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Demon Slayer eps 48-51

I feel like a lot happens here but also nothing happens here 🤣 I thought we'd be getting more into the meat of this arc but they appear to be saving it for the end because unless they plan on leaving a lot of loose ends, the last 4 episodes of this arc are going to be HUGE!

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National Treasure youtube cut

Happy Independence Day, America! Hope everyone who celebrates has a great day, and don't lose any fingers with your M80s and bottle rockets 🎆🎇🎆🎇

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POLL TIME

Last month I asked for suggestions and I'm finally getting around to doing this poll! I know I'm not great at getting these up for you all, but hopefully there's something here you'd like to see!

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National Treasure full commentary

The real treasure was Nicolas Cage

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Ice Pirates full commentary

I feel like this would go really good with certain kinds of baked goods.

Enjoy this pick from Tom Tattershall 💜

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Demon Slayer eps 42-44

Welcome to the start of a new arc! So far we've started getting to know two of the other hashira, and I'm not sure how much we'll see of Zenitsu and Innosuke this arc 😭 but we're about to get into what promises to be a pretty intense battle!

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Dragonslayer youtube cut

I always love watching something I know nothing about and getting pleasant surprises! I miss this kind of movie a lot, high fantasy is so rare nowadays, and what little you see is way more meta and tongue in cheek. Enjoy, and pray Paramount leaves me alone this time! 💜

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Breaking Bad S5 E3

The show is doing a great job showing us the transition of protagonist to full villain without shoving it in our faces. It's clear but subtle that Walt has not only gone down the dark path, but he's probably been a lot further along it and for a lot longer than we've realized.

I'd still pick Mike in a head to head though. Wonder if we'll get to see that.

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Dragonslayer full commentary

I feel like this kind of movie just peaked in the 80s. The 90s really shied away from high fantasy as a whole, and then what did exist got meta and tongue-in-cheek. A nice palate cleanser from the heaviness and tears of the last few weeks 🤣

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Demon Slayer eps 42-44

Today we wrap up the Entertainment District Arc and I hope you all are READY for it, because the battle in this finale goes CRAZY!

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Field of Dreams youtube cut

Such a sweet, heartwarming movie about love and regret, and of course baseball!

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Breaking Bad S5 E2

So yep, Walt thinks he can just step into Gus's shoes and everything is going to be easy peasy. I'm betting Gus spent years making connections, building business relationships, working out supply systems, and covering his tracks, but Walt thinks he can just hop to it and be the king. I suspect it's not going to go well.

Mike told him as much but changed his mind and I'm still not sure why...

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Field of Dreams full commentary

Really sweet and heartwarming, I wasn't expecting it to be so fantasy oriented, but I really enjoyed it!

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Demon Slayer eps 38-41

Almost finished with this arc, with the big battle still to come, I have no idea what else we're going to see! I don't love this new hashira as much as the last one, but I don't want them to just keep dying right after we get to know them 🤣

I appreciate your patience, I'm sorry it's a bit late. I ran late on my Youtube upload and had to spend all my time on that, but we should be back on track now.

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Train to Busan youtube cut

Many apologizes, this week was kinda hectic and I fell behind. For the same reason, Demon Slayer will be late, but still posted tomorrow sometime. I hope people enjoy my suffering on this one, I couldn't even keep it together in the edit!

In the less fun department, I'm still struggling with the audio on my Premiere projects. My audio keeps getting messed up with random pops and crackles. It's something on Adobe's end but I'm not sure how to stop it from happening. Just an obstacl...

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Breaking Bad S5 E1

Even when things go to plan, it seems like every action leads to another crisis or mess to be dealt with. Very interesting how the recent events of the poisoning/murder of Gus has kind of shifted our perspective as an audience, going from Walt as our linchpin, to him kind of leaving us behind to become the new king...

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Train to Busan full commentary

Well well well, boys and girls, we have a new winner in the Ugly Cry category. I didn't think anything would top The Iron Giant but there you go. And a ZOMBIE movie of all things!

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Demon Slayer eps 34-37

Starting the Entertainment District arc now, and it looks like we'll be getting to know a new hashira! But before that, we get to see all the guys in some...new outfits...

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The Great Outdoors youtube cut

SUMMERTIME BABY! Not gonna lie, some of this did remind me of my summer vacations with my (beloved) inlaws 🤣

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Breaking Bad S4 E13

I have no words.

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The Great Outdoors full commentary

This made me think of summer trips to my dad's place, though a little more eventful than that. When bears show up at his house they just mess with the trash cans and move on.

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Das Boot full commentary

Welcome to our last May exclusive! This one comes to us via request by DroidC, and I hope I got the right version! This is a long one but very good, the sound and cinematography are excellent, and it's a very impactful message. Hope you enjoy!

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Demon Slayer eps 31-33

Finishing up the Mugen Train arc, and getting a feel for the real stakes of this show! Didn't expect tears but yeah, they got me 😅

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Tootsie youtube cut

A classic! So wacky but also a lot of heart, definitely full of 80s aesthetic too 💜

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Breaking Bad S4 E12

STUPID CLIFFHANGER
What tipped Gus off??? He didn't seem entirely sure what was wrong or where Walt was but he obviously knew something was up. They were so CLOSE 😩 And why did Gus back off Jesse anyway? Is that what got his antennas up?

I don't really have a ton of sympathy for Walt, this is a mess of his own making and he's never really been sorry for anything he's done. But Gus went too far, and if Jesse wants him dead I'm ok with it. Now we have to wait for next week to...

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Tootsie full commentary

I really wanted to do something with Dabney Coleman that I hadn't seen yet, this one felt like the natural choice. A lot of wacky hijinks but also a lot of heart in the end, and who doesn't love an unexpected Bill Murray appearance?

Also, I'm trying a new format so I can make the movie bigger, lmk if you have any opinions on it!

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I Need Suggestions!

I know I've been slacking on the polls but with all the drama I've been dealing with re: copyright and my personal life, I am BURNED OUT trying to pick things to watch for Youtube. So please hit me with any and all suggestions for movies you'd like to see me react to! As many as you like, and I'll pick at least one from everyone to put into a poll 😊

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Demon Slayer eps 27-30

All aboard the Mugen Train arc! I like how this season is shaping up, the intro and outro are both very hype, which is always fun, and I'm liking the new addition of Tasty the Fire Hashira. He seemed like a dick before but seems like a cool and fun character so far. I'm not sure if this whole arc/season is going to take place on the train but if so it's a pretty clever idea. Hope you enjoy!

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Beverly Hills Cop II

Whew, I got a late start on this one but we got it in! I didn't want to be too late after I already took last week off. But we BACK and this was just what I needed! Sequels are tough for me but this was good all the way around, I hope you enjoy it too 😊

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Breaking Bad S4E11

Walt is trying very hard to be a kingpin without all the necessary pieces in play. But things just got very, very, bad. Of course it's all his fault, but damn.

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