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Review: The Green Knight (2021)
‘The Green Knight’ directed by David Lowery is about Gawain who accepts a challenge from the Green Knight, but his plan backfires. Now, he must find the Green Knight within a year to take a fatal blow. Along the way, he faces tough tests and a dilemma: to honor his duty as a knight or follow…
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Review: The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires is a horror novel set in the 90’s about a women’s book club that must protect their suburban community from a mysterious and handsome stranger who turns out to be a blood-sucking fiend. ˚ ✦ . . ˚ . . ✦ ˚ . ★ my thoughts I understand why so many…
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Review: Spiral by Bal Khabra
Hockey rookie Elias Westbrook is drowning in fame and pressure, while ballerina Sage Beaumont needs a publicity boost to land her dream role. When the two agree to fake date for mutual benefit, sparks fly—and the line between pretend and real quickly blurs. But with their futures on the line, they must decide if their…
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Review: Warrior (2011)
‘Warrior’ directed by Gavin O’Connor is about an estranged family who finds redemption in the unlikeliest of places: the MMA ring. Tommy, an ex-Marine with a tragic past, returns home and enlists his father, a recovering alcoholic and former wrestling coach, to train him for “Sparta,” the biggest MMA tournament ever held. But when Tommy’s underdog…
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Review: Death of a Unicorn (2025)
This is your warning that this review may contain spoilers… Read at your own risk. ‘Death of a Unicorn‘ directed by Alex Scharfman is about when Elliot and Ridley accidently hit and kill a unicorn with their car and his boss tries to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties — with horrific results. ˚ ✦ . . ˚ . …
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Review: Novocaine (2025)
‘Novocaine’ directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen is about when the girl of Nathan’s dreams gets kidnapped, and turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected advantage as he fights a bunch of thugs to get her back. ˚ ✦ . . ˚ . . ✦ ˚ . ★ first thoughts Seeing this trailer, I was extremely excited…
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Review: Django Unchained (2012)
‘Django Unchained’ directed by Quinton Tarantino is set two years before the Civil War when Django, a slave, finds himself accompanying an unorthodox German bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz on a mission to capture the vicious Brittle brothers. Their mission was successful, Schultz frees Django and together they hunt the South’s most wanted criminals. Their…
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Review: Mickey 17 (2025)
**This is your spoiler warning! I may talk about important plot points within this review, and if you would like to avoid any spoilers, I recommend reading this once you have seen Mickey 17!** ‘Mickey 17’ directed by Bong Joon Ho is about a disposable employee who is sent on a human expedition to colonize the…
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Review: Challengers (2024)
The Challengers directed by Luca Guadagnino follows Tashi, a tennis player turned coach, has transformed her husband from a mediocre player into a world-famous grand slam champion. To jolt him our of his recent losing streak, she makes him play a challenger event – close to the lowest level of tournament on the pro tour.…
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Review: Prestige (2006)
‘The Prestige’ directed by Christopher Nolan is a historical thriller set in Edwardian London where two rival magicians, partners until the tragic death of an assistant during a show, feud bitterly after one performs the ultimate magic trick – teleportation. His rival tries desperately to uncover the secret of his routine, experimenting with new and…
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