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I recently saw Rang Song (2021), The Worst Person in the World (2021), and Donnie Darko

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[–] makeshiftreaper 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

My last few movies were:

  • Furiosa: it was alright, but the music was really lacking for me which was a big part of why I like the first one. It was also slower which I think is a mistake for something so heavily focused on cars/speed 2.5/5
  • Mad Max Fury Road: Now this shit rocks. Action packed, great music, immediately to the point. Much better than the Mel Gibson films, including Thunderdome 4/5
  • Cloverfield: I was looking for some horror and heard good things about the other ones. This had cool parts, but even by horror movie standards these protagonists were so insanely stupid I couldn't focus on the movie. Every decision made was the wrong one 2/5
  • Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog: I was drunk and needed to kill an hour. I sang the whole thing and had a great time 4/5
  • I saw the TV Glow: This was a rollercoaster. I liked it, then was irritated, then it explained what was happening and I really liked what was happening, then it got to the end and lost me again. I think different editing could have made this better. Still very cool 3.5/5
  • Blackberry: I have no idea how close to reality this was but the story was compelling and people felt like a lot of the people I work with in tech. 4/5
[–] nifty 1 points 8 months ago

Creature Features are the best! I rewatch Cloverfield and The Thing almost annually

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Ah Dr Horribles. An underrated classic that all nerds should see, something that could only come out of the writers strikes back then. Such a unique and funny thing. Of course now the songs are stuck in my head