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Playing with FIRE: The Documentary (2019)
Solid story of a couple
This documentary follows the journey of a couple trying to achieve fire (financial independence, retire early) from nothing, while they upend their big-spending and relatively luxurious life to live a more simple life with hopes of saving up enough money to retire early. As someone that is aware of FIRE movement, I was a little worried that the documentary would focus more on the math and strategy of how to fire (which is a little boring to most people). It briefly touches on that, but the really interesting part is the psychological and emotional ramifications of switching from a high cost of living to low cost of living lifestyle, especially when maybe not everyone is 100% sold on the plan, and this documentary captured that very well. I'd recommend it to anyone.
Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time (2017)
Pretty solid overall
I almost turned it off after 5 or so minutes. The beginning is just a brutally bad open for an unknown (to me) comic. I'm glad I stuck it out, because there were a bunch of hilarious bits. It progressively got better throughout. The side segments away from the mic were stupid, but they almost always are in these stand up specials, so it might not be worth mentioning. He has a bit of a Jim Gaffigan vibe at times (voicing the audience schtick). He has a bunch of unique observations that are worth watching for stand-up fans. I'd pay to see him at a show now.