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Jonathan Majors History of Violence

Jonathan Majors has been found guilty of assaulting his then girlfriend Grace Jabbari. Although Majors has denied the claims even in an interview with ABC’s Good Morning America; another girlfriend has come forward accusing the actor of emotionally and physically abusing her. Emma Duncan is accusing the actor of choking her and throwing her around. A third, former girlfriend of Majors Maura…

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Here We Are As In Olden Days, Part 22

Day 22 of @missdaviswrites  December Sherlock ficlet challenge.

22 December, Party Time

Sherlock | Molly POV | Hoopkins friendship or pre-slash | Johnlock | Ficlet | ao3 link For context, read Day 14 first.

I’m traveling Friday, so I’m posting two chapters today (22 and 23). This is the 1st one.

“They’re different, right? It’s not just me?”

Molly breaks out of her vague staring at the fairy lights to find Sergeant Donovan standing in front of her. She takes a swig of her beer and nods her head over to the kitchen where John and Sherlock are doing something with the food. They’ve been better hosts than usual at this year’s holiday ‘do. Not that hard given how terrible their last party was. Last time there was John’s girlfriend glaring at John glaring at Sherlock being a big prick. Yes, this year, there’s a lack of tension overall, and more people to talk to.

“Oh yes. This year’s party is loads better. But you weren’t at the other one, were you?”

The sergeant laughs. “I’ve heard stories. But no, I meant the two of them in general. They’re acting different today.”

Molly studies the pair. John’s explaining something while refreshing the crisps and punch on the table. Sherlock, not doing whatever he’s meant to be doing, is looking down at John fondly. Softly. Yes, Molly had noticed that. It’s not all that different than she’s seen him look before, but this time it’s open, rather than just when John isn’t looking. And John has been freer with his touching. Nothing that would scream “we’re a couple,” but definitely more touching than is normal for him and Sherlock.

“Yeah, I suppose they are,” Molly finally agrees. “Good for them.” She’s happy for them. Her crush on Sherlock long dead, she’s content to let Sherlock find happiness with someone who complements him, which is definitely one Dr. John Watson.

The sergeant—Sally, she’d said to call her Sally—gives her a lopsided grin. “Yeah, it really is good for them.” She leans in secretively. “Think that means he’ll go a little easier on the rest of us?”

Molly snickers. “In any normal person? Maybe. But Sherlock? Not likely.”

Sally shrugs. “You’re probably right. So, you’ve been to their parties before. This one rates far better?”

“Oh yes! Much more relaxed. “There’s actual food. And no tension or rude comments. More people too.”

Molly usually doesn’t care for crowds, but she likes everyone here tonight. Well, Sherlock’s brother dropped ‘round earlier, and he’s always creeped her out a bit, but he only stayed about ten minutes. But everyone remaining is quite pleasant. She looks around. There’s only one person…

“But someone is missing?” Sally pulls Molly out of her perusal of the room with the query.

“What? No. Well. It’s just… Stella, um, DI Hopkins, said she might drop by. I have something for her, but she’s not been by yet.”

Sally tilts her head, and Molly feels a bit like she’s being x-rayed. Finally, Sally smirks. “She’ll be here. Wrapping up paperwork on a case. Said she’d be a bit late, but coming.”

“Oh. Good.” God, she sounds so silly. Why does everything about Stella seem so different all of a sudden? They were colleagues, then friends. Then Stella (likely suspect, at least) started leaving Molly advent gifts. Then Molly began to wonder why. Now… now what? Stella was just being friendly, right? Then why is Sally smirking at Molly like that? She didn’t sign up for any of this.

She manages to force out a bit more small talk before moving onto Mrs. Hudson, who doesn’t really need another speaking person to participate in the conversation. The things she says offhandedly reinforce the idea that John and Sherlock’s relationship has recently been upgraded. Molly is happy for them. Things have been rough lately. They deserve a little happiness.

Molly is brought out of her contemplations on how she also deserves happiness when there’s a tap on her shoulder. She turns to see a grinning Stella behind her. Molly relaxes a bit. Stella always has that effect on her.

“Sorry I’m late! Work was a bear today. Loads of paperwork.” Stella removes hat and scarf as she explains. She looks around for a coatrack, shrugs when there’s none to be found, and drops the accessories and her coat on a spare chair. She talks about the case, Molly following her to the kitchen for nibbles. “Refill your cup?” Stella asks as she fills her own with punch.

Molly holds out her cup. “Yes, please.”

“And you? I feel like we haven’t talked in forever. Alright?” They find a quiet corner to settle in for a chat.

“Alright.” Molly confirms. “Busy. I hate to find any joy in murder, but it does keep me in a job and distracted from the holidays.”

Stella’s brow furrows. “You don’t like Christmas?”

Molly hurries to dissuade her friend. “Oh no! I love Christmas. Just, Dad loved it too. Still getting used to having it without him. But I’m good. And this year has been even better. Thanks to…” She only thinks on it a moment. If she’s wrong, she’ll look a little silly, they’ll laugh about it and move on. “Thanks to you.”

Stella’s eyes dart to the side, but she’s smiling too. “Oh? What do you mean?” she asks, playing innocent. It makes Molly smile.

“I mean, I’ve had an elf giving me little gifts all month. They’ve been lovely.”

“What’s that to do with me?” Stella teases.

“The thing with being friends with detectives means you pick up a trick or two yourself.”

The detective grins. Her whole face lights up when she smiles. “What gave me away?”

“The hat. Which is… so lovely. It’s perfect. Did you make it yourself?” Just the thought of that gorgeous hand-made gift makes her happy all over again.

“I thought that might be the clincher,” Stella admits. “Yeah, I made it. So, good?”

“Very good,” Molly affirms. Her chest warms at the thought that Stella knitted a hat just for her. She’d never had a friend make her anything before, well, past primary school art class.

“You were supposed to get that one Christmas Eve, as the big final present, but I finished it earlier than expected, and I just couldn’t wait.”

“Well, I’m glad. It was perfect timing for the cold snap. And the yarn is just so lovely. Oh!” Molly remembers. “On moment.” She goes to the desk and picks up a brightly colored, festive bag tied with curly ribbon. She thrusts the bag as Stella. “Happy Christmas.”

Her friend’s eyes widen in surprise. She finds a table to put her plate and cup on and takes the bag from Molly. “Oh, Molls, you didn’t have to.” Her eyes are soft as she digs into the bag.

“Of course I did. Beyond all of the lovely gifts you’ve given me, you’ve made this holiday more than just bearable. Plus,” Molly adds, feeling brave. “It’s what friends do.”

Stella grins. “Yeah.” An envelope comes out of the bag first. She opens it to find a card that, when opened, reveals two tickets to the zoo.

“Might be childish,” Molly says, feeling a bit silly now. “But you said you liked animals, and you’re new to London, so…”

“It’s perfect,” Stella assures. “I’ve wanted to go for ages. We’ll have fun.”

“You don’t– We– I don’t have to go with you. I just thought buying one ticket seems sill–”

“Of course you’re going with me. You’ve already given me a ten-minute lecture on ocelots. I want to hear all about the other animals.”

Molly can feel herself blush. “Oh. Thanks. Good. I was thinking. Maybe—if you didn’t mind—I could buy you a meal before or after? A couple of tickets isn’t much of a gift.”

“It’s a date,” Stella replies with a smile.

Does that mean date date? Or just friend date? Molly doesn’t have the nerve to ask. She’s not sure what she wants anyway. Except Stella as her friend. And that she already has. Everything else… well.

“There’s more?” Stella asks, feeling the weight of the bag with wide eyes. She pulls out a skein of yarn, eyes wide. “TARDIS blue,” she says softly.

It had taken ages for Molly to pick it out. She knew a little about yarn from her dad, but choosing between weights and colors and fibers was nearly impossible, given the shear amount available at the shop, but the moment she’d seen that skein, she’d known. Both women are huge Doctor Who fans; it was one of the first things they’d talked about that wasn’t work-related. She’d thought it an apropos gift.

“I have the perfect pattern for this,” Stella announced excitedly. “More pretty than practical, the pattern, but I love it. This is amazing, Molls. Thank you!” She engulfs Molly in a bear hug.

Not expecting it, Molly stiffens at first, but relaxes almost immediately. She doesn’t get hugs very often. It’s nice, comforting, happy.

“You’re a good friend, Molls. I’m glad we met.”

Molly smiles and hugs a bit harder. “Me too.”

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[jerichopalms]

#132: The Mangler (1995, dir. by Tobe Hooper)

[cluelessrebel1988]

A video I made of all the canon characters and OCs currently in @theconvergenceroleplay. The song is “Marching On” by OneRepublic

The Characters are as follows: 

Supernatural

Naomi (Amanda Tapping)

Jenna Winters (Odette Annable)

Sam Winchester (Jared Padalecki)

Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles)

Charlie Bradbury (Felicia Day)

Kevin Tran (Osric Chau)

Jo Harvelle (Alona Tal)

Ruby (Katie Cassidy)

Lucifer (Mark Pellegrino)

Eileen Leahy (Shoshannah Stern)

Crowley (Mark Sheppard)

Castiel (Misha Collins)

Max Banes (Kendrick Sampson)

Andrew "Drew" Haraldson (Grant Gustin)

Harry Potter

Taylor Weasley (Melissa Benoist)

Dominique Weasley (Indiana Evans)

DJ Lake (Seán William McLoughlin)

Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint)

Fred Weasley (James Phelps)

Alexandra Summers (Idia Eisley)

Lily Potter II (Holland Roden)

Ginny Weasley (Bonnie Wright)

James Potter II (Dylan O'Brien)

Lucy Weasley (Saxon Sharbino)

Molly Weasley II (Zena Grey)

Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler)

Colin Creevey (Hugh Mitchell)

Victoire Weasley (Amber Heard)

Tom Riddle (Frank Dillane)

Logan Mills (Munro Chambers)

Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton)

Seamus Finnigan (Devon Murray)

Shona "Nani" Duncan (Zooey Deschanel)

Hermione Granger (Emma Watson)

Teddy Lupin (Luke Newberry)

Dean Thomas (Alfie Enoch)

Miles Thomas (Ryan Potter)

Lysander Scamander (Colin Ford)

Lee Jordan (Luke Youngblood)

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge)

Natasha Romanov (Scarlett Johansson)

Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings)

Angie Martinelli (Lyndsy Fonseca

Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell)

Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie)

Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow)

Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr)

Booker Harmon (Michael B. Jordan)

Steve Rogers (Chris Evans)

Peter Parker (Tom Holland)

Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce)

Elektra Natchios (Elodie Yung)

Mantis (Pom Klementieff)

Leslie Shade (Kylie Furneaux)

Peter Quill (Chris Pratt)

Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan)

Nebula (Karen Gillan)

Leo Fitz (Iain de Caestecker)

Daisy "Skye" Johnson (Quake) (Chloe Bennet)

Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen)

Pietro Maximoff (Aaron Taylor-Johnson)

Sherlock

Mycroft Holmes (Mark Gatiss)

John Watson (Martin Freeman)

Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch)

Molly Hooper (Louise Brealey)

Anthea (Lisa McAllister)

Mary Watson (Amanda Abbington)

Irene Adler (Lara Pulver)

Greg Lestrade (Rupert Graves)

Eurus Holmes (Siân Brooke)

Doctor Who

Rose Tyler (Billie Piper)

Jack Harkness (John Barrowman)

Jayda Osmi (Nicole Bonifacio)

Jacob Robens-Osmi (Tristan Wilds)

Sky Smith (Sinead Michael)

Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman)

Percy Jackson

Hylla Ramirez-Arellano (Eiza Gonzalez)

Annabeth Chase (AnnaSophia Robb)

Hazel Levesque (Amandla Stenberg)

Frank Zhang (Booboo Stewart)

Kaiser Jäger (Max Riemalt)

Leo Valdez (Jake T. Austin)

Nico di Angelo (Jakub Gierszal)

Rachel Elizabeth Dare (Luca Hollestelle)

Will Solace (Burkely Duffield)

Zoë Nightshade (Anjli Mohindra)

Jackie Long (Melissa Benoist)

Reyna Ramirez-Arellano (Victoria Justice)

Clarisse La Rue (Leven Rambin)

Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman)

The Vampire Diaries

Elijah Mikaelson (Daniel Gillies)

Katherine Pierce (Nina Dobrev)

Davina Claire (Danielle Campbell)

Damon Salvatore (Ian Somahalder)

Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley)

Lexi Branson (Arielle Kebbel)

Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev)

Caroline Forbes (Candice King)

April Young (Grace Phipps)

Rebekah Mikaelson (Claire Holt)

Indiana 'Indie' Davis (Lily Collins)

Jeremy Gilbert (Steven R McQueen)

Bonnie Bennett (Kat Graham)

Vicki Donovan (Kayla Ewell)

Tyler Lockwood (Micheal Trevino)

The Hunger Games

Primrose Everdeen (Willow Shields)

Clove (Isabelle Fuhrman)

Madge Undersee (Abigail Breslin)

Finnick Odair (Sam Clafin)

Dexterous LaFevers (Colin Ford)

Glimmer (Leven Rambin)

Christopher 'Kit' Odair (Douglas Booth)

Johanna Mason (Jena Malone)

Shilo Mellark (Alex Pettyfer)

Annie Cresta (Stef Dawson)

Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence)

Thresh (Dayo Okeniyi)

Willow Mellark (Emily Rudd)

Merlin

Morgana Pendragon (Katie McGrath)

Gwaine (Eoin Macken)

Percival (Tom Hopper)

Lancelot (Santiago Cabrera)

Hunith (Caroline Faber)

Balinor (John Lynch)

Mordred (Alexander Vlahos)

Merlin (Colin Morgan)

Freya (Laura Donnelly)

Rielle (Indiana Evans)

Kara (Alexandra Dowling)

Sir Leon (Rupert Young)

Once Upon a Time

Peter Pan (Robbie Kay)

Graham Humbert (Jamie Dornan)

Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison)

Grace (Alyssa Skovbye)

Helena (Tristan Mays)

Regina Mills (Lana Parrilla)

Felix (Parker Croft)

Elsa (Georgina Haig)

Zelena (Rebecca Mader)

Aurora (Sarah Bolger)

Anna (Elizabeth Lail)

Killian Jones (Colin O'Donoghue)

Anastasia (The Red Queen) (Emma Rigby)

Fiona (The Black Fairy) (Jamie Murray)

Divergent

Christina Kravitz (Zoe Kravitz)

Eric Coulter (Jai Courtney)

Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley)

Will (Ben Lloyd-Hughes)

Fox Marvel

Kassandra Dare (Nicola Peltz)

Amily Jacobs (Elle Fanning)

Daisy Oliviera (Tori Kelly)

Jubilation Lee 'Jubilee' (Lana Condor)

Scott Summers (Tye Sheridan)

Charles Xavier (James McAvoy)

Chase Maelstrom (Asa Butterfield)

Sean Cassidy (Caleb Landry Jones)

Ajax (Francis) (Ed Skrein)

Alex Summers (Lucas Till)

Ellie Phimister (Brianna Hildebrand)

Jasper (Lindsey Morgan)

Hope Cooper (Zendaya)

Anise Lovett (Adelaide Kane)

Peter Maximoff (Evan Peters)

Brooklyn Winters (Crystal Reed)

Laura Kinney (Dafne Keen)

Jean Grey (Sophie Turner)

Star Trek

Khan Noonien Singh (Benedict Cumberbatch)

James T Kirk (Chris Pine)

The Maze Runner

Thomas (Dylan O'Brien)

Minho (Ki Hong Lee)

Elizabeth (Maia Mitchell)

Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangsta)

Harriet (Nathalie Emmanuel)

Sonya (Katherine McNamara)

DC Cinematic and Television Universes

Kara Danvers (Melissa Benoist)

Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes)

Thea Queen (Willa Holland)

Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards)

Hunter Zoloman (Teddy Sears)

Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell)

Melanie Silver (Saoirse Ronan)

Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie)

The Joker (Jared Leto)

Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanaugh)

Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker)

Jesse Quick (Violett Beane)

Alex Danvers (Chyler Leigh)

Chato Santana (El Diablo) (Jay Hernandez)

Patty Spivot (Shantel VanSanten)

Floyd Lawton (Deadshot) (Will Smith)

Clark Kent (Superman) (Henry Cavill)

Ray Palmer (A.T.O.M) (Brandon Routh)

Adrian Chase (Simon Morrison) (Josh Segarra)

Sara Lance (Caity Lotz)

Barry Allen (Grant Gustin)

Dinah Drake (Juliana Harkavy)

William Clayton (Jack Moore)

Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) (Gal Gadot)

Mon-El (Mike Matthews) (Chris Wood)

Winslow Schott Jr. (Jeremy Jordan)

Zoe Lawton (Shailyn Pierre-Dixon)

Jae-Yoon Hyunsik (Park Chanyeol)

Iris West (Candice Patton)

Dante Ramon (Nicholas Gonzalez)

Star Wars

Bennal Derek (Bradley Cooper)

Han Solo (Harrison Ford)

Aeli Serit (Shailene Woodley)

Kylo Ren (Adam Driver)

Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn)

Armitage Hux (Domhnall Gleeson)

Alter'Li Fond (Holland Roden)

Callen Derek (Kellen Lutz)

Barriss Offee (Nalini Krishan)

Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman)

Rey (Daisy Ridley)

Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher)

Lord of the Rings

Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly)

Legolas Greenleaf (Orlando Bloom)

Thranduil Greenleaf (Lee Pace)

Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman)

Gimli (John Rhys-Davies)

Raviel (Rachel McAdams)

The Mortal Instruments and Shadowhunters

Max Lightwood - TMI (Jack Fulton)

Cecily Herondale - TMI (Alexandra Daddario)

Shane Burciaga (Adam Lambert)

Magnus Bane - SH (Harry Shum Jr.)

Louis Adams (Dylan O'Brien)

Amelia Lockhart (Madison McLaughlin)

Clarissa 'Clary' Fray - TMI (Katherine Mcnamara)

Alec Lightwood - SH (Matthew Daddario)

Kayden Jacques - SH (Victoria Justice)

Jace Lightwood - TMI (Jamie Campbell Bower)

Maia Roberts - TMI (Meagan Tandy)

Disney Live-Action

Belle (Emma Watson)

Evie (Sofia Carson)

Rapunzel (Mackenzie Mauzy)

Little Red Riding Hood (Lila Crawford)

Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale)

Mal (Dove Cameron)

Jay (Booboo Stewart)

Ben (Mitchell Hope)

Giselle (Amy Adams)

Henry Turner (Brenton Thwaites)

Carlos De Vil (Cameron Boyce)

Twilight

Jane (Dakota Fanning)

Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli)

[nickarmstrongfilm]

10 Best Films of 2019 That Were Featured on Multiple “Worst of” Lists

I’m back again! I wrote one of these last year and I hesitated to do it again because as the year ramped up, I saw a lot of backlash against “Worst of the Year” lists that, frankly, I am not aligned with. There is nothing wrong with being critical of any and every movie that is produced on such a massive scale. I would even venture to say that there is something distinctly wrong with being so uncritical about the film industry that you eat up whatever they give you. Many worst of the year lists, though, tend to line up with the traditional line of thought that certain films are simply not good, which then means that other films are definitively good. This is where I begin to take issue. A lot of films that are near-unanimously panned have much more value than they’re being given credit for. Not every film on this list is one of those, but a lot of unique voices and projects are mocked, forgotten and/or ignored because of these lists.

Again, this is not a best of the year list, it is ranked by how frequently it appeared on the lists I perused as opposed to how good they are. These are some movies from 2019 that I enjoyed and wanted to stick up for, but I do not object to the concept of a “worst of the year list”, I simply object to these being them when many best of the year lists (see: yesterday’s Oscar nominations) encompass the opposite of what I love watching movies for.

That’s a lot of rambling to say that this list is not that important, but I recommend all of these movies to varying degrees, and I encourage you to follow your gut to see if you should ignore the consensus on some of them!

10. Murder Mystery (2018, Kyle Newacheck) [2 lists]

For me, this is the most energetic Sandler’s low-energy everyman has been in years, really playing up his throwaway jokes which makes them feel even funnier. A fun cast of characters, a fun mystery and makes the case for schlocky mystery novels! Fun!!

9. 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019, Johannes Roberts) [tie, 3 lists]

I am a sucker for one-location thrillers and when the location is underwater in a submerged lost city trapped with relentless blind sharks, I had a tough time resisting how much fun this one was. And relentless is the perfect word! Surpassed its predecessor, as far as I’m concerned, and I already thought that one was pretty good.

9. Brightburn (2019, David Yarovesky) [tie, 3 lists]

I heard the premise for this one and was just immediately on board, to be fair. Perhaps that is where a lot of people’s problems with this movie stem from. For me, it did what it promised and although it did not exceed those expectations or expand on its premise much at all, I am sold on something that recognizes that superheroes have power and that an impressionable child living in America is unlikely to wield that power for good.

9. The Intruder (2019, Deon Taylor) [tie, 3 lists]

Carried by three excellent performances, in particular Quaid’s, which instantly made me a fan. The way that director Deon Taylor introduces the character’s calculated “good intentions” allows his evil to reveal itself within the house that he sells to Michael Ealy and Meagan Good’s characters throughout the rest of the film, resulting in something genuinely stomach-turning. One of my favorite horror films this year!

6. Countdown (2019, Justin Dec) [4 lists]

As silly as the idea of a killer app movie may be, it hones in on a fear that is common in some of the best horror films out there: that our death is inevitable, and there’s nowhere we can run to escape it. In tandem with that idea, it introduces a fascinating exploration of faith that counteracts that nihilistic message. Not too different from a tech-centric It Follows, frankly.

5. Replicas (2019, Jeffrey Machmanoff) [7 lists]

Keanu had a huge year in 2019 — John Wick 3, Toy Story 4 and a couple scene-stealing cameos — but very little enthusiasm was directed as the January-released film in which he attempts to clone/revive his family who have died in a car accident. First of all, Keanu brings his all to everything he does and I have to appreciate the integrity that he brings to a low-rent Philip K. Dick knock-off that largely consists of him spending time in a science lab with Thomas Middleditch.

4. Glass (2019, M. Night Shyamalan) [8 lists]

In researching for this list — and upon scrolling through people’s various end-of-the-year takes — I was faced with an unprecedented amount of hate for what I’d consider not only the best film of the year but also what ended up being my favorite film ever. Perhaps it’s just my echo chamber but how this empathetic, minimally-structured take on the superhero genre was received poorly is beyond me.

3. Gemini Man (2019, Ang Lee) [9 lists]

Almost definitely the year’s best action movie, not only for having some of the best set pieces but for, on top of that, choosing to sit in the melancholy of the story it created for much longer than most other action films that come out are willing to do.

2. Hellboy (2019, Neil Marshall) [11 lists]

I can’t exactly explain this one. I see why people dislike it and I certainly see how it is unnecessary considering how Del Toro’s voice shined through and dominated the story of Hellboy in his films. It is also perhaps a blatant attempt to cash in on the success of Deadpool’s smarmy anti-hero, but there is something so much sincere about David Harbour’s turn as Hellboy that it ends up feeling goofy in a much more enjoyable way. I have likened it to the sincerity of Vin Diesel — as if he were trying his luck at an R-rated action franchise about a ragtag group of weirdos — and in that light, it’s difficult (perhaps even hypocritical) for me to dislike it all that much.

1. Serenity (2019, Steven Knight) [13 lists]

Hailed (condemned?) as the year’s most baffling film and it only came out in January! I was on hopelessly board with this thing from its opening frames, though: It’s so confident in its ludicrous mythology that I actually ended up appreciating its emotional wavelength. I give this one a lot of credit for how it steers itself after revealing what may seem like a pretty nonsensical twist.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Cats (2019, Tom Hooper) - 4 votes Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019, Michael Dougherty) - 2 votes Domino (2019, Brian De Palma) - 2 votes Escape Room (2019, Adam Robitel) - 1 vote In The Tall Grass (2019, Vincenzo Natali) - 1 vote What Men Want (2019, Adam Shankman) - 1 vote Little (2019, Tina Gordon Chism) - 1 vote Annabelle Comes Home (2019, Gary Dauberman) - 1 vote 6 Underground (2019, Michael Bay) - 1 vote Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil & Vile (2019, Joe Berlinger) - 1 vote

SOURCES:

Looper CBS News Zimbio
Variety Rolling Stone WatchMojo.com Entertainment Weekly Now Toronto Fox 5 Chicago Tribune Hollywood Reporter ABC IGN Yahoo Gamespot EW Jeremy Jahns Gizmodo

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Newly Published Research at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph

Each week the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph will be sharing newly published work from faculty and graduate students. If you have a new publication that has not been included in this listing, please email links to the communication team at  ovcinfo@uoguelph.ca. 

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Low Dose Metronomic Delivery of Cyclophosphamide is Less Detrimental to Granulosa Cell Viability and Ovarian Function Than Maximum Tolerated Dose Delivery in the Mouse Jacqueline Dynes, Kata Osz, Allyssa Hooper, Jim Petrik -  Biology of Reproduction, August 30 ,2017.

Department of Clinical Studies

Retrospective analysis of portal dosimetry pre-treatment quality assurance of prostate volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans Maraghechi, B., Davis, J., Badu, S., Fleck, A., Darko, J., & Osei, E. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, August 22, 2017.

Diagnostic Utility of Wireless Video-Electroencephalography in Unsedated Dogs F.M.K. James, M.A. Cortez, G. Monteith, T.S. Jokinen, S. Sanders, F. Wielaender, A. Fischer, H. Lohi – Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, July 2017.

Single incision laparoscopic-assisted ovariohysterectomy for an ovarian tumor in a dog Daniel Lopez, Ameet Singh, Tanya F. Wright, Cathy Gartley, Meagan Walker – CVJ, September, 2017.

Comparison of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius adherence to 2 canine limb salvage endoprosthesis implants Alim Nazarali, Ameet Singh, Shauna Morrison, Thomas W.G. Gibson, Joyce Rousseau, J. Scott Weese, Sarah E. Boston - CVJ, September, 2017.

Department of Pathobiology

Enhancing Immune Responses to Cancer Vaccines Using Multi-Site Injections Mould RC, AuYeung AWK, van Vloten JP, Susta L, Mutsaers AJ, Petrik JJ, Wood GA, Wootton SK, Karimi K, Bridle BW - Scientific Reports, August,16, 2017.

Department of Population Medicine

Risk factors associated with stranger-directed aggression in domestic dogs Hannah E. Flint, Jason B. Coe, James A. Serpell,  David L. Pearl, Lee Niel - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, August 30, 2017.

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Here We Are As In Olden Days, Part 28

Apologies if this shows up on your dash twice. It looked really funky the first time I posted it, so I’m trying a do-over.

Day 28 of @missdaviswrites  December Sherlock ficlet challenge.

28 December, Many Happy Returns 

Sherlock | Platonic or pre-slash Hoopkins | Ficlet | ao3 link

“I like your hat.”

“Thanks! A really cool friend knitted it for me.”

“She must be cool, if she’s making you awesome hats like that.”

“The coolest.”

“So, ready to start the zoo experience?”

“Definitely. And, um, thanks, Stella, for letting me come with you.”

“Of course! Us cool kids have to stick together.”

“I’m not– I’m not cool. Not at all.”

“What on Earth are you talking about, Molls? You’re so cool.”

“No, I’m not. I’m the mousy little background person with a weird sense of humor and too many cats.”

“You’re kidding, right?”

“No.”

“Molls… I think you’re amazing. You’re brilliant and funny and you like Doctor Who. You help solve murders. You let me natter on about work. You know all of these crazy, random facts—we are starting a trivia team, by the way. You’re super helpful and kind. You’re totally cracking.”

… “Oh. Thank you.”

“Psh. I said nothing you don’t deserve hearing.”

“I’ve been trying to be more… positive lately. Telling myself I deserve good things.”

“You deserve the best. I’m making it my job now to help you see that.”

“You’re a good egg, Stella.”

“I try. Now let’s go see some animals.”

* * *

“The only continents without otters are Australia and Antarctica.”

“Oh?”

“Yes. They’ve been hunted close to extinction many other places too.”

“That’s sad.”

“It is. Why are humans so cruel sometimes?”

“If I knew the answer to that, I would happily put myself out of a job curing that little problem.”

“I don’t know how you do it, Stella.”

“What? Curing the world’s ills?”

“Sort of. Being a detective, it must be so hard. Seeing all of that cruelty up close. I couldn’t do it.”

“But you do do it. You have to see all of the bodies too. You have to take them apart and figure them out. It’s not any easier.”

“It is for me. I see them out of context. I’m able to divorce myself from it to some degree, just focus on the bodies themselves. It’s still not fun, but it’s easier. But you, you’re looking at terrible photos over and over, interviewing friends and family, putting yourself in the minds of killers. You’re so brave.”

“We’re both brave in our own ways, Molls. Now, no more sad talk. Today is a happy day. It’s a gorgeous winter morning, we’re hanging out, and we’re at the zoo. Let’s let this year end on a good note so we can start next year in a good place. Okay?”

“You’re amazing, you know that? And I agree. No more negativity today. Did you know penguins are only found naturally in the southern hemisphere?”

“Really?”

“Yup. And they swallow a lot of water when hunting, but a gland behind their eyes filters the salt out of their blood. They sneeze to expel it.”

“Oh my God, that is precious. I want to see a penguin sneeze! How do you know so much about animals?”

“I watch a lot of nature shows.”

“We should have a marathon someday. Get pizza and sweets, maybe some wine. Make a fun night of it.”

“You think a fun night would be watching nature documentaries with me?”

“Sure! You’re fun, animals are fun, food and alcohol are fun. What’s not to love? No. No, Molls. None of this ‘Oh no, I’m not that great, Stella.’ Remember? Think positively.”

“Right. Okay. Yes, we should do it.”

“Awesome. Can’t wait! Oh! Alpacas. I looove alpacas. Have you ever felt alpaca yarn? It’s soooo soft.”

“Yes! My favorite scarf when I was a kid was made with alpaca yarn. It was so lovely, like being wrapped in a fluffy cloud.”

“I’ll make you a new one then.”

“Stella, no. You just made me a hat…”

“So? Who else have I got to knit for?”

“Family?”

“Meh, they got a ton from me when I was teenager. Plus, you were the one to get me back into knitting. I hadn’t knit anything in at least two years before I made your hat. I’d forgotten how much I enjoyed it. Oh! Speaking of. I started making a TARDIS cowl with the yarn you gave me for Christmas. It’s going to be amazing.”

“Good. I’m glad you like it.”

“I do. I like all of the gifts you got me.”

“I only gave you two things. Nothing compared to all of the fun little gifts I got from my elf.”

“Are you kidding? I only did that to thank you for being my friend. You were the first friend I made here in London. I was feeling lost, and you were so welcoming and sweet and lovely. I was having a pretty shite day when we met, actually. And then there you were, all giggly and funny. It was the first time I thought maybe the move to London wasn’t such a bad thing after all.”

“Oh. Well. Glad I could help.”

“You did help. Sooo much. And today too. Today is lovely. It’s my birthday, you know.”

“What? Why aren’t you out celebrating?”

“I am, you silly goose. I’m at the zoo with my awesome friend on a gorgeous day.”

“Oh. Yes, of course. Well, many happy returns.”

“Thank you.”

“So. Where does the birthday girl want to go out to eat after the zoo?”

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Here We Are As In Olden Days, Part 14

Day 14 of @missdaviswrites  December Sherlock ficlet challenge.

14 December, Elf

Sherlock | Molly POV | Friendship or Pre-slash Hoopkins | Ficlet | ao3 link

Molly placed the latest gift back on her desk before getting back to work. It had been a daily occurrence since the 1st of December. She would come into her office each morning to find a little gift had mysteriously appeared on her desk. Nothing fancy. A chocolate bar, a classic novel she’d been meaning to read for ages; one day it was just a printed out joke that had her in stitches.

But today. Today it was a gorgeous knitted hat, pale green and made from the softest yarn she’d ever felt. Every time she’d entered her office that day, she’d taken a moment to run her hands over the smooth fabric. She was glad it had finally cooled down enough that she could wear it on the walk home without looking silly. She would’ve worn it even if it was 40 degrees out, though, because she loved it. It reminded her of the knitted accessories her dad had made for her when she was a kid—scarves, mittens, and of course, hats.

She hadn’t thought about her dad’s knitting in ages until a couple of weeks ago, when a DI and she had got on the subject while waiting for a test to finish up. Molly didn’t usually talk about her dad to other people. He had only been gone a few years, and sometimes the memories still hurt. But this woman���Stella, new to the Met—was just so easy to talk to that it was natural to let the memory of those warm gifts from her father just spill out.

Friends weren’t easy for Molly. She had always been quiet and private. Most of them were like her, odd and serious. Well, then there was Sherlock, but that had never been a traditional friendship. Still, he was also odd. Stella, though, was… cool. She was very cool. Smart, an amazing dresser, and she knew so much about so many things. Chatty. Nothing at all like Molly. Usually someone like that would intimidate her, but Stella didn’t. She was open and friendly with Molly, not to mention extremely funny. Not many people got Molly’s rather morbid sense of humor, but when she had made a dark joke the first time Stella had been to the morgue, the woman had laughed like she’d never heard anything funnier.

It was nice, having this new… acquaintance? friend? to talk to, especially during the holidays, when it was made most obvious how few loved ones some people had to celebrate with. And now it seemed Molly had not only the DI, but this mysterious elf/gift giver who thought she was worth paying attention to. It seemed fortuitous to have both happen at once, and the part of Molly that had been taken in by Moriarty wanted to question it, to not believe it, but she was different now. She wasn’t so starved for attention. She was happy with where she was in life.

Okay, yes, she had just broken things off with Tom—lovely man, but not who she needed—but she wasn’t sad about that. She had never been comfortable with Tom. He was always so eager to please and be what she wanted him to be, that she felt she never really got to know the real him. And seeing Sherlock and John, and the way they were so comfortable with each other, even just as friends, made Molly realize that’s what she wanted—no, what she deserved—in her own life.

This elf seemed to think she deserved nice things too, going by the quality of the hat. She wondered if it was hand knit or something bought in a shop. Her money was on the former, given that there were no tags on it. The next question was if the elf knit it themself or if they bought it from a yarn shop. Either was quite flattering, given the price a hand-knit item usually went for. Still, a part of her hoped the elf knit it themself. That they had thought of Molly as they picked out the pattern and matched it with the perfect yarn. That they had taken hours out of their free time to create the hat.

That got her thinking. Did she know any knitters? That would certainly narrow the list of suspects. She felt a bit like Sherlock or Stella, trying to deduce her elf.

Molly was remembering her dad’s knitting during lunch when she recalled her conversation about it with Stella. The DI had mentioned having learned knitting from her aunt when she was a girl. She’d said she didn’t knit much anymore, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t. Could her new friend and her elf be the same person?

For just a moment, the idea saddened Molly, that she might not have two new friends after all. But the thought passed quickly. If Stella was her elf, then she really was Molly’s friend, wasn’t she? Molly wasn’t greedy. She didn’t need two new friends. And Stella was quite fantastic.

The longer she thought about it, the more right it felt that Stella was Molly’s elf. They discovered a shared humor, and then Molly had received that joke as one of her gifts. Molly had mentioned her favorite chocolate bar to the DI, and then received that same sweet a few days later. She recalled Stella complimenting a pale green shirt Molly had worn one day, and that shirt matched her new hat almost exactly.

Work tore her away from her contemplation, but it stayed at the back of her mind the rest of the day. As she walked home that evening, protected from the biting cold by her new hat, she thought on what she should get Stella in return. The DI had mentioned her love of animals. Perhaps tickets to the zoo? Though that seemed too small. But she was new to London. Perhaps she’d like it if Molly went with her? Then Molly could buy her dinner after. Oh! And she could buy her some yarn as well. Yes, that sounded lovely.

Mind made up, Molly walked the rest of the way home with good holiday cheer, warm in her new hat and happy in her thoughts of her new friend. It was going to be a lovely Christmas.

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