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"The Drama" A Delectable Film You Should Watch With Others

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    Certainly a film of all time. That's not to just say I thought The Drama  was bad or anything. In fact, I knew about the big twist prior to watching this film (thanks Twitter) yet still came away pretty pleased with how they handled the premise. If you (thankfully) haven't been spoiled yet, the big reveal is that Emma (Zendaya's character), planned and almost executed a school shooting. The semantics of it all are frankly just there to make you feel better about whatever judgement or choice you've made on her character. I will say that the film does really make you think about this moral quandary, and tests the limit of the idea that everyone gets a second chance. So let's talk about it.     I do think that this film is best enjoyed with other people around you. No offense to those who prefer to watch movies alone, but this is pretty clearly one of those movies meant to challenge your current paradigm on morality, and see if it needs to, or wants to shift. T...
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"Another Round" Just Fantastic

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      It has been nearly six years since I first watched Another Round . I remember seeing the trailer as a high-schooler who had very limited interactions with alcohol, thinking the premise was novel, but not really coming in with any sort of experience with the subject matter. Of course I had some preconceived notions surrounding the subject matter, mainly that I wasn't particularly interested in it because alcohol didn't taste good, and that it had a tendency to bring out some negative tendencies in some people. Of course now, I'm not saying I'm a regular drinker, far from it, but my stance on drinking has changed pretty substantially, and I think I understand the film better now. I do appreciate that it basically took the concept of alcohol as this social lubricant to it's (very apparent) maximum. So let's talk about it.     Perhaps when I'm 40 I'll be able to revisit this film once again, and think about how boring I've become, because this film...
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"Chew" Starts off Strong, Crash Lands for the Finale

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    Throughout the background of the entire month of May, I have had a very good friend of mine telling me that I should read Chew . He of course knows that I am just an avid of a comic reader as he is, and so he was telling me that it was worth it. There was just one issue though, the premise of the entire comic is not particularly compelling. Let me spell it out. Tony Chu is a Cibopath, long story short he is a detective who can trace the memories of anything he eats, making him very good at his job, even if eating is disgusting for him. The story follows him in a world where chicken is banned, and it's up to him to balance both his work and his life, while figuring out the mystery behind chicken prohibition. Sounds a little ridiculous doesn't it? Not the biggest pull. But for a while, it actually works, and it's great. So let's talk about it.     One thing that Chew  must be applauded on is the fact that it sticks to it's premise so religiously. The FDA is on...
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"Cyberpunk 2077" Messy, Yet Great All the Same

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      I mean look, I've heard about this game for so long, I've wanted to play it for so long, so to finally have the chance to play it, it was tantalizing. But now that I've played it, I don't know what to make of it. That's not to say I thought Cyberpunk 2077 was a bad game, nor that I won't play a sequel, but this game felt less polished/cohesive than I would have thought from CDPR say compared to The Witcher 3. I mean this game is certainly getting at least an 80 from me, that's for sure, but does it belong in my pantheon of greatest open-world RPG's of all time? It's hard to say, so let's talk about it.     The first thing I need to get out of the way is that the current iteration of Cyberpunk 2077 , so post 2.0 with the Phantom Liberty DLC is basically two different versions of the game stitched to each other.  What I mean by this is that you'll see a lot of guides reference older versions of the game, and there are a lot of mechanics t...
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"The Ethical Slut, Third Edition" Too Mundane and Tame

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      Hey look I'm doing book reviews again. Is this a sign of the end times? Possibly. Or maybe I'm just trying harder to expand what I read and so part of the way to keep me accountable is by writing reviews for said books. Regardless, I have indeed read this entire book, after waiting with bated breath mind you. I don't know how or why, but this book was in hot demand in my city's library system, and I actually had to wait a couple of weeks until I was in front of the line for this one. Why did I pick this specific book you ask? Well I'm single and have never been in a relationship, yet I couldn't stop thinking about a particular tweet claiming this book made them become polyamorous. So I thought, why not, I claim to be someone open to new idea's, so let's see just how open I really was. Let's talk about it.     A short disclaimer, there's only so much I could do realistically do to keep an open mind about this book, I'm not actually that ...
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"The Hangover Part II" Contrived, Forced, Still Dated, Nearly Boring

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      Yes, I know. Why am I actually following through with my commitment to watching all of The Hangover  movies? I don't know, but sadly I am quite underwhelmed to say the least. This movie clearly understands at least a little bit what made the first one decent, if dated. It knows that it was fun the last time around to go backtracking around this city, finding out about all of these crazy, stupid they did the night before. Except this time, they're in Bangkok, and oooh it's so much more exotic. Except it's just all so much more contrived, and the end result is you laugh less, and then basically everything problematic about it just kind of screams in your face. Let's talk about it.     This film is trying to replicate a formula without putting in the work or dedication to what made it possible for viewers to feel even a little invested in the film. This time around it isn't Doug who is lost and potentially in danger, it's Teddy. And if you're like me ...
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"Logan" One of the Best Hero Movies Ever?

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    I come into this review as someone who read Old Man Logan  which this movie is very, very loosely based on, having already watched this film once, and not being a particularly big fan of the Fox X-Men movies (not in the sense that I disliked them, just that I haven't watched them). Yet I have to admit, this is probably one of the best superhero movies out there, especially in the 21st century. Yes, it no doubt has it's flaws, I certainly have a couple of gripes with this film, but for the most part it's quite refreshing compared to the other superhero movies. It can try a little hard at times, but in my eyes that's better than not trying enough. Logan really does have some grit, and some emotional weight to it, which can sometimes be hard to come by in a superhero film, so let's talk about it.     I'll get my criticisms out of the way first, like I usually do, because I don't think I have many about this film, and once you realize the "magnitude...
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"The Hangover" Dated, but Still Good?

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      The Hangover is actually good? I can't believe I'm saying this. I mean I literally only remember this movie from seeing the trailers as a kid and being excited at the prospect of the fact that it showed boobies on my screen. I wish I was kidding but I was also just a young child looking at trailers on YouTube. So going into this movie I just had very little faith in it. Whether it be them immediately starting out with a slur, or the dated music (even if I thought Can't Tell Me Nothing by Kanye West did indeed fit quite well), I just had little faith this movie would have stood the test of time. But it did, and by the end I was even tempted to watch The Hangover Part II right after. So let's talk about it.     I think what stood out to me the most was the casting somehow? I mean the three main characters, Alan, Stu and Phil were such clear caricatures, but they worked? And by the end I oddly felt that their chemistry was quite enjoyable. Like on one hand, y...
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"Invincible Season 4" Surprisingly Good

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      Well, I quickly skimmed over my review for season three of Invincible,  and I have to say, most of my original critiques remained. I do think I was quite nice with my rating for the season all things considered, but I was surprised at how much I enjoyed season four. I was just seeing so much discourse, both positive and negative, online being fed to me, so i felt like I had to give the show a spin just to see how much I agreed, and disagreed with everything. And honestly? I was more locked in for this season than I thought I would be. Don't get me wrong, there are definitely still some episodes that are pretty big duds, but for the most part I'm glad to see this show finally start to get it's legs wet and do some more action. Let's talk about it.     One thing I cannot get out of my head this season was a tweet about someone saying J.K. Simmons is phoning it in. While I don't necessarily agree, I think it's more just bad voice acting direction than an...
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"Disco Elysium Review" Worth every Dollar

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      Man, where do I even start with this game? Disco Elysium is a daunting game to begin sure. I, like probably so many others, bought this game because it was on sale for around 3 dollars Canadian, and because anyone who comes across this game seemingly comes around with such glowing reviews. And then, you wait, it just lies in your Steam library and you think about playing it and these thoughts start to pop up. "Ooh, but I heard it's a very political game I don't know if that's what I want to play right now," "I heard there are so many ways to play this game it's kind of daunting," and it's all true. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't play it, it just means that it's a lot, and you should give it the respect it deserves.     Then you start up the game and it's a lot. I'm not saying I can't read, or don't mind it, but this game is very much like a choose your own adventure book, it takes the name "visual novel...
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