Spoilers ahead: for the puzzle and the movies/games
This page reveals all categories and answers for this puzzle. It also discusses plot details, story endings, and other spoilers for some of the movies/games shown.
easy
Consciousness jumps into another body
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A soul, mind, or player identity lands in the wrong body. The new arrangement can be comic, horrifying, or both before breakfast.
medium
Radio hosts drive the story
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The microphone is a job, a stage, and eventually a source of trouble. What goes out over the air changes the host's life off it.
hard
Runtime nearly matches story time
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The clock on screen and the clock in the room move together. Continuous takes or tightly bounded action leave little room for a polite time jump.
tricky
Actors play fictionalized versions of themselves
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The performer lends a public name and persona to a character who is still invented. Celebrity becomes raw material rather than a documentary guarantee.