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Tourist vs Traveler in Infinity Pool (2023)

There’s a lot going on in the two-hour runtime of Infinity Pool, the name of which is both a reference to the so-called infinity pools of high-end resorts which appear, as you’re in them, to stretch off into the ocean itself and thus to ‘infinity’, as well as to a tank filled with a viscous red liquid that is used to create clone after clone after clone (an infinity’s worth, perhaps) of James and other wealthy tourists.

However, putting aside (but not ignoring) the sci-fi aspects of the movie, Infinity Pool can be seen as an examination of the difference between the ‘tourist’ and the ‘traveler’. Continue reading

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The Twelve Movies of Christmas

“You don’t want to watch “A Christmas Story” or “It’s a Wonderful Life,” or even “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” again, ’cause every year it seems like the same old thing. But you don’t have any good ideas on what you might replace these standards with.” Continue reading

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A Stake to the Heart of Vampire Romance

Team Edward or Team Jacob? That’s not the question here. Nope, this is all about the ultimate May-December romances: Angsty Girl and Brooding Vampire. Continue reading

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