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Oh another dreadful month. I realized I didn't make a post for last month but I truly didn't have anything saved up. I guess I was too busy last month.

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This movie was surprisingly watchable. I say this because during this time period of the 2010s, there were a number of Chinese historical movies that looked nice but were badly written which led to them being boring. I looked up this movie and found out that it was directed by Chen Kaige so maybe that explains why this one was slightly better. It wasn’t perfect, but it was still more engaging than I expected. Overall this was okay.

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This movie was kind of a surrealist horror in the sense that even by the end, the audience had a sense of how the crimes were perpetuated, but not the details. I thought it was decent.

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This was a rather slow movie and it took me a while to get the gist of it. It wasn’t my favourite because the plot played out a in a way that was too low key for me.

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I had heard good things about this movie and I ended up enjoying it! Like many Chinese movies, this one does have a moral stance, particularly on bullying and justice. However, the relationship between the characters was able to draw my attention away from what might otherwise have been an overbearing message, and gave the story a more human touch. This was a good drama movie.

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This was a pretty interesting movie. I enjoyed it. It had an interesting story, but also Alfred Hitchcock is the goat for a reason.

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A simple but thrilling story. Worth a watch for those who like mystery thrillers.

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I’ll be real, this movie was hyped up quite a bit for me and it didn’t end up delivering to the extent I’d hoped. It was still good, but it did not take the direction I thought it would. It didn’t give me the mystery thrills I was craving.

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Oh, busy, busy March. Posting this early because I will have no time later today or tomorrow.

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I really appreciated this book for leaning into its concept. It may not be for everyone, but I appreciated that Dunn really leaned into the full spirit of the freak show. I would recommend this book for people who want to read about dysfunctional who are terrible to one another.

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