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8 Mile 2002
8 Mile is a mostly-successful piece of mythmaking chronicling the rise of Eminem -- excuse me, Bunny Rabbit -- from the post-industrial, racially-segregated urban dystopia of Detroit in the 90s. The performances, including Em's, are convincing, and if you have any investment in rap then this film can be truly thrilling. Of course, given that it is about 90s Detroit rap music, there is a ton of toxic masculinity and homophobia on display. The line the movie takes is complex…
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The NeverEnding Story 1984
The acting is atrocious, the effects look cheap, and the plot makes no sense, but despite that I enjoyed this movie. It's just so strange! With all of its bizarre details it's one of the most dreamlike movies I've ever seen, and I really love movies that are able to capture that dream quality. I can definitely see how this has become a cult classic.
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Space Jam 1996
At this point, nearly twenty-five years after its release, it's a bit trite to say that Space Jam is a bad movie. The movie's corpse has been picked clean by a generation of critics, and seemingly the only reason people still bring Space Jam up is for irony and memes. And yet, watching Space Jam for the first time tonight, I was actually surprised a little bit by just truly how bad it is. The animation is bad quality even…
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