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| Caption. | Lexi turned her back on us this year. But she's delighted to be in a home with a loving uncle and no drooling dog ... so we're happy for her. |
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Greetings from our new home in Iowa City! Aaron retired in summer 2025, and we got to choose a new location.
If, like us, you are finding that these times try your soul, we hope that the following list of things we wanted to share will lighten your load and expand your capacity for action. Let us know what cultural events we should seek out (and what actions to take about our trying times)!
Aaron Caplan & Leah Lee Caplan
We took a southern route when moving from the City of Culver City to the City of Iowa City. Click on the map to see some photos from the road.
Go down to the crossroads; forget about Jim Crow for a few hours at the juke joint; even make a deal with a mysterious stranger to learn guitar; but just stay clear of those hillbilly vampires. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
An illustration of how hard it can be to know what is going on in someone else's mind. Told in four episodes consisting of unbroken takes, each of which focuses on different characters, all of them yearning for insight about someone's bad deeds. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Two very tonally different movies to watch before you join a revolutionary cell (or before you leave one). Say Nothing is a based-on-true-events version of two sisters who dedicate themselves to a united Ireland during the Troubles. One Battle After Another is based-on-fictional-events version of how to keep the flame alive after your revolutionary cell is pursued to the point of decimation. But they're both kind of funny!
The US and the Holocaust (Ken Burns 2022)
The American Revolution (Ken Burns 2025)
These multi-part PBS series look at times our nation had chances to do right, and consider what we did with the opportunities.
Marty Supreme (2025)
A Real Pain (2024)
Shiva Baby (2021)
Marty Supreme is the movie Scorsese would make if was in the mood for a movie about a fast-talking ping-pong player. A Real Pain takes a tour group to the old country, where it's hard to tell if the voyage helps more than it hurts. Shiva Baby shows how not to mourn after a funeral.
Don't worry, not all atheists are as scary as Hugh Grant.
The Beast In Me (Netflix 2025)
Black Doves (Netflix 2024)
Bodies (Netflix 2023)
Criminal: UK (Netflix 2019)
Dept. Q (Netflix 2025)
The Lowdown (Hulu 2025)
Task (HBO 2025)
Woman of the Dead (Netflix 2022 & 2025)
LEAH: I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO SAY ABOUT THESE MINISERIES. SHOULD THEY BE MADE PART OF THE HONORABLE MENTIONS???
Black Bag (2025)
Conclave (2024)
Companion (2025)
Death by Lightning (Netflix 2025)
Die My Love (2025)
Emilia Perez (2024)
El Topo (1970)
It Follows (2015)
Molly's Game (2017)
Murderbot (Apple TV 2025)
Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV 2025)
Pieces of a Woman (2020)
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
Rebel Ridge (2024)
Anything this year???
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| Caption. | Lexi turned her back on us this year. But she's delighted to be in a home with a loving uncle and no drooling dog ... so we're happy for her. |
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