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“Did something loud and disruptive happen over there? Oh my! I was way over here the entire time.”

Do you enjoy action movies with God _Damn_ levels of action shown in long continuous shots that only add more tension? Then may I recommend the excellently choreographed Extraction 2, a film that make your heart rate go up and keep it there.

I have a chocolate cupcake and you do not!

Meanwhile, man, there just aren’t any good UFO stories out and about. I was reading some from the ‘50s that were boss, like ones featuring square-headed robots that belched sleeping gas and saucers made of pure magnesium. Now those are proper stories.

Overheard a lady talking about how “no one comes to Bellevue any more” even after Covid—and it’s fine. Among the things she said that stuck with me is if people stay at home but tele in, “they can stay in their clothes.” Love that. I’ve always thought that suits were costumes.

Anything you wouldn’t normally wear in your house is a costume, something you out...
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Tonight, on an all-new #DnD, I don’t know what’s going on—it’s been forever since we played. 😄

Wh...? Is there a portal opening right at 5 or something?

Do you enjoy movies that sound meh on paper and are everything that threatens on the big screen? Then may I recommend BigBug, a film that is not, well, anything. It’s not funny, interesting, or especially bad at anything. It’s…vacuously nothing.

Do you enjoy magnificent movies whose story is about story—and is a wonderful story? Then may I recommend the perfectly cast and acted Three Thousand Years of Longing. It’s simple, perhaps, but also breathes through its being magic, love, & longing in a way few movies can.