Receiver 2 seems like a very strange game. I thought it was about detailed gun mechanics, but it just seems to be about a stealthy scavenger hunt in a repetitive environment. Are there any other guns or enemies? Jeff didn't find them after playing for over an hour.
WOPR is definitely an AI. If Vinny's question is if it is fully aware, I think it is. The movie actually shows it's advancement from just a tool to something that takes advantage of external resources to pursue its internal goals. It's not as sophisticated as, say, Cortana, but I would consider it sentient.
Also, WarGames is great. If Vinny is showing it to his kids, they're getting the right sci-fi education! I loved that movie and Flight of the Navigator when I was young.
Short People by Randy Newman is a great satire of bigotry, but it's a pretty weird song until you catch on. He has a lot of songs with unreliable narrators. I recommend Sail Away.
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