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A Beautiful Mind – (2001 movie)

2015-09-28

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/
https://www.abeautifulmind.com/

Based on the life of John Forbes Nash, Jr., the nobel prize winning mathematician, this film explores his life, genius and madness.

Media which explore intelligence, its quirks and consequences are (obviously) rarer than the geniuses themselves. That this movie has appealed to a broad audience, helping embrace and enlighten more typical people, is rarer still. This movie is very strongly recommended.

Inspired by A Beautiful Mind (book) (1998), an unauthorized biography of Nash.

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Ashby – (2015 movie)

2015-09-26

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3774466/

A nerd fulfils his dream of being on the high school football team and has a crush on a geek girl, a desperately lonely single mother and an ex-assassin neighbour.

Not a dudebro movie and not a chick flick. I’m not sure where this stands, but it’s watchable.

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Naked Lunch – (1991 movie)

2015-09-17

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102511/

A struggling writer takes drugs, giving him incredible results with unforeseen consequences.

This is an uncomfortably-great movie. It’s semi-horror in the sense of a tactile empathy the viewer has. I don’t know that I’d consider this mandatory viewing, because it would strongly depend on the viewer. I don’t think this would be a “love it or hate it” movie, because it’s .. just odd. It’s original, and that alone would make it mandatory viewing for some.

Based on the book Naked Lunch (1959)
If you like this movie, definitely check out John Dies at the End – (2012 movie).

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Alien Nation – (1989 show)

2015-09-16

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096531/

A buddy cop series, but with aliens, with overtones of very difficult social topics.

This is surprisingly good, either in addition to, or separate from, the movie. While I didn’t particularly like the movie, this series is recommended. Anyone who liked the original movie should definitely continue the franchise with this series.

This continues from Alien Nation – (1988 movie), including a story arc.
- I don’t know what it is about the series, but it has left a much stronger positive impression than the film.

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Dominion – (2014 show)

2015-09-12

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3079768/
was syfy.com/dominion

The surviving humans of a war against angels garrison themselves, and one of them is said to be their saviour.

Recommended. It’s got a lot of religion in it, but it’s generic.

I never did take notes for this. I probably should have. Maybe if I re-watch this series I will.

Cancelled

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Five Days to Midnight – (2004 miniseries)

2015-09-07

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386907/

A man gets a package from the future, whose contents predict events.

An adequate miniseries that I didn’t get through.

aka 5ive Days to Midnight

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V – (2009 show)

2015-09-02

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1307824/

Aliens come to earth and offer their technology but have ulterior motives.

V is another show which got cut before it got into its plot. I might be biased because of my appreciation for its subtleties and the previous TV show and TV-movies.

I do like it, and I wish it continued. I don’t consider this recommended viewing for people unfamiliar with the earlier works because it doesn’t get into its complete story.

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