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• Overdue Finds Episode 132: Top 5 Documentaries

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• Overdue Finds Episode 35: 1969 Pop Culture Time Capsule

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  Our first test of this episode format happened back in 2019 when our hosts explored all of the best media that came out in 1969. What other years full of great books, movies and music should we review?

• Overdue Finds Episode 126: Top Five Favourite Books

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  Will Caroline unveil her picks in an ascending order in terms of her favourites, or in chronological order of when the books were published? The mystery! The intrigue!

• Flickchart

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  Bryce recommends using this website to document and rank all of your favourite sports documentaries (and other favourite movies too).

• Overdue Finds Episode 88: Sports Movies

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  If you are in the market for a good sports movie, check out the list of recommendations that Bryce, Caroline, and guest Anna Wallace created to go along with our Sports Movies episode.

• Scream (2023)

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  This horror franchise has been going strong for nearly three decades now! The latest installment - technically Scream 6 - is on Caroline's to-watch list.

• Scream

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  Caroline's Overdue Find - This whole franchise, from the 1996 original to the 2022 reboot of the same name, is a fun ride full of self-referential humour about the slasher genre.

• Scream

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  What's your favourite scary movie? Scream (1996) has characters that know and understand the rules of the slasher genre while still living in a world governed by them. Both funny and scary, this film is a nod to horror movie fans everywhere.

• The Babadook

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  Scream (2022) pokes fun at the trend of "prestige horror," which takes itself more seriously and seems to appeal more to film critics than prior eras of horror. The Babadook may appear more high-brow as a meditation about grief and loss, but to be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Scream. 2

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  Now that you know the rules of a typical slasher, it's time to learn the rules of the slasher sequel.

• Scream. 2

  Scream 3

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  Not only does Scream 3 have its fun satirizing horror movie trilogies, it also might be the most early 2000s movie of all time given its choice of music, clothing, and hairstyles.

• Scre4m

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  As horror movie trends evolved, so too did the Scream franchise evolve to make fun of them. In particular, Scream 4 looks at the movie industry's sudden interest in remaking classics.

• Moving in Stereo

  the Best of the Cars

  Cars (Musical group)

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  Bryce's Overdue Find - Consider keeping things simple on your next road trip and listen to the Cars' single "Let's Go!" as you hit the road in your car.

• Helvetica

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  Deep diving into the world of type fonts seems like a strange idea until you realize that typography and graphic design are an integral part of our everyday life. What's so special about Helvetica? Also available for streaming on Kanopy.

• Paris Is Burning

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  Set in New York City in the 1980s, this documentary gives us an invaluable look into the origins of ballroom culture and vogue as an art form.

• RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 2

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  Many aspects of ballroom (voguing) culture have become more prevalent in popular culture because of the popularity of RuPaul's Drag Race, a campy, glittery, over-the-top competition show that is on the lookout for the America's next drag superstar.

• Bowling for Columbine

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  Director Michael Moore explores the United States' relationship with firearms through the lens of the Columbine High School shooting. Also available for streaming on Kanopy.

• Parallel Play

  Sloan (Musical group)

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  Caroline reminisces that the band Sloan provided the unofficial soundtrack to her university frosh week.

• Star Wars. Episode II, Attack of the Clones

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  University student welcome committees had some strange decision to make in 2002. Caroline could have spent her university frosh week watching the likes of this film, but her school chose something significantly more somber (and significantly less…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Birth of a Family | National Film Board of Canada

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  Betty Ann, Esther, Rosalie, and Ben were forcibly removed from their mother during the Sixties Scoop. Decades later, the four are finally able to meet and begin to reckon with their family history. Caroline recommends this film centered on an…Read moreRead more of this annotation