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The story of an all night underground rave in San Francisco. This movie perfectly encapsulates every dance club archetype in a glorious pre-9/11 world. There's the party promoter, the cool girl from out of town, the new guy learning to let loose, and British DJ John Digweed arriving at the end for the slow motion finale kiss. It's corny and I loved it. Roger Ebert's 2-star review begins: "Groove provides a cleaned-up, innocuous version of the rave scene, showing it as a life-affirming voyage of discovery instead of what it often is, a stop-and-shop ticket to troubles with Ecstasy."
Dec 11, 2023
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amazing film about uk’s punk to rave scene in the 1970’s-90’s
the perfect soundtrack with bands like Joy Division & Happy Monday's
documentary satire with comedic fourth wall breaks. A great film to get h*gh to
if you like Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas you’ll love this too !
Feb 5, 2024
linda cardellini slowly walking away while “groove line” by heatwave starts playing in the background
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nick’s dancing interspersed with scenes of the geeks playing DnD
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tv perfection
Sep 28, 2024
i went in expecting "movie musical pseudo-biopic," but i got a fantastical deep dive into a downward spiral. several scenes that will rattle around in my head forever. it's not a sleeper, but i put it off for way too long because i didn't know what it really was; it sure ain't Chicago.
Sep 25, 2024
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Thanks y’all for the fire tips - I had a blast. Just put everyone’s rec’s into a google maps collection so you can find them at the link📍
My addition is the Empire Garden Restaurant in Chinatown. Built into an old vaudeville theater, the food is solid but the atmosphere is absurd and a must see.
Feb 14, 2024
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You trusted someone with your money or your heart or both, and then that person surprises you by fucking you over. fuck!
This sucks a lot and might mess you up pretty bad and make you lose faith in people, but on the other side there is the potential for new found strength as you now have *experience*.
Trusting people is such an essential thing, so after getting scammed when you eventually find ways to trust people again, you’ll do it with a better sense of who to give it to and how much to give and when. That’s a powerful thing, and not easy to understand until you’ve been burned.
Keep trusting, keep getting burned, but hopefully a little less so each time.
Feb 15, 2024
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🏠 decent living situation — awful roommates, deadbeat landlords, or psycho neighbors will make you super miserable so try to get this one locked down!
🫂 homies — making new friends can take a long time, but if you commit to putting yourself out there over and over you’ll connect with some truly inspiring and amazing people
🤑 income (even a little) — yes you can get by on dumplings, no Ubers, no bars, etc. but being broke here feels particularly like a prison because most things are stupid expensive. Be on your grind and then blissfully spend it all away
If you end up getting all 3 of these you’re probably gonna be hopelessly addicted to being here just like me. Welcome to NYC :)
Feb 21, 2024