Unpregnant

POSITIVES…

  • As far as Road Trip movies goes, it didn’t exactly break the mold, but it was pretty entertaining.

  • The chemistry between Haley Lu Richardson as Veronica and Barbie Ferreira as Bailey is fantastic, and is easily the reason to see this.

  • Barbie Ferreira brings a fun energy to the movie, and the squareness of Haley Lu Richardson’s character is charmingly cute.

  • Supporting cast is good as well, from Alex MacNicoll, Breckin Meyer, Sugar Lyn Beard, Giancarlo Esposito, and more.

  • It is an amusing movie with entertaining comedic bits, like the pawn shop scene, state border crossing secret handshake, aggressive ballerina, and more.

  • Love the pop culture references, from the song picks for the sings along, the Star Trek related jokes, plus that particular Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows question.

  • I like how they integrate all the modern tech services, and social media, into the plot. Felt almost like what I imagine a Gen-Z movie would be.

  • The general theme is nicely familiar, while the social issue theme should merit a discussion.

NEGATIVES…

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The Social Dilemma

POSITIVES…

  • It might be hyperbolic for me to say this, but this might be one of the most important films that needs to be seen by everyone.

  • The credentials of the people getting interviewed is incredible. You kinda have to give more acknowledgement to what they have to say, because of who they are.

  • I like how this has parallel narratives with the documentary and the fictional story, intercutting with each other.

  • Loved how it physically represents the phone/social media algorithm artificial intelligence.

  • The subject matter and the premise is very gripping, and engaging. It just might be enough to keep you from reaching for your phone while watching this film.

  • There’s a lot of important information being relayed to us here, and should be enough for you to really put some more thought into how you interact with social media in your everyday life.

  • Watch through the credits. It’s packed with even more interesting things that needs to be heard.

NEGATIVES…

  • Seemed to focus a lot more on Facebook, and Google, much more than other tech companies. Which makes the information given here feel incomplete.

  • The doom & gloom nature of the film can get a bit tiresome.

  • Fictional story kinda goes overboard, is much too on-the-nose, and leaves you generally unsatisfied with how it’s plot plays out.

  • For a documentary about tech software for profit, that conditions and manipulates human behavior and social pressures, there’s no mention of iMessage?!

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Mulan

POSITIVES…

  • Historical accuracy, Disney adaptation, and Asian representation aside, the story of Mulan is still a good premise.

  • Story's themes and lessons are familiar, but welcome.

  • There are some good scenes to check out, like the opening involving a chicken, the fight sequences, the big Mulan reveal, and everything with Gong Li.

  • Liu YiFei carries herself well in the action choreography.

  • Kicking weapons. Had fun seeing that.

  • I loved the visuals. The cinematography. The locations. The colors.

  • It has Tzi Ma in an important role, so that’s a huge positive for me.

  • The stunt casting of known Asian actors and call-backs to the 1998 animated movie, were appreciated!

NEGATIVES…

  • There will be things to complain, about it’s believability with its historical context, and it’s representation of Asian culture.

  • If you were looking for a more faithful live-action adaption of the 1998 animated movie. You will be disappointed.

  • Is this a familiar tale as old as time? Sure. Unfortunately, it definitely does not feel fresh at all. Expect your cliches, plot tropes, and derivatives.

  • The attempts at humor mostly falls flat.

  • Simply does not have the wonder and excitement of a fantastical historical action adventure. Especially when compared to classic Wuxia flicks.

  • This movie has a complete lack of subtlety, and very much annoyingly on the nose. Like having way too much symbolism of the phoenix. Take a shot when you see a Phoenix.

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i'm thinking of ending things

POSITIVES…

  • If you like Charlie Kaufman as a filmmaker and storyteller, then you know this movie will give you a unique experience.

  • The conversations and voice over monologues are definitely interesting and insightful to listen to.

  • Unsettling. Creepy. Mysterious.

  • The intercutting scenes should grab your attention, and should make you more interested in what the heck is going on.

  • Fantastic cast! Jessie Buckley, Jesse Plemons, David Thewlis, and Toni Collette. Jimmy the dog!

  • Tons of symbolisms, themes, and subtext, that requires a lot of thinking to do.

  • Once you have a better understanding of what the film is about, it automatically becomes a better experience when watching it a second time.

  • Needless to say, it's a weird movie, with an odd narrative.

NEGATIVES…

  • It's a weird movie, with an odd narrative. Probably the least accessible Charlie Kaufman movie for a general audience.

  • The random dialogue might make your mind wander too much.

  • I can see people getting frustrated and bored with this film.

  • The first act will definitely test your patience.

  • The final act will also test your patience.

  • Some people are just not going to like how the movie concludes.

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Love, Guaranteed

POSITIVES…

  • Charmingly cute premise, with that comfortable familiarity that comes with Rom-Coms.

  • Speaking of charming and cute, Rachael Leigh Cook! I loved her in this movie.

  • Rachael Leigh Cook also had good chemistry with Damon Wayans Jr.

  • Really liked the supporting characters; Sean Amsing, Lisa Durupt, Jed Rees, plus Heather Graham was fantastic too.

  • It's light comedy and jokes were perfectly entertaining.

  • The romantic plot was nice.

  • Montage about online dating was pretty amusing.

  • Those nicknames for the different dates! Haha!

  • Car door handle.

  • The disclaimer.

NEGATIVES…

  • Not exactly a fresh and unpredictable story.

  • Cliches! Tropes! Conveniences!

  • Damon Wayans Jr's character made me roll my eyes a little too much.

  • There's a plot turn for the third act that was kinda frustrating to see play out, and could potentially have been easily resolved with a conversation. However, nope! Gotta go with what's expected from a typical Rom-Com.

  • The foxy Karmann Ghia and “I think we're alone now” by Tiffany, is a little too on the nose.

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Max Winslow and the House of Secrets

POSITIVES…

  • The premise is like a more modern, tech friendly, gen-z version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory! With some scary situational moments.

  • Marina Sirtis as the computer AI voice? Perfect.

  • Sir Mordred as the armored robot. I liked him.

  • Part of the fun in this movie are seeing how some of the puzzles play out.

  • There are lessons to learn from the story, and I think younger kids would benefit from them.

  • Potatoes. French fries!!!

NEGATIVES…

  • For a movie that relies on the house puzzles to entertain us, I wish the puzzles were more like actual puzzles.

  • The characters are more or less your typical archetypes. Cliche.

  • Wished there was more of Sir Mordred.

  • Plot inconsistencies, unbelievable characters, and logical flaws, weakens the story a lot.

  • It should have been a more exciting movie than what we actually got.

  • Conclusion was a bit too uninspired for my taste.

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The Binge

POSITIVES…

  • I generally liked the movie’s idea of being this outrageous, drug and alcohol, bro-comedy version of “The Purge.”

  • Vince Vaughn. The man still entertains me so much.

  • Got to give a shout out to Eduardo Franco as Andrew. He went all in with his character, and that deserves some props.

  • There are some jokes and funny scenes that did make me laugh. Quan. Darts. Autocorrect. Cow. Names of people who could be Lena’s promposal.

  • Those of you looking for an excuse to watch an over-the-top movie that celebrates alcohol, drugs, and sex jokes. Well here you go.

NEGATIVES…

  • The whole thing is really a bit on the embarrassingly juvenile side, with way too much pandering to its target audience.

  • It has a generally obvious and unoriginal story, with the most predictable conclusion.

  • A lot of the humor either falls flat or are just cringey. I can only take so much unfunny jokes about drugs, alcohol, sex, and pop culture references.

  • Griffin and Hags. No direct shade towards Skyler Gisondo and Dexter Darden, but the characters they play in this are just such tired, living cliche, plot tropes.

  • There’s going to be some idiots who are going to be inspired to do the stupid things in this movie.

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Superman Man Of Tomorrow

POSITIVES…

  • Although this is yet another take on Superman’s origin story, the movie manages to shake things up a bit with some nice plot changes and certain character additions.

  • I liked the voice cast. Solid work by Darren Criss, Zachary Quinto, Ike Amadi, Brett Dalton, Ryan Hurst, and Alexandra Daddario.

  • Enjoyed the interplay between the characters. Really brought the characters to life.

  • Had fun with the recurring jokes in this movie. Good stuff!

  • Several solid action set pieces. I was genuinely engaged seeing those battles.

  • Really grew to love the animation style of this movie.

  • This is very close to a traditional Superman movie through and through, in themes and messaging. I think that’s a really good thing.

NEGATIVES…

  • It’s not necessarily the most exciting or epic Superman movie around.

  • The pacing somehow felt slower than I think it should have been.

  • Yes, it’s another origin movie. Did we really need yet another origin movie?

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All Together Now

POSITIVES…

  • Are you looking for a good melodramatic tearjerker, with a story full of heart and emotions? Well here you go!

  • Auli'i Cravalho as Amber Appleton is fantastic in this film! Charming and delightful. It’s hard not to be completely invested in what happens to her character.

  • The third act. Loved the third act of this movie.

  • There’s a monologue that Rhenzy Feliz’s character makes during that third act which I think needs to be heard by so many people.

  • For a coming-of-age teen story, I thought this had a lot of good themes and messages worth watching the movie for.

  • Those of you who manage to keep a happy and optimistic attitude in spite of how the world feels tough and makes you work harder than you should ever need to work… this movie is dedicated to you.

  • Clap Pat Clap Slap

NEGATIVES…

  • There’s a certain point where you just have to ask, “can a movie be too sad, that it becomes a little too over the top sad?”

  • Unfortunately, it felt like Rhenzy Feliz’s character was a little too underwritten for most of the movie.

  • I was waiting for a pay off that never happened.

  • Kinda wished there were more songs.

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The New Mutants

POSITIVES…

  • Premise of the story felt like the Breakfast Club, meets the Haunting Of Hill House, crossed with the X-Men. I’m fine with that.

  • I liked that there’s a horror thriller element to the movie.

  • Fans of this property should get some fun with the references to the books and the overall FOX X-Men movie franchise.

  • Blu Hunt as Danielle Moonstar was really good in this.

  • The subplot between Danielle Moonstar and Maisie Williams’ Rahne Sinclair was the heart of this movie to get behind with.

  • Anya Taylor-Joy stood out well as the hateable bad girl Illyana Rasputin. She gets your attention with the things she says and does.

  • The third act was where most of the budget went. More of that please.

NEGATIVES…

  • It’s generally small in scope with a modest budget, so I hope you weren’t expecting the grand special effects bonanza of superpowers.

  • This is a movie featuring teenagers squabbling with each other. Yeah, that can get annoying.

  • Kinda boring for some parts.

  • Most of the characters felt too underwritten.

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