BELIEF SYSTEMS
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants you to know that "Democratic" this, her ideology, involves a living wage, not the gulag
What is socialism?
The activity of acknowledging benefits, or a day set aside for that activity
What is thanksgiving?
"Trainwreck", "I Feel Pretty"
Who is Amy Schumer?
Able to use both hands with equal ease
Who is ambidextrous?
By definition, it's the oldest age a nonagenarian can be
What is 99?
Renee Zellweger's original journal entry meets up with a film about Greg Heffley based on a popular children's book series
What is Bridget Jones' Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
It's a term for ancient Egyptians who gave honor to Ra
What are sun worshippers?
Idiomatically, it's a catastrophe when this large receptacle comes before "fire"
What is a dumpster?
"Training Day", "Roman J. Israel, Esq."
Who is Denzel Washington?
Someone who takes blame for others, from an ancient Jewish ceremony
What is a scrapegoat?
The French verb chaloir, "to be concerned", led to this English word meaning coolly indifferent
What is nonchalant?
A 2020 adventure based on a Jack London classic gets, well, a lot weirder as a 1990 David Lynch film about Sailor Ripley
What is The Call of the Wild at Heart?
Millenarians await this happening, Christ's return, & expect it to be more fun than in Yeats' poem of that title
What is the second coming?
A ceremony signaling new construction, or an adjective describing anything revolutionary
What is a groundbreaking?
"Room", "The Glass Castle"
Who is Brie Larson?
Of dubious authenticity, specifically like non-canonical Bible books
What is apocryphal?
From Latin for "not" & "join together", this adjective means refusing to agree to an opinion or course of action
What is noncommittal?
Hilary Swank's boxer starts a career in crime with Ansel Elgort's youthful master wheelman
What is Million Dollar Baby Driver?
Theosophy is one of many systems based on belief in this world of mystical revelation, from the Latin for "hidden"
What is the occult?
Kierkegaard believed dread, or this, is a desire for what one fears
What is angst?
"Mad Max: Fury Road", "Venom"
Who is Tom Hardy?
A new term for a suddenly old version of something, like "film camera"
What is a retronym?
Noninvasive medical procedures include CT scans, X-rays & this type of 3-D diagnostic viewing that earned a 2003 Nobel Prize
What is an MRI?
A Cooper/Gaga saga goes Tom Cruise-ing into a 1989 film about a Vietnam vet
What is A Star is Born on the Fourth of July?
"Ru" is the Chinese word for the belief system central to Chinese culture for millennia; we use this word, from a sage's name
What is Confucianism?
This word once meant a spirit that plagued you during sleep; it still has a sleep-related meaning
What is a nightmare?
"The Mountain Between Us", "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
Who is Idris Elba?
The study of flags
What is vexillology?
Some birds are nonmigratory, including the Anna's variety of this very busy avian
What is a hummingbird?
A 2014 movie with Peter Quill & his pals meets up with Tim Allen & his sci-fi TV cast to be a film we'd very much like to see
What is Guardians of the Galaxy Quest?