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Together (2025) Review

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 "Whiskey for the pain." -Millie When Millie (Alison Brie) gets a job teaching in a small town, she and her boyfriend, Tim (Dave Franco), move away from the big city, even though Tim is very reluctant to do so.  As the two grapple with their new home and their relationship is tested, the pair go for a fateful hike in the woods and discover something that will forever change them. What Works: I think Together is a film that would have worked with pretty much any two actors in the lead roles, as long as they had chemistry with one another, but Alison Brie and Dave Franco bring this to another level because the actors are married in real life.  They add a level of authenticity and intimacy to these characters and their relationship.  They elevate this movie to a degree I can't overstate, which makes it so much easier for them to bring you along on this disgusting journey. This is a body horror movie, a genre I love because if you're going to make a body horror movie, th...

Community: Season 2, Episode 12 "Asian Population Studies" Review

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 "I agree with brown Jamie Lee Curtis." -Jeff Winger "Asian Population Studies" picks up with the start of spring semester and the group returning to Greendale.  Annie (Alison Brie) alludes to making a connection with a guy while volunteering on a river clean up team, but doesn't want to talk about who he is.  Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown) reveals she has gotten back together with her ex-husband, Andre (Malcolm-Jamal Warner), but nobody else wants to talk about it.  Chang (Ken Jeong) reveals he has been there the entire time hiding on top of a bookcase.  He demands entry into the study group, which Jeff (Joel McHale) denies, so Chang asks them to sleep on it. In Anthropology class, Troy (Donald Glover) accidentally lets it slip to Pierce (Chevy Chase) that Shirley and Chang slept together on Halloween.  Troy swears Pierce to secrecy.  Professor Duncan (John Oliver) arrives and reveals he is now sober and intends to make Anthropology an actual class thi...