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Pretty middling week for my movie watching.

Free Guy: Felt a bit like another video game movie written by people who don't play video games, but it was still reasonably fun. Reynolds makes it work with a solid comedic performance.

Respect: A pretty by the numbers, average musician biopic, though Hudson absolutely killed Amazing Grace at the end. The theater was full of black women and it was interesting seeing which moments resonated with them and how.

Reminiscence: The concept is interesting enough (if derivative), but the execution is definitely lacking. The themes are on the nose, the action is weak, and the dialogue is hilariously bad. Jackman has a couple decent moments but can only do so much. It'll be interesting seeing how future films interpret the climate crisis and how it will affect civilization.