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Mother, Couch! 2023
Eventually derailed by the mounting absurdism but there’s some good stuff in here.
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Riddle of Fire 2023
Sweet, lo-fi throwback adventure with some naturalistic performances by the group of kids at its core, but the very definition of outstaying its welcome at nearly two hours. Mannered in a faux amateurish way that reminded me at various points of Napoleon Dynamite but stewed with something like The Kings of Summer or any number of earnest straight-to-video, no-budget kids’ adventure films of the 80s and 90s. But while also emulating the formula of watching someone playing a tabletop quest game. A lovingly crafted fun time.
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Nativity Rocks! 2018
Like School of Rock but where you genuinely fear for the welfare of the children.