{"id":298,"date":"2026-10-21T16:54:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T16:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hmad.jamietoon.com\/website_0593dac7\/?p=298"},"modified":"2026-10-21T16:54:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T16:54:52","slug":"day-18-heart-eyes-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hmad.jamietoon.com\/website_0593dac7\/day-18-heart-eyes-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 18: Heart Eyes (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-header-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t remember how this one got on this list, but for some reason I thought this would be a generic early 20s slasher movie. Once the movie started and I saw that it was directed by Dropout TV mainstay and Nosie Boy Josh Ruben, I knew it would be something else. 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