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Community: Season 1, Episode 24 "English as a Second Language" Review

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 "Did the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants poison each other's food so they were too sick to leave!?  No!  I've never seen it, but I'm pretty sure they mailed each other pants! -Jeff Winger "English as a Second Language" picks up with Greendale entering Finals Week.  As the group prepares to figure out their study schedule, Annie (Alison Brie) suggests the group all take Spanish 3 the following semester, but Jeff (Joel McHale) refuses as Spanish 2 fufills his language credit and he doesn't want to add any unnecessary classes.  The rest of the group wants to stay together as a study group until they learn Spanish 3 is five days a week at 6 in the morning.  Annie suggests the group could all take Anthropology instead, but Jeff won't commit and believes they will all stay friends if they have a class together or not. Señor Chang (Ken Jeong) kicks everyone but Jeff out of class and reveals to him that he also faked having a teaching degree and asks Jeff ...
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Survivor 48, Episode 6 "Doing the Damn Thing" Gameplay Analysis

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 "You drink a lot of milk?" -David Kinne I'm just going to call this the merge.  Everyone was living on the same beach, one person won Immunity, everyone went to Tribal Council, and one person was voted out.  This was a merge.  We don't need to do this silly thing with earning the merge buff.  This is a merge with extra steps.  Apart from that nonsense, this was a fun episode of Survivor as we raced to the bottom with voting out either Charity or Sai.  I enjoyed watching the other castaways just dunk on these two as they decided who to vote out.  Let's get into who played well and who sucked. Who Played Well: We got a new alliance this week, which doesn't have a name yet, so I'll call it the Honesty Alliance for now.  It's a good fit for Joe, Eva, Shauhin, David, and Kyle.  They could do really well in this game, but I think this helps Kyle the most.  He seems to be the most strategic of the bunch and he and Kamilla are playing it s...
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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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