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Anora 2024
I wish I could have walked in and saw this film without any of the award buzz enshrouding this feature, since the constant discussion on Anora has seemingly shaped or informed my opinions, even on the most objective level.
I enjoyed this film a lot, though I didn't quite find the emotional highs that some seemingly extracted from this feature, I found it to be funny, charming, and human in all the right ways. Igor (Yura Borisov) is a real…
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Win or Lose 2025
The visual equivalent of being jumped by a gang of little leaguers who force you to drive them to therapy.
Along the way you laugh, see the world from their eyes, and shed a few tears, and go about your life.
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The Stuff 1985
I watched this film as a kid and thought it was incredibly scary. On a revisit I find the films messaging on consumerism, and the addiction to processed products to be quite relevant even today. Though it's a goofy B-movie, the film sets this up from the first second as a man walks on to a random construction site and just eats a white liquid seeping up out of the ground because it's "soft."
If you enjoy some stilted southern…
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Terror Firmer 1999
This is a baffling gore fest that left me shocked, grossed out, and sometimes watching through my fingers. But this gruesome send up of Slasher's in the vein of "Sleepaway Camp", this one tops the list as delivering on all fronts.
That is to say, this film is not for everyone and probably not for most Troma fans, since this is easily the most Troma Troma film that has been made. I will say the realization of some of the hints to the twist and clever editing jokes were welcome in a film that made me wince and gasp.
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