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  The Firm 1993

  Watched by Branson Reese 13 Aug 2022 1

  Maybe this is a good movie, maybe it's a bad one that's too long. That distinction is irrelevant to me and my purposes. It had been a long day and we put it on to have something mentally undemanding playing that would transport us to Normie 1993, like a more immersive version of how people play that 6 hour burning fireplace screensaver for their Christmas parties. On that single dimension it delivered with flying colors.

  I liked when Tom Cruise…

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  Death Note 2006

  Watched by Branson Reese 13 Aug 2022 2

  This whole thing would be like seven minutes long if they cut all the tortured inner monologue exposition dumps.

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  Parasite 2019

  Watched by Branson Reese 27 Oct 2019 12

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

  It rules that Bong Joon-Ho anticipates you anticipating a twist where the rich family is smarter than they appear and then pulls the rug out from under you to reveal that they’re actually even dumber and more casually cruel than you originally thought. That’s radical realism, baby.

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  Midsommar 2019

  Watched by Branson Reese 03 Jul 2019 24

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

  I was sitting next to the entrance and during the sex scene a guy walked into the wrong theater, went “nope,” and walked back out.