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Okay, Cicely, friends, we're here today to tie the knot between Ron Bantz and Erick Hillman.

Marriage, why do we do it? Everybody knows the stats. One in two marriages end up in broken dishes and a trip to Tijuana.

Is it loneliness? Partly. Is it teamwork? Definitely. Things just go easier when there's two of you. One of you can wait in line at the movie theater while the other guy parks the car. Get better seats that way. Better room rate when it's a double.

Ron, Erick, you ready to file jointly? Ron, will you have Erick to be your spouse? To love him, comfort him in sickness and in health? Stick it out until the fat lady sings?

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Have you seen Under the Silver Lake (2018)?

Yes

No

Haven’t even heard of this movie

Voting ended onFeb 10, 2025

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n o r t h e r n e x p o s u r e created by joshua brand, john falsey Bus Stop [s6ep20]

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Under the Silver Lake

Movies watched in 2024

Under the Silver Lake (2018, USA)

Director & Writer: David Robert Mitchell

Mini-review:

I think I had never seen anything quite like this. It's evident that it draws inspiration from a lot of sources, but David Robert Mitchell has always excelled at taking obvious inspirations and making something that feels completely new and groundbreaking. It's also a deeply strange and personal movie, and I can see people finding it unwatchable. But in my case, I connected with it pretty quickly. I just vibe with all this stuff about conspiracies and paranoia. And there are so many Easter eggs, hints and clues all over the movie, to the point that I felt like watching it again right away. I will definitely be looking up everything I can find about it, cause it has such rich (and weird!) lore. So yeah, Under The Silver Lake is not an easy watch in any way, but it's one hell of a trip that kept me entranced.

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NORTHERN EXPOSURE 2.07 “Slow Dance”

“I’ve been in combat. I’ve seen men die a hundred different ways. But I’ve never, ever seen anything like this.”

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Grand piano, 2013

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For a Good Time, Call... (2012)

ESE: 110/100

50 -10 for awful boring sex +10 for Justin Long +5 for Shake Shack +5 for Zelda the dog -10 for the urine-in-a-cup-in-Lauren’s-new-car spill +5 for Ari Graynor +5 for Lauren Miller Rogen -5 for Lauren’s judginess +10 for Lauren helping Katie set up her own personal phone sex line +10 for Kevin Smith -10 for Krissy double-crossing them with Jesus! +10 for the Dirty Dancing montage reference +5 for the training montage +10 for Seth Rogen +5 for being protective friends +5 for the gift of a joint +5 for a great date -10 for showing Lauren’s parents the commercial -10 for judgmental parents -10 for their argument +10 for Sean +10 for how cute Jesse is with his dog -5 for Charlie calling +5 for a boyfriend who actually cares about what’s going on in your life and is totally understanding -10 for Charlie being endlessly boring-as-fuck +5 for telling Charlie he’s endlessly boring-as-fuck +10 for being able to say “I love you” +10 for their reconciliation sounding a lot like phone sex

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VICE (2018)

Director - Adam McKay, Cinematography - Greig Fraser

"Beware the quiet man. For while others speak, he watches. And while others act, he plans. And when they finally rest... he strikes.*