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29th Nov 2021

The Toybox (2018)

Continuity mistake: The aerial view of what is to one side of the RV is different from the ground view. From the air, there is a highway with two lanes in each direction with parking along the side, just off the sidewalk where Drake left his bike. From the ground, there is a 3' cement wall and black railing with greenery behind it. A white house (not in the aerial view) can be seen and there is room for a one-lane road, but the white house would have been on the highway if in the aerial view. (00:05:24)

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29th Nov 2021

Survive the Game (2021)

Stupidity: David and his partner Cal drive into a weeded area near the garage/warehouse the drug bust is going to be made. David says, "This might go south. We need backup." David and Cal sit in the car talking about not letting the product get onto the street where someone might die, etc. then exit the vehicle without calling for backup, which could have been done in a few seconds (and should have been done as soon as David said they needed backup). (00:02:10 - 00:02:37)

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29th Nov 2021

The Survivalist (2021)

Stupidity: Ben is standing behind Marley with a gun to her head as protection against Aaron, who is pointing a gun at him. Aaron shoots Marley and Ben just stands there, first looking at Marley on the ground then looking at Aaron (standing about ten feet away). Aaron screams and shoots Ben in the abdomen. After Ben falls, Aaron shoots three more rounds at him but misses. Ben is also able to stand and walk around despite his abdominal wound. (01:17:30 - 01:20:40)

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29th Nov 2021

French Exit (2020)

Revealing mistake: When the black cat was going up the staircase and got to the first landing, it turned its head to look directly at the camera, then continued climbing the staircase. (00:08:13)

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26th Nov 2021

Old (2021)

Revealing mistake: The "Anamika Resort" van isn't quite in sync with the road it is supposed to be traveling on. A side view shows the van is traveling straight ahead, but a shift to a front view shows the road behind the van is curved to the right. The same thing happens a little later, except the road is curved to the left. (00:01:19)

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Other mistake: Packie arrived at Frank's garage on a bicycle, wearing a brown coat, hat, gray hooded sweatshirt, patterned shirt, and a T-shirt. Swaino arrived on a motorcycle, wearing a tight jacket, no hat, black gloves, and black jogging jacket with white trim. When they were outside by the grill, they had large sweaters over their coats. It isn't known where these sweaters came from. It can be assumed the blanket Swaino used at first was from Frank's garage, but the sweaters did not appear to be Frank's. (00:25:32 - 00:37:35)

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26th Nov 2021

Naked Singularity (2021)

Other mistake: A vehicle bought at a NYPD auction must be paid for in cash, including tax. Ballena won the auction with his $60,000 bid for the Navigator, but it did not appear that Ballena was carrying that amount of cash on him. (He was not carrying a bag or briefcase.) If Ballena did have the $60,000 plus tax in cash, it would have taken some time for it to be counted before the paperwork could be completed, but no money was shown during the process. (01:05:03)

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26th Nov 2021

Naked Singularity (2021)

Factual error: Lea went into the (locked) Navigator in the tow pound (where she works) to get a sample of the stashed heroin. Craig, with Lea's help, was able to get to the Navigator before Ballena (who "won" the auction) and drive away from the tow pound. However, they would not have keys because towed impounded vehicles do not have keys (unless the keys were left in the vehicle, which would be unlikely in this case because $15 million worth of heroin was stashed inside). (00:21:02 - 01:07:48)

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24th Nov 2021

Naked Singularity (2021)

Continuity mistake: The garage door was raised about a foot, but views of Craig sitting on the floor after he hit Lea show the door up about three times as high (to his nose), letting in more light. (01:17:52)

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24th Nov 2021

The Toybox (2018)

Continuity mistake: The middle curtain on the passenger side of the RV is pulled open to different extents (toward the sides) when Drake is snooping around. Depending on the camera's view, maybe a foot of the curtain can be seen to the right. The other views show much more of the curtain, indicating it is not pulled to the side as far (and might possibly be closed). When a larger amount of the curtain is showing, there is also a small section of a pleat partially on the sill. (00:04:00 - 00:04:27)

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24th Nov 2021

Joey and Ella (2021)

Revealing mistake: There's no doubt that Joey and his mother were not real kangaroos, but there wasn't even an attempt to make them look at least semi-real with animatronics or better CGI. The kangaroos' appearances were more along the line of what would be expected in a cartoon or all-animated movie. (00:01:00)

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24th Nov 2021

Gully (2019)

Revealing mistake: When Calvin was telling Nicky what Greg told him Charles was doing to Jesse (sexually abusing), the lit cigarette that Nicky was holding in his mouth touched Calvin's teeth and ashes flew (for real!). The actors playing Calvin and Nicky knew what happened but did not immediately stop - they stayed in character. It was obvious this scene was "cut." When the camera returned to filming, Calvin was standing a few feet away from Nicky and the cigarette was gone. (00:30:35)

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22nd Nov 2021

Naked Singularity (2021)

Plot hole: Lea has a criminal record, which includes theft. Lea told Casi, "You know how hard it is to live with a rap sheet hanging over you? How hard I had to hustle to even get a shit job at the tow pound?" Later, Casi made a reference to "most thieves" and Lea responded she's "not like most thieves." The tow pound is operated by the NYPD, so it is extremely unlikely that Lea would have been hired given her theft record, especially for a position that handles money/cash. (00:19:45 - 00:35:25)

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18th Nov 2021

The Misfits (2021)

Continuity mistake: Ringo is lock-picking the second safety deposit box, number 2557 (to the right of #2506 and to the left of #2608). After a brief redirection of the camera, a close-up of Ringo's hands show he is lock-picking a safety deposit box to the right of #157. After another short redirection of the camera, a close-up of Ringo's hands show that none of the boxes are numbered. The boxes are also different sizes. (00:02:15)

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17th Nov 2021

Dangerous Minds (1995)

Trivia: There are articles on-line reporting the murder of "Marisela Gonzales", who was shot by her husband in San Pedro on October 11th or 12th, 2020. There are also questions if Marisela, who played "Angela" in "Dangerous Minds" (1985) is still alive. From the police reports, the correct spelling of the 28-year-old woman killed was "Marisela Gonzalez" - ending with a "z", not "s." The Marisela who played Angela was born in 1968, and is currently 52 - so, obviously, not the 28-year-old murder victim.

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17th Nov 2021

Naked Singularity (2021)

Other mistake: In a voice over, Casi said, " I am a public defender. And there are only 15,000 of me for the 10.5 million people who were arrested last year in America." The statistics may not be accurate (the FBI's UCR lists an estimated 10,085,207 arrests in 2019), but it is his general statement that is misleading. Not all arrestees will be represented by a public defender - many will hire private defense attorneys. The inference of a 1,000 caseload per year exaggerates the actual of 50-590. (00:01:09)

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17th Nov 2021

Naked Singularity (2021)

Trivia: "Singularities" are infinitely dense points. When something is compressed to the point of having a volume of ZERO, its density is thought of as being infinite - in other words, a "singularity." A typical example is the inside (center) of a black hole. A huge star - that once had a large mass - was reduced to nothing, but that "nothing" has a density that is infinite. It is at a point of "no return" (an event horizon), so is not visible. BUT "naked singularities" could exist - and be visible.

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17th Nov 2021

Naked Singularity (2021)

Stupidity: Lea had two "Notice of Auction" printouts (the correct one and the one she lied about to detectives) in her small purse when she had Casi meet her at a restaurant. Lea excused herself to go to the bathroom but did not take her purse with her. Women almost always take their purses with them and Lea should have, considering she had papers inside she didn't want Casi to see. While Lea was gone, Casi looked at the printouts and then knew Lea was lying to him about the Navigator's auction date. (00:32:33 - 00:35:04)

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17th Nov 2021

Naked Singularity (2021)

Continuity mistake: The pile of clothes Lea took out of the dryer and placed on the table were rearranged differently when the camera shifted to the opposite side. (00:41:52)

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17th Nov 2021

Naked Singularity (2021)

Factual error: Unless left in the vehicle (not the case here), towed impounded vehicles do not have keys. Moreover, lacking keys, a valid registration, possibly proof of insurance, and new plates, vehicles bought at a NYPD auction are to be TOWED away. A newly-purchased auctioned vehicle, such as the Navigator in the movie, is "ticket-" or "citation-ready", not ready to be driven on the streets.

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