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Searching movie review: real virtuality

Wed, Aug 29, 2018
20 comments

With smarts, warmth, and humanity, this mystery that unfurls entirely on computer screens becomes an ode to the new digital lives we are all leading, from how we use our devices to what they say about us.

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Colossal movie review: becoming the monster

Wed, May 03, 2017
7 comments

Wonderfully strange and weird and funny and dark and bitter. A deliciously geek-flavored metaphor for how damaged people heedlessly spread around their damage.

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Unfriended movie review: the call is coming from inside Facebook!

Thu, Apr 30, 2015
16 comments

There’s little less compelling than a vague evil spirit with loosely defined powers doing random “scary” things as required by the script.

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Open Windows movie review: click to close

Mon, Nov 10, 2014
16 comments

A disgusting tale that imagines its tiny side dish of commentary on toxic fandom and male entitlement makes up for it being a perfect example of such.

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