Category: Movies
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One Thing I Love About Knives Out
Knives Out is a movie that constantly wants to have it both ways, and it somehow pulls it off flawlessly. (Spoilers within)
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One Thing I Don’t Like About Rogue One
Remembering the brilliant production design of Rogue One means being reminded of all of its story problems and what almost feels like a smear campaign against its own protagonist.
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No Toy Left Hanging
Toy Story 4 is my favorite in the series, a perfect farewell to the characters and the more satisfying conclusion I didn’t know I needed.
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Avengers: No Homo
Want to call for better representation in media, but without making disingenuous or simple-minded arguments that accomplish nothing? It’s a snap!
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Them (One Thing I Almost Didn’t Like About Get Out)
I finally worked up the nerve to watch Get Out, and I really liked it. It was a close call, apparently.
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One Thing I Love About Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel shows what can happen when you stop making superhero movies and start making movies for an audience familiar with superheroes
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One Thing I Like About Happy Death Day (and Happy Death Day 2U)
Neither movie feels obligated to be scary, but ignoring genres makes them both better movies.
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Film Rebuff
I won’t go so far as to say that Aquaman is why I’m no longer a movie fan, but it’s definitely not helping.
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One Thing I Love About Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is an Amazing movie that completely understands how origin stories work.
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One Thing I Like About Ralph Breaks the Internet
The Wreck It Ralph sequel allows for weird character design and animation you might not see in a movie that’s hung up on being a timeless classic.
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One Thing I Like About Annihilation
Annihilation breathes life into the book while simultaneously dumbing it down, but really it’s all about the bear.
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Gone Girl, or, Sisters Are Doing It To Themselves
I came home the other night to find my living room in disarray and the entire moral and intellectual core of Gone Girl had gone missing.