By Joan Amenn You don’t have to be a fan of the Disney canon to love “Mary Poppins” (1964). It is well known that the author of the source material, P.L. Travers, was less than thrilled with the ad…
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December 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Special Birthday Tribute: Dick Van Dyke and Mary Poppins

By Joan Amenn You don’t have to be a fan of the Disney canon to love “Mary Poppins” (1964). It is well known that the author of the source material, P.L. Travers, was less than thrilled with the adaptation which does teeter precariously…
Special Birthday Tribute: Dick Van Dyke and Mary Poppins
By Joan Amenn You don’t have to be a fan of the Disney canon to love “Mary Poppins” (1964). It is well known that the author of the source material, P.L. Travers, was less than thrilled with the adaptation which does teeter precariously toward the twee in some scenes. However, the film is inarguably saved from drowning in saccharine mostly by the offbeat casting of Dick Van Dyke who celebrates his 100th birthday today. In a grim year of continual real life loss, horror and disappointment, this is a cause to smile and revisit this comforting childhood film.
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December 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
LFF2025 Review: Wake Up Dead Man - A Knives Out Mystery intheirownleague.com/2025/10/08/l... -Happy Benoit Blanc weekend to all who celebrate! Now on @netflix.com #knivesout3 #danielcraig #josho'connor
LFF2025 Review: Wake Up Dead Man – A Knives Out Mystery
Film critic Calum Cooper reviews the opening film for this year’s London Film Festival, the exhilaratingly complex third film in the Knives Out series, Wake Up Dead Man.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: Influencers intheirownleague.com/2025/11/04/b... -Coming to @shudder.com this weekend! Don't miss it and check out Taylor's awesome review here at the League! #horror #influencers
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: Influencers
Year: 2025 Runtime: 110 minutes Director/Writer: Kurtis David Harder Actors: Cassandra Naud, Georgina Campbell, Lisa Delamar, Jonathan Whitesell, Veronica Long, Dylan Playfair, Emily Tennant By Tay…
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December 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
InTheirOwnLeague Advent Calendar: 6. The Lion in Winter intheirownleague.com/2021/12/06/i... -Time again for one of my fave not so ho-ho holiday films! Have you ever seen "The Lion in Winter?" #holidaymovies #katherinehepburn #wintervibes
InTheirOwnLeague Advent Calendar: 6. The Lion in Winter
By Joan Amenn Nothing says the holidays like gatherings of dysfunctional families and it doesn’t get much worse than the family of Henry Plantagenet. More commonly known as King Henry II (Peter O’T…
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December 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Top 5 Favorite Films about Italian American Culture intheirownleague.com/2022/06/23/t... -It's Don Corleone's birthday so give your #Godfather some love by checking out my fave #italianamerican films here at the League!
Top 5 Favorite Films about Italian American Culture
By Joan Amenn I am a fourth generation Italian American. The stories of my ancestors that I grew up with both mirror and contrast with how my ethnicity have been depicted on screen, much like anyon…
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December 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Review: Merrily We Roll Along intheirownleague.com/2025/12/06/r... -Musical theater fans,don't miss this incredible revival now in cinemas-you'll walk out of the theater humming! #merrilywerollalong #stephensondheim
Review: Merrily We Roll Along
Year: 2025 Runtime: 150 minutes Director: Maria Friedman Writer: George Furth Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Actors: Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Mendez, Katie Rose Clarke, Krystal Joy…
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December 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Review: Merrily We Roll Along

Year: 2025 Runtime: 150 minutes Director: Maria Friedman Writer: George Furth Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Actors: Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Mendez, Katie Rose Clarke, Krystal Joy Brown, Reg Rogers, Max Rackenberg By Joan Amenn “How did you get to be…
Review: Merrily We Roll Along
Year: 2025 Runtime: 150 minutes Director: Maria Friedman Writer: George Furth Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Actors: Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Mendez, Katie Rose Clarke, Krystal Joy Brown, Reg Rogers, Max Rackenberg By Joan Amenn “How did you get to be here?” -Stephen Sondheim After a smash revival on Broadway, “Merrily We Roll Along” was finally captured on film at the Hudson Theater last year. As a musical with lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim, it has a rocky origin story. It was adapted from a play written by George S.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
LFF 2025 Review: Hamnet intheirownleague.com/2025/10/27/r... -Are we ready for a Shakespearean weekend? Head over to the League to find out why #Hamnet is one of the year's best #womeninfilm #chloezhao #jessiebuckley
LFF 2025 Review: Hamnet
Year: 2025 Runtime: 125 minutes Director: Chloé Zhao Writers: Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell Actors: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Joe Alwyn, Justine Mitchell, Emily Watson, David WIlmot, Freya …
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December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Review: Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 1 intheirownleague.com/2025/12/03/r... -Have you caught up with all the latest from Hawkins? Check in with the League thanks to Emma Vine with her brilliant analysis of Vol.1! #strangerthings #horror @netflix.com
Review: Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 1
Runtime: 283 minutes Directors: Matt and Ross Duffer, Frank Darabont Writers: Matt and Ross Duffer, Caitlin Schneiderhan, Paul Dichter Actors: Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Sadie…
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December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Retrospective Review: Return to Oz intheirownleague.com/2025/12/01/r... -If you loved #Wicked you might like more dark adventures in OZ so jump in here at the League! #returntooz #gothic #fantasy
Retrospective Review: Return to Oz
Year: 1985 Runtime: 113 minutes Director: Walter Murch Writers: Walter Murch, Gil Dennis, based on the books by L. Frank Baum Actors: Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, Matt …
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December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Retrospective Review: Return to Oz

Year: 1985 Runtime: 113 minutes Director: Walter Murch Writers: Walter Murch, Gil Dennis, based on the books by L. Frank Baum Actors: Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, Matt Clark, Michael Sundin, Tim Rose, Brian Henson, Justin Case, John…
Retrospective Review: Return to Oz
Year: 1985 Runtime: 113 minutes Director: Walter Murch Writers: Walter Murch, Gil Dennis, based on the books by L. Frank Baum Actors: Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, Matt Clark, Michael Sundin, Tim Rose, Brian Henson, Justin Case, John Alexander, Deep Roy, Emma Ridley By Joan Amenn Now that both Acts 1 and 2 of “Wicked” the musical have adapted to film, there has been plenty of online buzz about how dark the plot goes in the ultimate fates of some of its characters. This only shows how little is known not only about the book by…
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December 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#Noirvember Review: The Dummy Detective intheirownleague.com/2025/11/26/n... -Looking for something a little offbeat this long weekend, #noirvember fans? Check this out at the League! #thedummydetective #streaming #PrimeVideo
#Noirvember Review: The Dummy Detective
Year: 2025 Runtime: 90 minutes Director: Rob Margolies Writer: Jonathan Geffner Actors: Sean Young, Jonathan Geffner, Deborah Twiss, Ed Altman, Kristin Samuelson, Hari Bhaskar, David Lambert By Joa…
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November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
#Noirvember Review: The Dummy Detective

Year: 2025 Runtime: 90 minutes Director: Rob Margolies Writer: Jonathan Geffner Actors: Sean Young, Jonathan Geffner, Deborah Twiss, Ed Altman, Kristin Samuelson, Hari Bhaskar, David Lambert By Joan Amenn If you’re a fan of film noir and have a fondness for…
#Noirvember Review: The Dummy Detective
Year: 2025 Runtime: 90 minutes Director: Rob Margolies Writer: Jonathan Geffner Actors: Sean Young, Jonathan Geffner, Deborah Twiss, Ed Altman, Kristin Samuelson, Hari Bhaskar, David Lambert By Joan Amenn If you’re a fan of film noir and have a fondness for whimsey, “The Dummy Detective” (2025) may help get you through this long holiday weekend. Now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, it is a delightful send up of noir tropes, murder mystery clichés and a few sometimes slightly creepy puppets. Think of “Clue” (1985) as a sundae with Jim Henson…
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November 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
youtu.be/TsxMpo9ZpHg?... -Now that we all spent the weekend in OZ, let's talk about #wickedforgood here at the League!
ITOL Talks About Wicked for Good
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November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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wow, they weren’t kidding. butter actually looks like melting butter
Unlock endless purrs and companionship with, Butter, located in Spencerville, ON.

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November 24, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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kain could fix me
Ready to add a little purr to your life? Say hello to, Kain, located in Sultan, WA.

Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/kain-78053761/wa/sultan/pasados-safe-haven-wa167/
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM