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Karen Harvey's avatar

Your reviews and recommendations are great and "watch this, not that" is clever and enjoyable. I have to ask, is there a missing link to the review of "Presence" or is it my laptop being glitchy? Everything else opens. Meanwhile, I've got to watch "They Cloned Tyrone," which I never would've heard of if not for your reviews!

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John DeVore's avatar

Yikes! Thanks for pointing out Presence wasn't linked up. Hope you enjoy They Cloned Tyrone!

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Karen Harvey's avatar

I loved They Cloned Tyrone! A touch of blaxploitation films parody, sci-fi, a bit of mystery, underlying serious issues, good acting, and a lot of good laughs. The white guy with headphones jiving to MJ in the underground lab still has me laughing.

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OliverCA's avatar

Mickey 7 did not really work for me on the page: the conceit was thin and ran out of steam in the second installment; plus the on-planet sci-fi (the sentient centipedes) was eyeroll-inducing. I did not finish, which is rare for me. I was hoping it would work better on the screen, if only because of Pattinson.

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John DeVore's avatar

yeah i mean im a big fan of pattinson

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2serve4Christ's avatar

Fan of your writings. Thank you. I really like the 'Watch this, not that:' reccomendations.

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Wesley Edits's avatar

"a macabre slapstick sci-fi satire that gets lost in space" - this nails it.

Though I will say I did like Mark Ruffalo in this. I feel like this was the direction he was given. It's very similar to what he did in Poor Things and everyone was living at this tone.

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John DeVore's avatar

There may come a time when I become more forgiving of this Ruffalo era --- I think he could be one of the greats (and sometimes is)

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