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Kinds of Kindness
The "Poor Things" crowd is gonna have a weird time at the movies this weekend.
The "Poor Things" crowd is gonna have a weird time at the movies this weekend.
At two levels, this movie begins in medias res. The opening scene, when Benny (Austin Butler) is approached by two dudes in a bar and brutally assaulted over his Vandals jacket, freezes just before its key moment in order to jump backwards in time. Enter a voice over from Kathy
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...why a macaw?
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"I was always considered a little bit strange, so...I just decided one day to start telling the weather."
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An interesting story is only halfway to an interesting documentary.
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Why yes, I do remember Fury Road as a matter of fact.
"I am an assassin. I am an assassin. I am a solitary assassin. I am an assassin. I am an assassin."
It continues to be weird seeing movies about events I remember from my adult life.
I love the way dolls exist in evolving forms in each successive timeline.
"Do you like girls? Boys?" "I think that...I like TV shows."
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