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4	[[https://www.youtube.com/@CynicalReviews Cynical Reviews]], a.k.a. Christopher "CJ" Jay, is a [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] British Youtuber and reviewer of movies and TV shows. He has a secondary channel, Cynical Seconds, which can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/@CynicalSeconds here]]. He also does video game livestreams, which can be found on [[https://www.youtube.com/@cynicalstreams1154 this channel]].
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8	!!This show provides examples of:
9	* AnalogyBackfire: This is CJ's reaction when the father in ''Am I Normal?'' [[ItMakesSenseInContext compares vaginas to catcher's mitts]].
10	--> '''CJ:''' So you throw your balls into them at 90 miles per hour? Got it!
11	* AuthorAppeal: CJ is a fan of WesternAnimation/SouthPark and will sometimes use it as a favorable comparison to something he's reviewing.
12	** He also really enjoys things in the fantasy setting, such as Literature/TheLordOfTheRings and TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons.
13	** In his ''Love Is All You Need?'' video, he admits to being a fan of dystopian fiction, such as Literature/NineteenEightyFour.
14	* BerserkButton: He REALLY doesn't like ShakyCam in movies.
15	** In his second video on Goop, he mentions how he loathes [[PhonyPsychic "psychics"]] and the harm they can cause.
16	** CJ has also admitted in his review of "WesternAnimation/SantaINC" to disliking when filmmakers try to center more on political topics, especially when they either do it in an extremely [[{{Anvilicious}} unsubtle manner]] and/or when the creators in question [[{{Hypocrite}} have done morally questionable stuff in the past]], rather than trying to tell a good story.
17	* BlackComedy: The review of ''Unplanned'' is rife with this. Also [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] in the video as [[TruthInTelevision a coping mechanism used by people who work in emotionally challenging jobs]], despite the movie attempting to use it to frame Planned Parenthood workers as callous.
18	* CelebrityResemblance: CJ looks and sounds a bit like a young Music/PhilCollins.
19	* ChildHater: Downplayed. Even though he admitted to be this in his ''Karen'' review, [[EveryoneHasStandards he'll occasionally show concern over stuff that involves them in a harmful manner]], such as his video about the ''Boys & Girls Alone'' reality shows, where he was reacting with horror and disgust at how the kids in the shows were exploited.
20	* CountryMatters: Directs one at the makers of ''Boys & Girls Alone'' for [[ImmoralRealityShow prioritizing their show over the well-being of the children]].. He also delivers a censored one in his review of ''Film/Cyberbully2011'' towards [[AlphaBitch Lindsay]].
21	--> '''CJ:''' Oh of course he's a lawyer, no wonder she's such a [[SoundEffectBleep bleep]].
22	* {{Crossover}}: [[WebVideo/TheBookWasBetter Krimson Rogue]] joins CJ to talk about ''Literature/EmpressTheresa''.
23	* DeadpanSnarker: CJ himself is this ''big time''.
24	* DontShootTheMessage:
25	** InUniverse, CJ thinks the messages in ''Am I Normal'' are good, but they're undercut by poor acting, amateur production values and the occasional [[{{Narm}} unintentional humor]].
26	** This is also his thoughts on ''Cyberbully''. While he notes that the film's concept isn't ''inherently'' bad (especially when compared to fellow Creator/{{Lifetime}} movies ''Film/CyberseductionHisSecretLife'' and ''The Pregnancy Pact'', which he compares it to), it still ends up flopping due to the simplification of cyber bullying in general, poor acting and [[{{Narm}} unintentional hilarity]].
27	** CJ also cites ''Love Is All You Need?'' as an example of "Message Good, Medium Bad", comparing it to the aforementioned ''Cyberbully''.
28	* FlawlessToken: This is one of of CJ's many complaints about how the main character is portrayed in Film/Mulan2020, as he feels that unlike [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} the original]] where she had to improve using her wits, she is very capable since childhood because of having superpowers and thus is less compelling as a character and unrelatable to the audience
29	* AGoodNameForARockBand: When one of the Planned Parenthood workers in his review of ''Unplanned'' jokes that POC stood for Pieces Of Children (instead of Products Of Conception), CJ remarks that someone somewhere just got an idea for their band name.
30	* HypocriticalHumour: In one of his sponsor segments, CJ claims that Nord VPN (the sponsor) keeps their users' internet history "safer than [[NerdsAreVirgins your virginity]] at a TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}} tournament". This is despite [[SelfDeprecation CJ himself being a Warhammer fan]].
31	* IAmVeryBritish: [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]] for comedic effect in his review of ''WesternAnimation/ThePrince''.
32	* ItsPersonal: Stated as such is his review of the live-action remake of Mulan.
33	* JokeAndReceive: In his review of ''Love Is All You Need?'' CJ notices that Creator/EmilyOsment of ''Cyberbully'' is in it and remarks that [[CallBack maybe she'll get the cap off this time]]. Later, he is flabbergasted when the same thing happens during the protagonist's [[DrivenToSuicide suicide attempt]].
34	* PassThePopcorn: In the intro to his video on ''Black/White'', CJ noshes on a bag of popcorn while watching the show.
35	* PlotHole: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in the video ''Why Plot Holes Matter: A Response To Patrick Willems "Shut Up About Plot Holes"''.
36	* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: CJ's [[PissTakeRap rap]] at the end of his ''Black/White'' video, [[LampshadeHanging which CJ prefaces by calling it]] [[SelfDeprecation "the second whitest thing you've ever seen"]] (with the whitest thing being Bruno's rap in the show itself).
37	* RunningGag:
38	** [[MondegreenGag RECTIONS!]] in his ''Am I Normal?'' video.
39	** [[{{Pun}} Cat/Pussy]] jokes in his review of ''Film/{{Roar}}.''
40	* ShoutOut:
41	** When CJ "turns back the clock" in his ''Black/White'' video, he uses the same time travel methods as [[Film/WaynesWorld Wayne and Garth]].
42	** When the Planned Parenthood workers in ''Unplanned'' show off a model of their new building, CJ says [[Film/{{Zoolander}} "What is this?...AN ABORTION CLINIC FOR ANTS?! HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GET ABORTIONS IF THEY CAN'T EVEN FIT INSIDE THE BUILDING?!"]]
43	* TakeThat:
44	** At the beginning of his review of ''Cyber Seduction'', he attempts to avoid directly saying it's about pornography to appease [=YouTube=] censors. When he tries using "media that's meant to entertain using copious amounts of nudity and some questionable writing", the ''Series/GameOfThrones'' logo appears.
45	** He's also done of couple of jabs towards Creator/BillCosby [[OvershadowedByControversy for obvious reasons]], such as in his review of "WesternAnimation/{{Velma}}", where he says the trailers had as many dislikes "as a Bill Cosby comeback tour".
46	* ThisIsGonnaSuck:
47	** CJ slumps down in his seat only a couple seconds into watching ''Black/White''.
48	** The first words CJ says in his review of ''Film/Music2021'' are as follows:
49	-->'''CJ''': Oh. Oh no. ''Ooooohhhhh nooooooo…''

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