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Entries relating to films.
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A catastrophic packaging failure that forces you to dig an impossible, scalding-hot film off a lasagna with your bare fingernails.
Read full entry →A shared, unspoken agreement between two people that a poor film should be abandoned before the credits.
Read full entry →Having begun watching something purely as a joke, only to end up sincerely and unironically invested by the final act.
Read full entry →Reflexively viewing everyday events through the lens of potential social media virality rather than lived experience.
Read full entry →The compulsive repetition of a phrase back at someone in a context where it makes absolutely no logical sense.
Read full entry →A guilty, sudden jerk to consciousness immediately followed by a defensive lie told by dads worldwide.
Read full entry →The irrational, horror-movie-induced paranoia that strikes the exact second you cover your face in soap suds.
Read full entry →An invasive, shuffling dance performed in complete darkness while trying not to spill popcorn onto a stranger's lap.
Read full entry →The exhausting, constant adjustment of sound levels during modern films to avoid waking the neighbors.
Read full entry →A relentlessly dull individual whose entire personality has been replaced by macros, deadlifts, and unasked-for nutritional advice.
Read full entry →The blinding, highly public humiliation of illuminating a dark room with your phone's LED while trying to check the time.
Read full entry →The vague, informal ledger kept in a relationship regarding who bought the last takeaway versus who paid for the cinema.
Read full entry →A paralyzing inability to select entertainment, resulting in an hour of watching trailers before going to sleep.
Read full entry →The act of halting entertainment to look up a supporting cast member, resulting in a 40-minute Wikipedia detour.
Read full entry →A catastrophic conversational error where you return a greeting that makes absolutely no sense in context.
Read full entry →The deafening crinkle caused by attempting to stealthily access a snack in a quiet room.
Read full entry →The profound, ASMR-like joy of removing the protective film from a fresh screen.
Read full entry →The discovery of crumpled, faded artifacts from past purchases in a winter coat.
Read full entry →Falling into an internet rabbit hole about a supporting actor's personal life instead of watching the film.
Read full entry →The infuriating ability to watch an entire film while ignoring a bright white arrow in the center of the picture.
Read full entry →The intense frustration of plastic film shredding into an unusable, narrowing triangle.
Read full entry →The mysterious phenomenon of bedcovers completely consuming a television remote.
Read full entry →The accidental consumption of mobile data because you forgot to re-enable your wifi.
Read full entry →To persist in watching a terrible movie purely because you've already invested an hour.
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