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This movie explores gender dynamics in contemporary society in a refreshing unapologetic fashion. The truths and fallacies exposed in the movie are a bitter pill to swallow, but swallow you must. This movie is not meant to be liked by everyone, but I am glad I live in a world where this exists, albeit in a dirty corner for the deplorables.

The support cast including Pamela Adlon, Charlie Day, Edie Falco & John Malkovich all play their parts to the tee. The movie works on so many levels; the references to Woody Allen (B&W New York, the glasses), the awkward silences and cringe-worthy moments are just cinematic gold IMHO.

The Louis CK scandal is just the icing on the cake, which makes true life seem stranger than fiction. The only reason for the poor 6.1 rating is due to self-policing political correctness and radicalized feminist imperative that governs our modern psyche. I can only hope that the PC-brigade and femnazis don't push Louis out of Hollywood for good, because that would be a real shame and a crime.

This is just one of those movies that watch you on a lazy Sunday afternoon and let yourself drown into. There is no big plot or greater purpose, just a quirky bunch of friends coming up with witty stuff to say. The music is typically indie and so is the cast. The dialog hovers on everyday stuff from sex, politics, relationships, farting iphone apps to humanity and every random thing you can think of.

There is a lot of tongue-in-cheek stuff about political correctness. Irony also raises it wonderful head every once in a while. For instance, there is a scene where one character is telling a story about the death of humanity and everyone calls him a hypocritical pessimist. Just a few minutes later, the drug dealer character says that his dad lost his leg in an accident, but everyone else is busy debating the plural form of platypus. But, hey, the movie is nowhere close to depressing, but uplifting in a jaded kinda way.

The acting was natural but not really mumblecore, since the script was really tight. I am definitely going to check out Onur Tukel's other films. Job well done!

New Super Mario Bros. retains all the awesome aspects of SMB3(NES) and Super Mario World (SNES) that made it loved all over the world. Our spunky plumber, the princess and adorable villains are all in place and the stage is set for yet another tale of blissful video game awesomeness.

The gameplay is additive as uaual and uniquely SMB. Apart from throwing in new interesting obstacles and powers, real-time multiplayer gameplay is finally a reality.

Ah what can I say? I am a sucker for nostalgia and this game lets out the inner child I guess. I am definitely not a fan of our state-of-the-art 3D shooter and strategy games, and this is one of the few games that re-affirms my faith in video games. Legendary Nintendo has yet another winner that will stand the test of time.