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Recent reviews

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  The Lobster 2015

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 30 Sep 2023

  Extremely autism-coded dry humor set in a speculative dystopian society.

  Also the best build up to a subtle Nick Cave reference ever. Somehow I imagine this one is lost on most people.

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  Barbie 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 16 Sep 2023

  I watched this almost entirely because Ben Shapiro hated it so much. I figured it must have merits.

  And it didn't disappoint. Intelligent humor with compelling social criticism.

  My only real complaint is it turned into Return of the King at the end and wore out its welcome. Like RotK, there wasn't anything wrong with it, it just felt too long. But it was a great time otherwise

  Also, I'll be happy to not see pink for a few years 🦇

Popular reviews

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  Dune 2021

  ★★★★½ Watched 21 Oct 2021

  Wow, what an experience. It's hard to imagine how this looks for anyone that hasn't read the book. I do have some quibbles about plot decisions, particularly the lack of visibility to the paranoia surrounding the plot against the Duke in the first half of the movie. I felt like that was a fairly critical component to the story, and it was totally glossed over and the conclusion was very abrupt.

  And, I have a few quibbles like that. But…

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  Loki 2021

  ★★★★ Watched 11 Jun 2021

  Took notes from Gilliam's Brazil, but it worked and was funny. Brazil was funnier but this is great popcorn fare.

  I also love seeing the 1-star reviews of this show because the reviewers believe predeterminism means choices don't matter. That isn't how it works, bros.

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