Tag: reviews
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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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Review: Pulp Fiction (1995)
‘Pulp Fiction’ directed by Quinton Tarantino is about Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield who are hitmen with a penchant for philosophical discussions. Their story line is interlinked with those of their boss, gangster Marcellus Wallace; his actress wife, Mia Wallace; struggling boxer Butch Coolidge; master fixer Winston Wolfe and a pair of anxious armed robbers, Pumpkin…
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Movie Review: Uncut Gems (2019)
‘Uncut Gems’ directed by Benny and Josh Safdie follows a charismatic jeweller who makes a high-stake bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. In a high-wire act, he must balance a business, family, and adversaries on all sides in pursuit of the ultimate win. ˚ ✦ . . ˚ . . ✦ ˚ . ★ My Review: I…
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Review: Dumb Money (2023)
‘Dumb Money’ directed by Craig Gillespie is about how every day people flip the script on Wall Street by turning GameStop into one of the hottest companies in the stock world. In the middle of it is, Keith Gill, a regular guy who starts to sink his life savings into the stock. When his social media…
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Review: Captain America, Brave New World (2025)
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ directed by Julius Onah is about Sam Wilson finding himself in the middle of an international incident after meeting with newly elected President, Thaddeus Ross. He soon discovers the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the world seeing red. ˚ ✦ . . ˚ . . ✦ ˚ . ★…
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Review: The Substance (2024)
Possible Spoilers in my Review. Please disregard my review if you are not wishing to have the movie spoiled for you. ‘The Substance’ directed by Coralie Fargeat is about Elisabeth Sparkle, renowned for an aerobics show, who faces a devastating blow on her 50th birthday. Amid her distress, a laboratory offers her a substance which promises…
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Review: ‘The Final Girl Support Group’ by Grady Hendrix
‘The Final Girl Support Group’ by Grady Hendrix is a thrilling horror-comedy novel that centers on a group of women who survived brutal, slasher-style massacres—each of them the lone survivor, or “final girl,” of a notorious killing spree. Now, years later, they meet in a support group to help process the trauma of their pasts.…
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Review: The Brutalist (2024)
‘The Brutalist’ directed by Brady Corbet is about a visionary who escapes postwar Europe to rebuild his life, career and marriage in America. On his own, in a new and strange country, he settles down in Pennsylvania, where a wealthy and prominent industrialist recognizes his talent. Possible Trigger Warnings Include: Drug use. Implied Sexual Assault. Alcohol…
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Review: Sing Sing (2024)
‘Sing Sing’ directed by Greg Kwedar is based on a true story about Divine G who was imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. He finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men. ˚ ✦ . . ˚ . . ✦ ˚ . ★ My Review: There are not any words to express how much I loved…
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