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Death of a Unicorn (2025) Review

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 "And here's hoping we kill Bigfoot on the way back." -Shepard Leopold Elliot Kintner (Paul Rudd) has to travel to the remote estate of his boss, Odell Leopold (Richard E. Grant), for the weekend and brings his daughter, Ridley (Jenna Ortega), along.  On the way, Elliot accidentally hits a unicorn and brings the body with to the Leopold estate.  When they discover that the unicorn's blood and horn have healing properties, the Leopold family decides to exploit the corpse of the unicorn for profit.  However, the unicorn's parents soon arrive...and they are not happy. What Works: This movie has such an awesome concept.  A creature feature with a unicorn as the murderous monster.  Ever since I watched The Cabin in the Woods , I thought a killer unicorn would make for a fun movie and I was really excited that it was actually happening, especially with such a talented cast.  And when the unicorns are graphically killing people, the movie shines.  We get...
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Survivor 48, Episode 5 "Master Class in Deception" Gameplay Analysis

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 "That was an abysmal failure." -Jeff Probst Sigh.  This episode was so close to being perfect.  Everything involving Joe and Eva was just so sweet.  I definitely wasn't crying right alongside Jeff.  If only Sai had been voted out instead.  Then this would have been such an elite episode of Survivor .  Alas.  This was still a great episode with very interesting gameplay.  Let's figure out who played well and who sucked. Who Played Well: We'll start over on Civa with Cedrek.  I'm really impressed that he managed to pull off the move against Bianca with such little time.  He learned that Bianca didn't have a vote minutes before Tribal Council and managed to convince Chrissy to join him in voting her out in that tiny window.  He saved Sai and got Chrissy to make a questionable move for her game.  Nice work! Moving over to Lagi, Eva obviously had the huge emotional moment that showed how close she is to Joe, but I think that m...
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Ash (2025) Review

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 "Let's not fuck it up this time." -Riya Riya (Eiza González) wakes up in a space station on a remote alien planet with no memory of who she is or how she got there.  To make things more sinister, she quickly discovers the bloody bodies of the rest of her crew.  Soon after, a man (Aaron Paul) arrives at the station and Riya has to figure out if she can trust him, what happened, and how to make it home. What Works: Not since Mandy  have I seen a movie with such cool visuals.  The atmosphere of the planet and the use of unusual lighting really give this movie a distinct mood and vibe.  I actually stopped watching the trailer 40 seconds in because I was so sold on the visuals.  Some of the visuals are nightmarish, while others make me want to go exploring alien planets.  The film's director, Flying Lotus, really gives this movie a distinct feel and I love it. Flying Lotus also did the music for the movie and it enhances the vibe of the movie even mor...
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Novocaine (2025) Review

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 "No, not the fingernails!" -Nathan Caine Nathan Caine (Jack Quaid), the assistant manager at a credit union, has an amazing date with his co-worker, Sherry (Amber Midthunder).  The next day, the credit union is robbed and Sherry is taken as a hostage.  Nathan decides to rescue her himself and embarks on a violent, rescue mission.  Nathan has one advantage over the hardened criminals; he can't feel any pain. There will be spoilers below.  My non-spoiler review is that this movie is a lot of fun, but has some structure issues and I don't love the 3rd act, but this is still worth seeing. What Works: I love Jack Quaid.  He's just so charismatic, even when he's playing a villain.  In Novocaine , he gets to play the most likable role I've ever seen him in.  Nathan is super relatable and easy to root and throwing in Quaid's chemistry with Midthunder, this is a movie that's very easy to get invested in. The premise of this movie is fantastic and used ver...
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Community: Season 1, Episode 23 "Modern Warfare" Review

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 "Come with me if you don't want paint on your clothes." -Abed Nadir "Modern Warfare" picks up with the study group getting fed up with Jeff (Joel McHale) and Britta's (Gillian Jacobs) constant bickering.  Abed (Danny Pudi) explains that their sexual tension is driving the rest of the groups nuts, while Pierce (Chevy Chase) suggests they sleep together, get it over with, and move on.  The Dean (Jim Rash) interrupts by announcing a game of Paintball Assassin will be happening later with a yet to be determine prize.  When the group tries to turn the conversation back to Jeff and Britta, Jeff leaves to go take a nap in his car. Jeff wakes up from his nap to find the campus deserted and nearly apocalyptic with paint everywhere.  He discovers Garrett (Erik Charles Nielsen) also covered in paint, who explains that when the Dean announced the prize the game quickly got out of hand with everyone turning on each.  Leonard (Richard Erdman) appears and tries...
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Survivor 48, Episode 4 "The House Party's Over" Gameplay Analysis

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 "I hate water." -David Kinne Ugh.  Once Lagi lost the Immunity Challenge, I knew this episode was going to be a bummer.  I really liked everyone on the tribe, but someone had to go and, of course, it had to be my winner pick.  That said, this was a fun episode.  There was some excellent gameplay and I really enjoyed the dynamics on all of the new tribes.  So let's get into who played well and who sucked. Who Played Well: We'll start on the new Civa tribe.  Cedrek, Mitch, and Chrissy all came together and could take complete control of the tribe if they want to.  Obviously the conversation between Cedrek and Mitch about their speech impediments was a great moment and I could see it creating an unbreakable bond between them.  And while Chrissy and Mitch should have formed a strategic relationship of some kind long before this episode, at least neither of them ever burned a bridge with the other.  They may not be close, but they can still ...
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Survivor 48, Episode 3 "Committing to the Bit" Gameplay Analysis

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 "A skull is a very scary thing to see in this game." -Kamilla Karthigesu Wow, that was certainly an episode of Survivor!   Two major notes here.  First off, I hate that the players who were sent on the Journey in this episode were forced to play the game.  I really wish they had been given the opportunity to back out, especially since it was just a game of chance.  Secondly, I think Cedrek's flip at Tribal Council is one of the worst moves we've ever seen in the premerge.  I'd love to hear some other potential contenders for worst premerge move of all time.  Let's get into who played well and who sucked. Who Played Well: We'll start over on the Civa tribe.  Kamilla took the hero spot in the Immunity Challenge and won it for her tribe, so good for her.  If you're going to take the hero spot, you'd better deliver, and she did.  She also managed to get an Extra Vote, but that was 100% luck. I really liked the conversation between Kyle and ...
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