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I am OBSESSED with Long Shot! My comfort movie, for sure, and Charlize Theron could have chemistry with a broomstick. We are overdue as a country for a First Mister :)

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Ha!! You're so right about Charlize.

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NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON!!! Can't wait for the new season.

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Aug 14Liked by Erin Carlson

I’ve literally worried The Long Shot was a fever dream I had and no one else in the world has seen it, so glad that’s not true! Also the soundtrack slapssss

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Omg: Robyn! Bruuuuuce! And my fave Springsteen song too -- "I'm on Fire"

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That song is all chills 🔥

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Looooove Long Shot. I think I'm going to rewatch after reading this.

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It is oddly prescient!! I nearly spit out my coffee when they made a reference to Charli XCX

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Also, it gave me a crush on Seth Rogen that surprised me then but has not abated.

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Aug 18Liked by Erin Carlson

Ok wow - NF! Nora really knew how to deliver a cutting put-down haha! I haven't seen Long Shot, wondered it it would be all-too-familiar territory, but I do love Charlize and this makes me want to watch it. Yara is a step ahead of me with Emily in Paris - must catch up!

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I loved this flick and its prescience, of sorts.

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I just watched this movie for the first time recently, and was very charmed by it. Rogen and Theron have great chemistry. Rogen has gotten better over time at working with female costars. I was maybe the only person in America who watched Platonic on Apple, and he and Rose Byrne were awesome together.

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Long Shot! What a gem. The beach scene when Frank Ocean's Moon River cover fades in is one of my favorite scenes of all time. This is such a relevant read, loved it!

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Thank you! And what a perfect song for that scene.

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I love Long Shot, and I love learning the backstory of this movie. I would've never in a million years thought of Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen as a romcom couple that would work, but they totally do! And considering that this a movie for our times, I'd love a Long Shot sequel set in the White House.

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The sequel is coming in 2025!!! Fingers crossed.

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Love LONG SHOT so much! It has a great supporting cast around Charlize and Seth too -- I love June Diane Raphael of HOW DID THIS GET MADE? as her second-in-command.

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Her coming timing is so good!

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THANK GOODNESS FOR EMILY IN PARIS

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I canceled my plans for tomorrow night

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