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The Killing

Yeah, I’ve stuck with The Killing until this final season – although I did give up early on in season 2, but got back on with season 3. I do like these characters (especially Holder), and this final season was indeed quite good – if a bit frustrating in terms of the emotional upheavals of the main characters. But hey, it told a good story, and the ending was surprisingly satisfying, and definitely not what I was expecting. I do feel like going back and watching season 2 now (I gave up on it because the mystery was just dragging on, and they started anew with season 3).

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The Purge: Anarchy

Sure, it’s a crazy-ass premise – one night a year, killing is allowed – but I did enjoy watching the first one, and this was good too. Whereas the first one gets you to experience the night in tight quarters and in the form of a home invasion, this one reveals the larger chaos that happens throughout cities, and adds in a bit more background on how the “purge” is really being used by the government – I could see this being the focus of the next one, if they do make another one.

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22 Jump Street

This movie was so incredibly unfunny. I actually liked the first one, it had a bunch of good laughs, but this one just falls flat. The biggest – and ongoing – joke throughout the movie is that they act like they are a gay couple. Ha, ha. The only thing I enjoyed was the sequel montage during the closing credits.

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The Zero Theorem

This movie is weird, interesting, fascinating, and oh-so Gilliam. The future depicted is just crazy – in a good way, think Brazil – and the actual plot is, well, that’s not really important. And I so enjoyed the performance by Mélanie Thierry – and her lovely accent. So glad Gilliam is still making movies like this.

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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

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I really don’t get why this bombed at the box office, while the first one made a decent amount. I’d say it’s just as good as the first one, with the added bonus of Eva Green, who is fantastic (and yes, incredibly sexy). I doubt they’ll get to make another one, which is a shame.

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Destiny

I’ve gone through some mixed feelings on this game, since I’ve been playing (for 2 days now). At first I was disappointed that it didn’t really end up having more story that what we experienced in the Alpha and Beta tests – and it also made me regret playing those 2 releases, since I was now replaying those same beginning missions for a third time, in settings that are now becoming too familiar. But yes, the action itself is incredibly fun, I absolutely love the art direction and the worlds I’m playing in (I just hit Venus), and when you’re playing with friends, it’s truly a blast. I was feeling a bit frustrated at first while trying to play through the story missions alone – since pretty much all my friends are level 20+ now – and was finding it quite challenging during the final battles, but I have managed to get through quite a few of them, and then capped that off with some fun play sessions last night and today with friends. And hey, I finally saw a long cutscene that hinted at something really interesting. I’m playing this a hell of a lot more than I normally do when I get a new game, and that alone should be a sign of how much enjoyment I’m getting out of it.

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Gotham

I think the reason I ended up enjoying the first episode of this is because I came in with such low expectations. The buzz I was hearing wasn’t very good, and to be honest, the concept didn’t really sound that interesting to me – just give me a fucking Batman show. But based on what I saw, it has the potential to be a fun procedural, especially if what the showrunner says is true, and that regular episodes won’t include a cavalcade of villains-to-be like there is in the pilot. I really liked the character of Bullock, as well as the the pithy take on Alfred. I’ll give it at least a few episodes.

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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

As I wrote before, I really didn’t like this series when it started, but then when the season was over I kept hearing that it got good, so I binged it, and I did indeed end up liking it – it gets good from the last third of the season. Season 2 has just started, and although you can see they are trying to set up some things, the first episode wasn’t really interesting at all. I was excited about the addition of Lucy Lawless, but she’s not given anything interesting to do here. I’ll give it a few episodes, but right now I’m feeling like I’ll be better served by just sticking to Arrow and Flash.

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Divergent

I have tepid interest in all of these YA movies – even for The Hunger Games, I find it OK, but it doesn’t really grab me – but I did want to check Divergent out because of the sci-fi setting, and because I like Shailene Woodley. I liked this. Sure, the premise is kinda hokey – society is divided in 5 classes, to which everyone must conform – but if you just accept that that’s what you’re playing with, there’s an interesting story to tell, of how these classes interact with other (and affect each other). I know there are 2 more movies coming, and I’m definitely looking forward to the next one, based on how this one ends. Also, great use of Woodkid’s “Run Boy Run” track.

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The Party

OK, you’ll need to get past the fact that Peter Sellers is basically doing “blackface” – portraying an actor from India – but I so loved this film when I was a kid, and watching it again now, I’m still in love. At the core is of course the wacky/zany performance by Sellers, but what makes it complete is the fantastic soundtrack by Mancini, the cool sixties vibe from director Blake Edwards, and the amazing set – it pretty much all takes place in one house, during a dinner party. I so love the groove, and oh what I wouldn’t give to spend an evening like that in a place like that – yes, even if it ended up in bubbles.