Starring Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke - teaming up once again after 2018's Black Panther - as Adelaide and Gabe Wilson, a couple who vacation with their children Zora (Shahadi Wright Joseph) and Jason (Evan Alex) in Santa Monica, Us immediately reveals that Adelaide suffered a childhood trauma at the Santa Monica boardwalk and is hesitant to return. Throughout the journey, Davis spends his time chasing an orange tabby cat on a cyclical journey - and in a particularly obvious nod to Joyce, the cat's name is eventually revealed as Ulysses. During this week, he discovers that his illicit, married lover Jean (Carey Mulligan) is pregnant, records a song with her husband Jim (Justin Timberlake) and novelty musician Al Cody (Isaac's eventual Star Wars co-star Adam Driver), and more, including an ill-fated trip to Chicago. Inspired by everything from James Joyce's Ulysses to the true story of musician Dave Van Ronk, Llewyn Davis chronicles a particularly difficult week for Davis. Inside Llewyn Davis, which stars future Star Wars star Oscar Isaac as the titular singer-songwriter, was written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and tells the twisting, winding tale of Davis' struggles to make it in the music business after his bandmate commits suicide years before the film. The Coen brothers have been making acclaimed, award-winning movies for decades, and in 2013, one of their most thoughtful and beautifully-penned projects hit theaters. Toy Story 3 might have felt unnecessary, but in the end, it felt like a perfect closing chapter for the original trilogy (though Toy Story 4 would follow years later in 2019). Ultimately, the toys find their way back to Andy, allowing him to introduce each toy to his neighbor's young daughter, finding a new home for his lifelong friends and providing emotional, satisfying closure for both the film's characters and for the audience. When they try to escape, it proves more difficult than they thought - including a harrowing and emotional sequence that sees everyone's favorite gang of toys heading for an incinerator at the end of a trash chute - but luckily, the story ends happily. As Andy sets off for college, his toys end up accidentally donated to a local daycare, where they're tormented by manic children all day. There are romances, comedies, and tear-jerkers galore, but if you're in a mood for something a little darker, we've got you covered with some horror flicks, too.Toy Story 3 took an entirely different approach to the now-familiar narrative about beloved toys Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack), and more, envisioning a time when their loving owner Andy (John Morris) doesn't need them anymore. In honor of that sacred solo movie night, here are 50 films that are perfect for watching by yourself. It's also the perfect occasion for all your "I-know-this-is-terrible-but-I've-seen-it-five-times-and-I'm-going-for-a-sixth" faves, because there's no judgment. It's the perfect way to watch something that either makes you weep like a child, brings out your ugliest laugh, or convinces the musical theater nerd in you that yes, you could totally have a show on Broadway. As someone with a huge family with no sense of personal space, I know that me time is sacred, and I do some of my best movie-watching during it. It's that treasured time where you have no social obligations and all you have to worry about is getting up to refresh your drink of choice - I'm talking about me time. There are some days when all you want to do is go home, put on your comfiest clothes, get your favorite movie-watching spread together, and be alone.
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