What Movie Should We Do Next?

We argue about Texas Chainsaw Massacre across the 1974 original and the 2022 sequel, then land on a franchise score that feels brutally fair. We dig into why the first film shaped slasher history while also admitting how loud, awkward, and exhausting it can be to actually sit through.
• mix-up over which Texas Chainsaw version got watched
• opening banter on emo scars, aging, and survival instincts
• drinks, toasts, and the show’s rating framework
• 1974 plot recap and why the last stretch becomes nonstop screaming
• ratings for acting, cinematography, score, plot, and rewatchability for 1974
• 2022 sequel critique on writing, fake-looking gore, and unearned themes
• gentrification theme and the missed opportunity of the shooting survivor storyline
• “golden path” meanings: slaughterhouse imagery and humans as meat
• inserting ourselves into the movie and how a gun changes everything
• final notes on camera moves, junk-table pans, and the legendary wrench throw
2.5/5

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What Movie Should We Do Next?

We bounce from childhood nostalgia and drink experiments into a blunt debate about acupuncture, pseudoscience, and how trust in medicine gets manipulated. Then we tear into a dinosaur time-slip movie by scoring acting, cinematography, music, plot logic, and the deeper relationship themes it almost nails.
• hoarding nostalgia objects and the fantasy of future value
• “least resistance” as a way to find sustainable goals
• acupuncture skepticism and the placebo timing trap
• how pseudoscientific care can erode faith in medicine
• the movie’s premise and why “no cell phones” changes everything
• acting notes, with specific praise for the lead and frustration with child performances
• CGI dinosaurs, suspense shots, and camera choices like diopter lenses
• plot holes and weak dialogue that leave the wrong questions
• rewatchability despite flaws and hopes for a director’s cut
• repair after conflict, trauma bonding, and how audiences read art through their era

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What Movie Should We Do Next?

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