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Is this a good movie? No, not really. The plot is surprisingly confusing for its genre, the woman in charge of Austenland is running what’s basically a psychosexual torture compound in corsets, and overall it just doesn’t come together. Luckily, Jennifer Coolidge is on set and just speaking when the spirit moves her. Clearly unscripted but with unbelievable timing, character work, etc., sometimes even when she’s off screen (!), she’s easily 80% of the delight to be drawn from the movie even though she’s probably only in 40% of it. The other character actors also put in delightful performances - especially James Callis as the resident dandy - and there are some good bits outside of Jennifer Coolidge. But she’s the real star of the show and worth the price of admission on her own.
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It’s a romcom that takes place in an immersive Pride and Prejudice themed resort. Jennifer Coolidge is sooooo funny in it and Bret McKenzie (Flight of the Conchords) is great too! It’s written and directed by Jerusha Hess who co-wrote Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre, so it’s kind of that vibe (my fav vibe). It’s an underrated light romcom, perfect for a snowed in weekend! I could go on and on about the Jared Hess/Mike White extended universe, these are all my fav movies.
Jan 20, 2024
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- Austenland: Keri Russell, Jennifer Coolidge, and one of the most fun Austen adaptations all in one
- Fire Island: The cast, the MUNA cover of Sometimes, the plot of this Pride and Prejudice adaptation!??!? 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻
- Dicks The Musical: words cannot even begin to describe the brilliance of Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson
- Boss Baby: you know it, you love it
Feb 18, 2024
it totally feels anacronic, i don´t recall watching such a stupid cis-het romcom in a cinema in my whole life, this surely feels like a product designed to be half watched on television on your aunt´s house, but hey, i laughed my ass off (and the whole cinema did too), and glenn powell is a screwball genius that would certainly fit in a forgotten leo mccarey film. will gluck strikes again!
Jan 29, 2024
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You might be 28 but the kids in college are still 20 and through college radio you can pretend that you’re still hip and with the new music. Also sometimes the DJs are clearly high out of their mind and talk about nothing for 7 minutes straight and it rocks. Radio K in Minneapolis is the best and you can listen to it online.
Jan 31, 2024
Have you been drinking water? Tired of it tasting like water? Want to drink basically just cold water but a little different? Don’t want a ton of caffeine or too much flavor from iced coffee? Get some unsweetened iced tea. It’s like water but also tea. Little caffeine kick, no sugar, just some liquid.
Feb 1, 2024
Back then they truly knew what design meant and it meant going absolutely buck wild. You spin half of this Nikon camera all the way around in order to turn it on. Tech companies in 2024 could never. They don’t have the balls.
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