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  Lisa Frankenstein 2024

  ★½ Watched 10 Feb 2024

  My wife and I had a hard time getting through this one. The plot dragged, the characters were hard to care about, the stakes were low, and the jokes fell flat. My first thought was that if this film was released in 1989, the year it's supposed to take place, maybe I would have enjoyed it as a kid and wouldn't judge it for how derivative it is as a 2024 film. Then I thought, maybe I'm not supposed to…

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  Leave the World Behind 2023

  ★★★ Watched 09 Dec 2023

  A film produced by the Obamas was never going to substantively critique US power and their role in destabilizing other countries. As expected, they depicted the US as victims, subject to the very psyops and propaganda campaigns they carry out against foreign governments that don't capitulate to their interests. The film's squandered potential lies in its unwillingness or inability to unpack Danny's vague explanation of the foreign invasion: "We've made a lot of enemies.

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  Good Grief 2023

  ★★½ Watched 06 Jan 2024

  If you're into door aethetics, I highly recommend this film. Inside doors and outside doors, it's got it all. The doors are fabulous. As a film, pretty mediocre and underwhelming. The characters were not nuanced or authentic enough to connect deeply with or care about. I generally love Dan Levy as an actor and writer, but his acting in this film seemed to lack the depth and range that his character and circumstance demanded. Also, the balance and transition between…

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  Prom Night 1980

  ★★½ Watched 03 Mar 2023

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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