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Azas
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A few days ago I rewatched Uncle Buck. Still very good, still very enjoyable—a genuinely heartwarming film. Then yesterday I watched Weapons and almost immediately recognized that old woman… who turned out to be none other than Buck’s love interest, Amy Madigan. Huh! Talk about coincidence. As for the movie itself—nothing too extraordinary, though the different points of view were certainly interesting.
Azas
Star Relic
Yes, I’ve already mentioned here that I consider Planes, Trains & Automobiles a truly GREAT movie.
Edington
Last Son of The Miracle
Had a bit of a Halloween Spook-tacular this weekend... after Halloween night, as I was out 
First I watched The Long Walk. I read the book a little while ago and really enjoyed it, the film is also pretty solid, though somehow even briefer than the book. I think it could've benefitted from spending a little more time with some of the other characters, but the actors were all really good and it's a mostly very faithful adaptation. I think I prefer the book ending, but I appreciate the change the film made, made it more of a surprise.
I've been watching The X Files from the beginning recently, having never seen any of it before. Just in time (almost) for Halloween I made it to the infamously disturbing episode "Home", and yeah, it's pretty harrowing. Brilliant, but harrowing.
And I'm currently rounding the weekend off with another infamous piece of television: Ghostwatch. Sure, nowadays it's a little hard to believe anybody really fell for it, but it's really well done and genuinely pretty spooky.
Anyway, I think I've had enough of seeing harm brought to children for one weekend.
First I watched The Long Walk. I read the book a little while ago and really enjoyed it, the film is also pretty solid, though somehow even briefer than the book. I think it could've benefitted from spending a little more time with some of the other characters, but the actors were all really good and it's a mostly very faithful adaptation. I think I prefer the book ending, but I appreciate the change the film made, made it more of a surprise.
I've been watching The X Files from the beginning recently, having never seen any of it before. Just in time (almost) for Halloween I made it to the infamously disturbing episode "Home", and yeah, it's pretty harrowing. Brilliant, but harrowing.
And I'm currently rounding the weekend off with another infamous piece of television: Ghostwatch. Sure, nowadays it's a little hard to believe anybody really fell for it, but it's really well done and genuinely pretty spooky.
Anyway, I think I've had enough of seeing harm brought to children for one weekend.
Azas
Star Relic
Good Fortune (2025). The film’s premise is similar to Trading Places—the rich and the poor switch lives, with a washed-up angel named Gabriel making it happen. It’s a low-key movie, nothing spectacular or groundbreaking, but overall I liked it. I even giggled a few times.
At the same time, it was uneasy to watch the poor protagonist’s everyday struggles—living in a car, juggling several jobs, and still not managing to make ends meet. It felt real. We all know how dangerous losing a job can be. I got the impression that in the U.S., it’s even harder.
In my country, if you lose your job, you get about 60–75% of your previous salary for around a year, so there’s at least some kind of safety net. I’m not sure if a similar system exists in the U.S.—if not, that’s quite scary.
I also recently saw that Belgium is reviewing its unemployment support system. Apparently, people there could receive relatively high payments for a very long time, but that period is now being shortened. On one hand, such long-term support is great for citizens. On the other, it can weaken people’s motivation to find work and contribute to society—unless, of course, they’re dealing with a serious illness.
At the same time, it was uneasy to watch the poor protagonist’s everyday struggles—living in a car, juggling several jobs, and still not managing to make ends meet. It felt real. We all know how dangerous losing a job can be. I got the impression that in the U.S., it’s even harder.
In my country, if you lose your job, you get about 60–75% of your previous salary for around a year, so there’s at least some kind of safety net. I’m not sure if a similar system exists in the U.S.—if not, that’s quite scary.
I also recently saw that Belgium is reviewing its unemployment support system. Apparently, people there could receive relatively high payments for a very long time, but that period is now being shortened. On one hand, such long-term support is great for citizens. On the other, it can weaken people’s motivation to find work and contribute to society—unless, of course, they’re dealing with a serious illness.