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We played a game of screen drafts to determine the best animal attack films

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We (Nick, Scott, my wife Vanessa and I) played this game at Red Garter Saloon before going off to see Waxwork on the big screen. The drinks were plentiful. The jukebox was playing the back catalog of Eddie Murphy thanks to me. I never looked behind me but I am pretty sure the crowd was the to type party all the time. And we played a game based on the podcast Screen Drafts to determine the best animal attack films while also using vetoes and veto overrides when necessary. Pick placement and amount of vetoes and overrides is decided by trivia. This trivia was provided by our friend Rene who also joined us for the first time. The game probably went off the rails more than usual. But Nick left with a carryover veto, Scott left with a carry over override and V and I both left with one of each. 18. 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019) Nick chose this one despite finding the characters awful. He liked the altar room and the sequence with the boat. He thought I might veto with it this low because I ...
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Ray Bradbury/Robert Bloch Film Game

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Four of us (Nick, Scott, my wife Vanessa and I) played a game based on the podcast Screen Drafts. This is a (in this case) top 16 list making game where players get four picks each and work towards making a best of list on a given topic. Each player (depending on their pick placement as decided by trivia) has a certain number of vetoes and veto overrides. Vetoes keep things off the list at the placement where they are vetoed, but once vetoed they can be overriden (by a player other than the one who played it) or potentially played higher. We had Nick's friend Jesse join us as an observer. She was lovely and may be utilized as a host should she join us again. I suspect she influenced the game with her presence because leading up to the game I was told by the players this will be a copacetic game because most in contention films were on the same level, but once we started, the vetoes and overrides were thrown. Nick and Scott  left with overrides that carried over. V and I had a ...
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A Year of Going to the Movies: A Top and Bottom Ten List

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This was an eventful year. We briefly fostered a puppy. But she did not get along with our aged cat so we were able to find the her a nice family. In August, we brought our bearded dragon Eben home. She has been a fun edition to our family.  We picked up Eben after attending The Gathering of the Ghouls convention where I was jazzed to meet the Grimm Life Collective. It was my favorite con of the year though I enjoyed July's Mad Monster Party where my wife and I got to meet Juliette Lewis and the duo from The Greasy Strangler !  I read a dozen or so new books. The only one I can truly recommend is Armistead Mauplin's Mona of the Manor . A minor addition to the Tales of the City universe, a side story really, but it reads better than much of the earlier work. It is so heartfelt.  Musically, I embraced 80's punk bands, jazz, Ashnikko, Olivia Rodrigo and Laufey.  My wife and I were fortunate to catch an IMAX screening of Laufey's A Night at the Symphony: Hollywood Bow...
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