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Jon Watts recommended Mazes and Monsters (1982) in Movies (curated)

 
Mazes and Monsters (1982)
Mazes and Monsters (1982)
1982 | Drama, Fantasy
5.5 (2 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"This one isn’t a high school movie, but more a college-age movie. It’s called Mazes and Monsters and it stars Tom Hanks. It’s about the dangers of role-playing games, and if you play these role-playing games, you’ll lose touch with reality. Tom Hanks is a kid who gets too into their version of Dungeons and Dragons, which they call Mazes and Monsters. He loses touch with reality and thinks he really is on the quest, and disappears into New York City. His friends have to try and find him. It’s definitely worth checking out if you can find it. It might be one of those movies that just disappeared. I think it was a made-for-TV movie, but it’s always affected me. I saw it when I was a kid on the Saturday afternoon matinee movie, and it just has this ending that is so bleak that I’ll never forget."

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Julia Holter recommended Wonder Women: The History Of The Girl Group Sound by Various Artists in Music (curated)

 
Wonder Women: The History Of The Girl Group Sound by Various Artists
Wonder Women: The History Of The Girl Group Sound by Various Artists
(0 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"My mom used to play this and it's funny because recently she told me that she didn't even like it very much. But I liked it a lot. It's not like this is the definitive girl group compilation, it's just that I grew up with it. And it means something to me, I guess, because I've covered two of the songs [Dionne Warwick's 'Don't Make Me Over' and Barbara Lewis' 'Hello Stranger']. I probably didn't realise just how important it was to me back then, but the songs have stuck to me over time and so I've come to understand its importance. All these playful and soulful performances, they're still very inspiring to me even though I was five or six when I was listening to it a lot. There wasn't a lot of music my parents played that I enjoyed at that age, so it's in there pretty deep. It's very 1950s, very glittery, very Phil Spector-y. It was pretty formative."

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Peter Shephard (2822 KP) rated Cards Against Humanity in Tabletop Games

May 29, 2020  
Cards Against Humanity
Cards Against Humanity
2009 | Adult, Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Print & Play
8
8.2 (114 Ratings)
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Finding what actually makes friends laugh Dont have to have a drink to make it funny (but it helps) (0 more)
Some of the combos/cards need to be censored for some audiences (e.g. personal/family issues) (0 more)
Wonderfully wicked
Depending on the audience, this game will make or break the evening. Among most friends, and even family, it will be brilliantly horrible fun; sometimes, some of the cards need to be removed for certain situations - we've had to censor one game for a specific subject matter for a specific family member. This doesnt detract from the game, just needs a little forethought.

The game itself is both simple and brilliant, but pay attention to the age restrictions!! I cant imagine many 15 or 16 year olds playing this with family members!! (Although it would probably be hilarious with friends)

This is one of the games we regularly play when we are at friends houses, and often with a drink or two. Very good, and very wrong, fun!