Hokum is what I like to call a line graph movie, by which I mean you could chart my engagement with it as a literal line graph, peaks and valleys neatly labeled.
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Hokum (2026)
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Smile 2 (2024)
Let me get my one real gripe out of the way up front, because it’s just about the only complaint I’ve got.
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GOAT (2026)
It is not basketball.
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Faces of Death (2026)
The biggest movie story going right now is youth slaying a giant.
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Driver’s Ed (2025)
There’s a line my podcast co-host Brian likes to quote from the 30 Rock bit “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah,” where Tracy Morgan/Jordan declares that “this whole premise is sweaty.”
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Smile (2022)
Movies have been spooking audiences with the wrong kind of grin since early days of Hollywood
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The Drama (2026)
The Drama does not pull its punches as a cringe comedy, and for that, I love it.
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The Moment (2026)
It’s just so hard being rich and successful, you know?
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Postal (2007)
Postal has a spot on many a “worst movies ever made” list.
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Megadoc (2025)
People don’t read as much as they used to, and thus the self-promoting celebrity biography has been quietly dying for over a decade.