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Mrs. Doubtfire - (1993 movie) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107614/

A father, faced with “equality”, is mistreated by family court and resorts to cross-dressing to get closer to his children by his overworking ex.

A great movie, full of great voicework and second-hand embarrassment.


Stargunner - (1996 game) box art

Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
(on Steam)
https://www.mobygames.com/game/922/stargunner/
was https://3drealms.com/catalog/stargunner_45/

A side-scrolling ship-shooter with upgrades.

While pretty neat, it’s unforgiving and a bit annoying.

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The Leftovers - (2014 show) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2699128/
https://www.hbo.com/the-leftovers

2% of the global population disappears and everything continues on as usual probably.

Mediocre at best. Maybe something will happen later, but they sure as shit don’t get anywhere near to some point. It’s just a drama that stretches a premise.



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Foundation - (2021 show) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/
https://tv.apple.com/show/umc.cmc.5983fipzqbicvrve6jdfep4x3

In future with a colonized galaxy, a mad scientist develops an evolving quantum computer which he believes proves determinism and prediction of the collapse of civilization.

It started interesting, but dove into too many plotlines, timelines, and characters, and then space-wizards. I find it predictable and tedious, and I’m constantly nagged at there being zero good looking women, just passable persons of pigment hired for The Message.



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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - (2004 movie) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339291/
was unfortunateeventsmovie.com

Some kids lose their home and parents and get passed around to different family members. And stuff.

Kinda annoying and boring.



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Liar Liar - (1997 movie) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119528/

A lawyer can’t lie, and goes insane because it’s Jim Carrey.

It’s Jim Carrey as himself, so you have to cope with the idiocy. It’s okay in that context but it’s not for me.



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Mr. Shifty - (2017 game) image

Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/489140/Mr_Shifty/
https://www.tinybuild.com/mrshifty

Run around, teleport, punch stuff, get shot, uninstall.

Mr. Shitty.



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Deathtrap - (2015 game) logo

Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/310510/Deathtrap/
https://neocoregames.com/en/games/deathtrap

A combination Diablo 2 – (2000 game) and tower defence game.

Basically meh.



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Beautiful Mystic Survivors - (2023 game) logo

Entertainment > Games >

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1930600/Beautiful_Mystic_Survivors/
https://archmagegames.com/en/beautiful-mystic-survivors-1512.html

A top-down bullet hell roguelike RPG thing.

Meh, it’s a derivative of Vampire Survivors – (2022 game)

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