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The Manchurian Candidate - (2004 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368008/

Soldiers return from a tour with Gulf War syndrome, PTSD, and nightmares that turn out to be true.



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57 Seconds - (2023 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18083578/
https://theavenue.film/movies/57-seconds

Time crystals allow a bumbling white male to go back in time, and he uses it to gamble, date a gold digger, and seek revenge on big pharma.

Painfully mid.



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Bartender꞉ Glass of God - (2024 show) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29233201/
http://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/bartender/index.html

A Sherlock Holmes of a bartender makes drinks they like.

Uh. Why?

  • Original title: Bartender: Kami no Glass



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Night Sky - (2022 show) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13361448/
https://www.amazon.com/Night-Sky-Season-1/dp/B09Q21THBW

A retired couple has a secret chamber buried in their backyard that leads to a deserted planet. When an enigmatic young man arrives, their quiet existence is upended and the mysterious Chamber they thought they knew so well turns out to be much more than they could have ever imagined.

I can’t say I like this because it doesn’t do enough world building and doesn’t really develop an arc with the time they have.

  • They really, really, lean into age in this show.



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Shangri-La Frontier - (2022 show) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28776190/
https://anime.shangrilafrontier.com/

A dude plays VR video games and ends up playing on in particular.

It’s kinda neat so far I guess.

  • Original title: Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su



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Relax, I'm from the Future - (2023 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13786042/

A time traveler goes back for some reason I guess.

A weak comedy of some sort, but I’m unforgiving for the woke, so no thanks.



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Heart of Stone - (2023 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13603966/
https://www.netflix.com/title/81416533

Following agents of a supercomputer.

It’s incredibly dark, and I don’t mean it’s all moody and shit; it’s so damned dim it’s hard to make most things out.



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The Signal - (2024 show) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt25375256/

A mysterious message is detected by an astronaut, who learns its senders are on their way to Earth.

Fair, and moody, but it feels like there should be more content.

  • Original title: Das Signal


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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27417996/
https://www.iseleve.com/

An ugly, unaccomplished, student discovers a hidden world within which he becomes a hero and transforms himself in that and the real world.

It might be quite good, but because the main character is superpowered it’s a pretty shitty story angle; not recommended.

  • aka / properly titled: I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too
  • Note that every episode has an end-credit scene.
  • A second season has been confirmed



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