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  Grand Theft Hamlet 2024

  Watched 02 Mar 2025

  A
  Surprisingly 
  Moving and Fascinating
  Snapshot of a Very Real Time
  In a Virtual World.
  Produced during the Pandemic Era, this documentary is about out-of-work actors attempting to put on a production of HAMLET in the world of GTA, not only to stay busy, but find connection in this online community.
  What makes the film striking is the very real implications as to why they are investing so much time in this video game, and the fact that it echoes…

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  Flow 2024

  Watched 02 Mar 2025

  A
  Brazen
  Wordless
  Odyssey
  whose universal commentary
  on compassion and comraderie
  is achieved through 
  the most classic
  weapon of choice:
  Good Storytelling.
  Traversing an alternative path
  to the usual suspects of 
  animated adventures,
  FLOW doesn’t rely on 
  A-List Celebs to make its point.
  It’s obvious why this won the Oscar.
  I’ve never been more stressed out
  over a cat and capybara.

  PS.
  For my TRIPpers,
  this is an ideal candidate
  for your 8-12 hr zoner playlist.
  Nice and Easy, but Majestic to boot.
  Go with the…
  Oh you know the deal.

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  The Beast 2023

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 24 Apr 2024 2

  in my TOP 5 of 2024

  A
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  Lynchian Dread that escapes convention
  Ngl:
  I feel like it deserves multiple viewings to really speak on it, but believe the hype.
  It's a damn shame it's not getting a wider release

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  Presence 2024

  Added

  Although
  Conceptually Innovative w/ some good surprises,
  this one didn't tread enough new water for me.
  The trailers pitched it to be the newest creeper by Soderbergh (who does get brownie points for continuously seeking new ways to tell a story), but it was definitely more of a family drama w/ some paranormal activity.
  Admittedly my expectations were high,
  and the horror junkie in me was fiending for a fix, but this wasn't quite what I was looking for.
  BUT
  it…

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