The things Aaron likes…
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Boy Kills World
Reactions: Whoa that’s a lot of blood. // Review: I’m pretty sure I started this movie a while back and turned it off, because the first several minutes were eerily familiar. And I’m going to take a wild guess that I shut it off because of the gratuitous violence and blood shed. But, I’m glad…
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Dept. Q
Reactions: Obsessed. Hooked. Binged it. // Review: If you love true crime podcasts or cold case dramas, you’ll love Dept. Q. While it’s not inspired by a true crime, its story does unfold the way a true crime podcast would. It’s set in Edinbrugh, Scotland which gives it such a rich and unique tenor. And…
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Hacks S4
Reactions: This show just keeps on getting better // Review: I didn’t watch Hacks Season 4 right away. Honestly, I wasn’t convinced they could pull off a fourth season of fresh, funny content and storyline. But damn, was I wrong. I’d go so far as to say this was my favorite season yet.
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The Falcon and the Foe
Reactions: So fun! Adorable gay romance. // Review: I’d been telling my bestie how I was worn down from the sci-fi slog I’d just finished and needed something to lighten the mood. So he sent me The Falcon and the Foe, and it’s utterly delightful.
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You Should Be So Lucky
Reactions: WHOA! Who knew LGBTQ+ romance novels could be THIS good? // Review: I was at Fabulosa Books in the Castro with a few minutes to spare before a dinner date. I asked the cashier/bookseller for some gay romance recommendations. He picked out this one and another and said You Should Be So Lucky gets…
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Superman Trailers
Reactions: Sobbing // Review: Yes, this is a review about a trailer! When I reviewed Creature Commandos, I opined on how I was none-too-eager to see James Gunn spill his James Gunn-ness all over my favorite superhero in the new Superman movie. But I’m a changed man.
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The Half of It
Reactions: Loved it, everyone was adorable // Review: I really thought I was pressing “play” on a background teeny-bopper rom-com when I sat down one night to watch The Half of It. I was so pleasantly surprised and happy to be wrong.
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Death of a Unicorn
Reactions: Well THAT wasn’t what I expected! // Review: This is a monster horror movie. That wasn’t exactly clear to me when I paid money to rent it.
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Mountainhead
Reactions: Comedy but way too real to be funny // Review: If you ever wanted to watch some fanfic of what Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and a some of their billionaire pals might do on a Bro Weekend, then Moutainhead is for you. I had trouble watching it because, I think it’s supposed to be…
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Adults
Reactions: LOL Funny, Gen Z version of Friends // Review: I had no expectations when I started the pilot episode of Adults. I’d never heard of it, and it’s pretty new. But I saw three familiar faces (Owen Thiel recently from Overcompensating, Amita Rao from Deli Boys, and Jack Innanen from TikTok sketches – more…
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Redemption Ark
Reactions: OMG stop with the five-page physics explainers // Review: I love love loved the two books prior to Redemption Ark: Chasm City and Revelation Space. But dear god this one plods along. The parts I loved most about those two other books is that a mystery unraveled during each book. Without that plot device,…
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Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
This book came as a recommendation from my friend Daniel. I didn’t know what to expect other than it was a bit of a murder mystery. Not my usual genre. I sure am glad Daniel recommended it, because this book is a riot. I couldn’t put it down and finished it in a matter of
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Mythic Quest
Reactions: Clever, Fresh, LOL every episode// Review: My first thought after watching the pilot episode of Mythic Quest a few weeks ago was: HOW did Apple’s algorithm take this long to suggest this show to me? Their UI is so so so bad. My second thought: WOW.
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Overcompensating
Reactions: Gay comedy the way it should be done! // Review: You may be looking at Benito Skinner’s face and thinking, “Where do I know that guy?” Yes, it’s the hilarious TikTok sketch guy. And guess what? Overcompensating, a tv show that he wrote, directed and produced, is every bit as funny as his sketches.…
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Andor S1 & S2
Reactions: Ups and downs, overall enjoyable // Review: Season 1 of Andor felt like 3 tv shows in one. Every few episodes an entirely different adventure unfolded. Like, suddenly Cassian Andor spends three episodes in a prison. Uh, why? Season 2 started off that way too. During the first two episodes Cassian is captured by…
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Big Boys
Reactions: Absolutely perfect, I laughed, I cried, I loved it. // Review: Big Boys is one of the best shows I’ve watched in years. It’s absolutely perfect and hits all the right notes – high notes, silly notes, deep notes, dark notes – just as effortlessly and beautifully as Somebody Somewhere. The three season were…
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Twisters
Reactions: Perfectly enjoyable… until the end // Review: I’d heard this movie was a bomb, which is why I put off watching it for so long. But, here’s the thing. I liked it. In fact, I liked it way more than I liked the original movie. (My apologies to any Helen Hunt fans who read…
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Sinners
Reactions: So good! Not as scary as I was led to believe // Review: My friends kept consistently telling me two things about the movie Sinners. 1. It’s so good, and 2. It’s scary and made them jump! They felt compelled to tell me that last part because I’m a total fraidy cat. I don’t…
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Thunderbolts*
Reactions: Finally, Marvel got it right again! // Review: When I walked into the theater to watch the special fan event early release showing of Thunderbolts*, I was not expecting much. Marvel hasn’t gotten much right lately. But cutting to the chase – Marvel got it’s groove back with this movie. And now I’m actually…
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Pantheon
Reactions: So fucking cool, complex // Review: This is some super deep, complex, badass sci-fi. I love when an amazing sci-fi concept comes to life in animation because it is unfettered by things like visual effects budgets. Pantheon goes there. Then goes beyond. It’s amazing. But it’s also very complicated sci-fi, not for beginners.
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