Category: Movies
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CuJoJo, or, One Thing I Like About Primate
The horror movie about a rabid chimpanzee works largely because it’s so contrived. (No significant spoilers).
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Fragments of the Long Tail
Unorganized thoughts about what sticks after narrative storytelling collides with imperfect memory
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Game Night, or, Settlers of Catan
An amazing cast and confident direction let this movie work best when it settles into being a screwball action comedy
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One Thing I Like About Dust Bunny
Dust Bunny is undeniably a movie with a distinct creative vision, I’m just still deciding whether I like that vision
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One Thing I Like About Zootopia 2
The sequel continues the precedent set by the original of being more clever and insightful than these movies need to be
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One Thing I Love About Eternity
This surprisingly charming movie about choosing the perfect afterlife makes a love triangle where you want to see everyone win
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Idiocracy and Somebody Else’s Problem
Revisiting a movie that I still think is just okay, and how it just keeps getting more relevant
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One Thing I Like About Wake Up Dead Man
Wake Up Dead Man is a solid murder mystery that in the Knives Out tradition, has a lot to say about Our Current Moment. The most interesting twist is the idea that Benoit Blanc isn’t right about everything. (No significant spoilers)
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The Running Man, Grenades, Plastic Straws, and Ugly Scarves
Follow-up thoughts on The Running Man and the whole idea of implicating you, the viewer
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One Thing I Like About The Running Man
The Running Man isn’t nearly as good as the version of the movie that was playing in my head, but also that movie could never exist. (Spoilers after a warning)