# Movies (and Other Things) - Hardcover

by **Shea Serrano** (Author), **Arturo Torres** (Illustrator)

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**"Paging through Serrano's _Movies (and Other Things)_ is like taking a long drive at night with a friend; there's that warmth and familiarity where the chat is more important than the fastest route from Point A to Point B...It's like a textbook gone right; your attention couldn't wander if it tried." --** **Elisabeth Egan,** **_New York Times_ _Book Review_**

**Shea Serrano is back, and his new book, _Movies (And Other Things)_, 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.**

_Movies (And Other Things)_ is a book about, quite frankly, movies (and other things).

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 _McFarland, USA_, and white saviors Native Americans in _Dances with Wolves_, and white saviors Black people in _Black or White_, and white saviors the Cleveland Browns in _Draft Day_?

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 _Mean Girls_ universe to include other movies (Johnny Lawrence is temporarily in, Claire from _The Breakfast Club_ is in, Ferris Bueller is out, Isis from _Bring It On_ is out...). 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.

Many, many things happen in _Movies (And Other Things)_, 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.

### Author Biography

**Shea Serrano's** most recent book, _Basketball (And Other Things)_, was, among other things, a #1 _New York Times_ bestseller and selected by President Barack Obama as one of his favorite reads of the year. His previous book, _The Rap Year Book_, was also a _New York Times_ bestseller, and is being turned into a documentary that will air on AMC in 2019. Currently, he is a staff writer for _The Ringer_.

**Number of Pages:** 256

**Dimensions:** 1 x 9 x 7.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** October 08, 2019

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