After the excellence of Baby Cobra (one of the best stand-up specials I've ever seen), I just haven't appreciated Ali Wong's new material as much. Baby Cobra had such an amazing structure and it was so tight. Single Lady is just a bunch of very similar jokes told over and over again, and there really wasn't a payoff at the end.
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The Last Ranger 2024
Watched during a 2025 Oscar-nominated live action short film program at the JBFC.
I felt, if this film were a lot less predictable and melodramatic, the message would have come across even better. Maybe it would have been better as a doc, honestly... Also could have been a lot shorter imo.
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Poetry 2010
Agnes' Song
How is it over there?
How lonely is it?
Is it still glowing red at sunset?
Are the birds still singing on the way to the forest?
Can you receive the letter I dared not send?
Can I convey…
the confession I dared not make?
Will time pass and roses fade?
Now it's time to say goodbye
Like the wind that lingers and then goes,
just like shadows
To promises that never came,
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Memoir of a Murderer 2017
I wanted to watch "Memories of Murder" directed by Bong Joon-ho. So I searched for it on Netflix and settled in. Got through the whole thing before I realized I had, in fact, watched an entirely different Korean movie called "Memoir of a Murderer." I feel tricked (those names are way too similar!!), but at least this film was pretty fun.
What an interesting premise. Serial killer vs. serial killer - who will prevail? So many mindfucks from the main…
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