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Omni Loop - (2024 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28150132/
https://www.magpictures.com/omniloop

A dying woman does drugs and hallucinates that she's a time traveller.

A tight time-loop movie that's slow and mediocre.

  • Trailer
  • Not actually science fiction
  • Not actually a comedy



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Darkness of Man - (2024 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23173980/

A police officer dates a single mom and ends up becoming a vigilante to be the guardian of someone else's kid.

While it's watchable, bad neo-noir is bad.



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Not related to The Break Up Artist - (2009 movie)

The Breakup Artist - (2004 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338812/

Following the drama of several relationships, especially a serial-dater.

Understated but riveting; recommended. I wonder if there's a decent quality copy out there.

  • Trailer
  • Inappropriately-rated, this doesn't have much of anything close to R-rated, and what came close could have been adjusted slightly without changing anything. It's odd they didn't lean into that R-rating.



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Sound of Hope꞉ The Story of Possum Trot - (2024 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6881490/
https://www.angel.com/movies/sound-of-hope-the-story-of-possum-trot

A depressed woman wants to vicariously experience the happiness of adopted children without the consent of her husband, hoping to convince him later.

Evil thinks its good.



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The Man in the High Castle - (2015 show) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740299/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RSGIVVO/

The axis powers won World War II.

It's kind of okay, but it drags its feet then goes woke.

  • Science fiction starts far later, making this a drama.



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Night Sky - (2022 show) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
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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Minority Report - (2015 show) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4450826/
was https://www.fox.com/minority-report

A precog teams up with a police officer to solve crimes before they happen.

Fair.



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Minority Report - (2002 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181689/

Murder in Washington, D.C. - United States has been solved by precognition, except for one mysterious case.

I like it quite a bit!



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