{"product_id":"book-d7nf","title":"Movies (And Other Things)","description":"\u003cb\u003eINSTANT #1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER ★ \u003ci\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER ★ BARNES \u0026amp; NOBLE BESTSELLER ★ AMAZON BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bestselling author Shea Serrano is back with a book about film that combines the fury of a John Wick shootout, the sly brilliance of Regina George holding court at a cafeteria table, and the sheer power of a Denzel monologue, all into one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Movie buffs have no excuse not to lose themselves in this oddball book.\" ―\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMovies (And Other Things\u003c\/i\u003e) is a book about, quite frankly, movies (and other things).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e One of the chapters, for example, answers which race Kevin Costner was able to white savior the best, because did you know that he white saviors Mexicans in \u003ci\u003eMcFarland, USA\u003c\/i\u003e, and white saviors Native Americans in \u003ci\u003eDances with Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e, and white saviors Black people in\u003ci\u003e Black or White\u003c\/i\u003e, and white saviors the Cleveland Browns in \u003ci\u003eDraft Day\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Another of the chapters, for a second example, answers what other high school movie characters would be in Regina George's circle of friends if we opened up the \u003ci\u003eMean Girls\u003c\/i\u003e universe to include other movies (Johnny Lawrence is temporarily in, Claire from \u003ci\u003eThe Breakfast Club \u003c\/i\u003eis in, Ferris Bueller is out, Isis from \u003ci\u003eBring It On\u003c\/i\u003e is out …).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Another of the chapters, for a third example, creates a special version of the Academy Awards specifically for rom-coms, the most underrated movie genre of all. And another of the chapters, for a final example, is actually a triple chapter that serves as an NBA-style draft of the very best and most memorable moments in gangster movies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Many, many things happen in \u003ci\u003eMovies (And Other Things)\u003c\/i\u003e, some of which funny, others of which are sad, a few of which are insightful, and all of which are handled with the type of care and dedication to the smallest details and pockets of pop culture that only a book by Shea Serrano can provide.","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49349096538416,"sku":"BDd7nf","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49349096603952,"sku":"40d7nf","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/d7nf-Square-cover.jpg?v=1778136708","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-d7nf","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}