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    Post dates are when I watched, parenthetical dates are the year of US release (aka Oscar eligibility).

10/25/2023

Significant Other (2022)

Harry is excited to take his girlfriend Ruth backpacking, an activity with which she hasn't much experience. She's especially on edge as she suffers from anxiety and panic attacks. Regardless, things are going pretty smoothly for a couple of days -- until Harry makes the mistake of proposing. From there, things get a bit tense and then go completely off the rails.

I really liked the idea here and how we were off-balance about what, exactly, was going on for a bit. I was really impressed with the newness of the plot. Ultimately, however, they didn't stick the landing and that's unfortunate because the plot truly did surprise.

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