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Cobra Kai

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"Decades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament bout, a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves martial-arts rivals again." - IMDB   Season 1 So I didn’t live under a rock. I did come across The Karate Kid in my youth. I know it was spammed on TV back when the Jaden Smith remake came out, so I caught the original movies then. I don’t know — it was never really my thing. In terms of ’80s classics, I enjoyed The Goonies much more. In terms of martial arts content, my generation had Avatar: The Last Airbender. Karate Kid was just something I didn’t latch onto. However — because of Avatar — I was still inspired to start karate when I had the chance. And now I’m a black belt. As Cobra Kai made its way into the mainstream, I knew I was obligated to watch the show myself at some point. The kids at my karate school were obsessed with the show — like, literally multiple kids met Cobra Kai cast members at conventions before. My Sensei dressed as Johnny for...

AUGUST WATCH PARTY - Lee (2023), Kill Bill Volume 2 (2004), The Giver (2014)

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"War correspondent Lee Miller travels to the front lines of World War II to embark on a mission to uncover the hidden truths of the Third Reich. But in the wake of betrayal, a reckoning will come over the truths of her own past." -  IMDB    There are so many movies out there covering WWII but I really enjoyed this one. We see the war through the perspective of a war photographer - bless them, that's a crazy job. I always love watching biopics that encourage me to do further research. Lee literally posed for a picture in Hitler's bathtub during the final days of the war. Bad👏ass👏 This was also a movie that made me deep dive the efforts it took to spread word about the Holocaust. The concept and imagery was truly disturbing and was considered unbelievable or too disgusting to share. But there were a dozen people, just like Lee Miller, that fought for that truth to reach everyone. The truth had to be known. All those Jews were taken away and never to be seen again. Nob...