The things Aaron likes…
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Where’d You Go Bernadette
Reactions: Fun, adorable, quirky // Review: If you’ve already seen the movie, you will still absolutely enjoy this book. I enjoyed the movie starring Cate Blanchett. So, I wasn’t sure if I’d enjoy the book. But I did. I enjoyed it a lot!
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Deli Boys
Reactions: Hilarious, fun, LOL // Review: There was a point where everything I was watching was so dark and horrific, that I needed a light-hearted, 25-minute pick-me-up before I went to bed each night. Which led me to stumble on Deli Boys, which fit the bill perfectly.
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Red, White & Royal Blue
Reactions: Adorable, So much better than the movie! // Review: This review is about Red, White & Royal Blue the novel, not the Netflix movie. And if you’ve seen the movie, you do not know what happens in the book. I had already seen the movie before reading the novel, and had such a pleasant…
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Devil May Cry
Reactions: Hell yeah. Binge-worthy // Review: Netflix has been on a roll adapting video games to animated television shows. Notably: Arcane, Castlevania, Dota, Dragon Age, and Captain Laswerhawk. I loved Devil May Cry just as much as I loved these other titles too.
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The Gorge
Reactions: Surprisingly good, fresh concept // Review: I really didn’t know what to expect when I started this movie one weekend night. And boy was I pleasantly surprised. The Gorge is a fresh sci-fi concept, and you know how I get really excited about fresh concepts! (I’m sooooo over the remakes and reboots and sequels…
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Daredevil: Born Again
Reactions: Hell yes (See what I did there?!) // Review: I’ll be frank: I really did not like the first season of Daredevil from 2015. At all. So it was with mixed feelings that I pressed play on the first episode of Daredevil: Born Again. Holy wow. This is an entirely different show.
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Dune Messiah
Reactions: Ummm, was that it // Review: Decades after reading the first Dune novel, I finally decided to pick up the second in the series. I wasn’t prepared for how short it would be or how light on plot and character building it is.
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Trap
Reactions: Thrilling, edge of my seat // Review: There’s not a lot I can say about this movie without spoiling it. But here goes. Trap is exhilarating and it kept my heart pounding out of my chest for 1.5 hours.
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Wheel of Time S3
Reactions: I meeaaannn, it was fine. // Review: I know they’re following the storylines from each of the books. But if that’s true, this book would have been a snooze fest.
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City of Night
Reactions: Beautiful, Couldn’t put it down // Review: This novel is just stunning. It’s gritty. It’s lyrical. It’s experimental. It’s gay. I loved everything about it. So much so that when I set out to read the first ten pages, I ended up reading 80 pages in one sitting.
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White Lotus S3
Reactions: Dark and twisted, Beautiful // Review: I rarely do this but: SPOILERS AHEAD. Stop reading this review if you have not finished Season 3 of White Lotus. The main complaint I heard from all my friends when season 3 started was, “it’s so slow.” Dude. That’s literally how every season of this show works.…
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Reacher Season 3
Reactions: Meh, Isokay // Review: Everyone knows there’s only one reason to watch Reacher: Alan Ritchson naked. And we get a few glimpse of his giant mounds of muscle in this season. Given how flat the story was, I think they could’ve dropped a few more gratuitous skin shots in throughout the season to make…
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Invincible Season 3
Reactions: I think I liked it, Too much wanton death // Review: Look, I’ve liked Invincible since I first read the comics upon their release all those years ago. And I’ve liked the show mostly. This season felt a little… odd.
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Adolescence
Reactions: WHOA, Moving, Gripping // Review: The show starts a deep, difficult conversation about teen boys in crisis. The Andrew Tate “manosphere” directly and indirectly plays a prominent role in the motivation of Jamie, the main character, who has been accused of a heinous crime. There are parts of the four episodes that are incredibly…
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The Substance
Reactions: Fucked up, Fuck no, What the fuck // Review: I. Did Not Know. That this movie. Was a. HORROR MOVIE. I. Do. Not. Do. Horror. Movies.
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Mickey 17
Reactions: Super fun, Fresh sci-fi, Campy // Review: Mickey 17 is fun. It’s different and fresh. I love when I get to see something that doesn’t feel like it’s been done 100 times already (enough with the reboots already!). First of all, this was WAY more of a sci-fi movie than I expected from the…
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The Electric State
Reactions: Snore, Whatever, Cute robots // Review: My reaction is about the same as everyone else reviewing this on the internet: Snooze fest. I did like the robots. They were cute and fun, and their CGI was cool. That’s it. That’s the one reason to watch this movie.
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What We Do In The Shadows
Reactions: Amazing, LOL, Comedy Done Right // Review: I loved every single minute of every episode of all six season of What We Do In The Shadows. Years ago, I’d tried watching the movie and wasn’t wowed. But someone a few months ago assured me that the TV show was so much better.
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A Quiet Place: Day One
Reactions: WHOA, Intense, Need a klonopin! // Review: Let me just say it real clear for the people in the back: I do not do well with scary movies. I once had nightmares for a week just from seeing the trailer of Human Centipede. I don’t watch scary movies. With all movies, I get engrossed.…
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A Real Pain
Reactions: Moved, Loved it, I cried // Review: I loved this movie. Jesse Eisenberg wrote and directed it and hats off to him. It’s a short but powerful movie. Kieran Culkin absolutely deserved the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Wow. I liked him in Succession but I absolutely was blown away by his performance in…
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