Movie Review
Movie Review is a short-form game in which performers act as film critics reviewing an improvised movie that the audience has just supposedly watched. Other players may flash back to key scenes as they are described. The game rewards strong opinion work, the ability to justify absurd plot points, and comedic chemistry between the reviewers.
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