Fallen Leaves is a 2023 Finnish-German comedy drama film written and directed by Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismaki. It is Kaurismaki’s 20th full-length film and a continuation of his Proletariat series. The film was selected for the Palme d’Or in its main competition section, where it won the Jury Prize. (Wikipedia)
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May December is a film drama directed by Todd Haynes, and starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore and Charles Melton. Loosely based on the true life story of Mary Kay Letourneau, the film follows Elizabeth (Portman), an actress who travels to Georgia to meet and study the life of the controversial woman Gracie (Julianne Moore) she is set to play in a film—the woman being infamous for her 23-year-old relationship with her husband Joe (Melton), whom she first met when he was 13 years old.
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The Holdovers is director Alexander Payne’s tribute to classic film-making of the 1970s. Simultaneously, a coming-of-age story of a private boarding school-boy and a character study of an isolated school teacher, the film is set in 1970 and the relationships amongst the various characters is reflected in that context. The film stars Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa and Da’Vine Joy Randolph.
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When Evil Lurks is a Spanish language horror movie written and directed by Demian Rugna. The premise of the movie concerns a remote village where two brothers viz. Pedro and Jimi find a demon-infected man (a “rotten”) just about to ‘give birth’ to evil incarnate. The brothers decide to get rid of the body, only to end up unintentionally spreading the chaos.
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The Creator is director Gareth (Star Wars: Rogue One) Edwards’ troubling ode to the best scifi and action films of the 1970s/80s. The movie stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson and Alison Janney.
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The Killer. No, not the John Woo Hong Kong movie classic but a 2023 Netflix film helmed by David Fincher and starring Michael Fassbender as the titular character. Based on a French comic book, though it has nothing to do with superheroes, The Killer is probably best described as the perfect antidote to the John Wick franchise and tries its level best to inject a certain realism into the hitman genre.
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Loki Season 2 brings Tom Huddleton’s beloved character back to Disney+.
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The Marvels. What a misnomer. Originally conceived as the sequel to the commercially successful Captain Marvel, Bree Larsen’s Carol Danvers has been relegated to team member, equal with the teenage Iman Vellani’s Ms. Marvel (introduced in her own Disney+ streaming TV series) and Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau (who gained her light-based powers by walking through a Hex barrier. Hmm). If you keep your expectations, you might survive this silly illogical Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) vehicle. Thankfully, it’s relatively short – under two hours. Whew!
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The Morning Show Season 3 is the third season of an American drama television series starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. The show examines the characters and culture behind a network broadcast morning news program. Hot topics covered in the early seasons included the #metoo movement and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Invasion Season 2 has finally graced our screens, and the verdict is in – it’s a disappointing continuation of a series that had so much untapped potential. As we previously discussed in our analysis of Season 1, the show offered an intriguing premise of an alien invasion viewed from various perspectives across the globe but fell short in terms of execution. Sadly, Season 2 never manages to redeem the series, and the ten episodes continue to underwhelm.
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Gran Turismo is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film directed by Neill Blomkamp from a screenplay by Jason Hall and Zach Baylin. The film is based on the racing simulation video game series of the same name. It tells the true story of Jann Mardenborough, a teenage Gran Turismo player who became a professional racing car driver. The film stars Archie Madekwe as Mardenborough alongside David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Darren Barnet, Geri Halliwell Horner, and Djimon Hounsou. (Wikipedia)
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The Magnificent Meyersons is a family drama written and directed by Evan Oppenheimer. The ensemble cast includes Kate Mulgrew, Richard Kind, Ian Kahn, Jackie Burns, Daniel Eric Gold, Shoshannah Stern and Barbara Barrie.
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Gen V Ep 8 is the eight and final chapter of an American superhero television series, developed by Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg, and Eric Kripke, serving as a spin-off of The Boys by Kripke, and based on The Boys comic book story arc “We Gotta Go Now” by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The series is set concurrently with the fourth season of The Boys. (Wikipedia)
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Lower Decks Season 4 Ep 9-10 is the two-part finale of the fourth season of an American adult animated science fiction television series created by Mike McMahan for the streaming service CBS All Access (later rebranded as Paramount+). It is the ninth Star Trek series and debuted in 2020 as part of executive producer Alex Kurtzman’s expanded Star Trek Universe. The franchise’s first animated series since Star Trek: The Animated Series concluded in 1974 and also its first comedy, Lower Decks follows the low-ranking support crew of the starship Cerritos in the 24th century.
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The Morning Show Season 3 Ep 9 is the nonth entry of the third season of an American drama television series starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. The show examines the characters and culture behind a network broadcast morning news program. Hot topics covered in the early seasons included the #metoo movement and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Suitable Flesh is an American horror movie directed by Joe Lynch and written by Dennis Paoli. The movie is based on “The Thing on the Doorstep”, a 1933 short story from the maestro of cosmic horror, H.P. Lovecraft. The movie stars Heather Graham, Barbara Crampton and Judah Lewis. Horror film fans would recognise Paoli from his work with the late director Stuart Gordon and on films like Re-Animator and From Beyond.
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The Exorcist: Believer is an American horror movie directed by David Gordon Green. The film is a sequel to the classic move, The Exorcist, and is intended to be the first film in a new trilogy based on The Exorcist franchise. A franchise that Universal Studios reportedly paid the handsome sum of $400 million to obtain. Released in cinemas on October 6th, 2023, the movie has grossed $112 million worldwide against a $30 million budget.
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Gen V Ep 7 is the seventh chapter of an American superhero television series, developed by Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg, and Eric Kripke, serving as a spin-off of The Boys by Kripke, and based on The Boys comic book story arc “We Gotta Go Now” by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The series is set concurrently with the fourth season of The Boys. (Wikipedia)
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The Morning Show Season 3 Ep 8 is the eighth entry of the third season of an American drama television series starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. The show examines the characters and culture behind a network broadcast morning news program. Hot topics covered in the early seasons included the #metoo movement and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bodies is a British crime thriller limited series primarily written and created for Netflix by Paul Tomalin, based on the DC Vertigo comic and graphic novel of the same name written by Si Spencer.
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Gen V Ep 6 is the sixth chapter of an American superhero television series, developed by Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg, and Eric Kripke, serving as a spin-off of The Boys by Kripke, and based on The Boys comic book story arc “We Gotta Go Now” by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The series is set concurrently with the fourth season of The Boys. (Wikipedia)
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Lower Decks Season 4 Ep 8 is the eighth chapter of the fourth season of an American adult animated science fiction television series created by Mike McMahan for the streaming service CBS All Access (later rebranded as Paramount+). It is the ninth Star Trek series and debuted in 2020 as part of executive producer Alex Kurtzman’s expanded Star Trek Universe. The franchise’s first animated series since Star Trek: The Animated Series concluded in 1974 and also its first comedy, Lower Decks follows the low-ranking support crew of the starship Cerritos in the 24th century.
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The Morning Show Season 3 Ep 7 is the seventh entry of the third season of an American drama television series starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. The show examines the characters and culture behind a network broadcast morning news program. Hot topics covered in the early seasons included the #metoo movement and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rick and Morty Season 7 Ep 1 is the first entry of the seventh season of a scifi fantasy animated sitcom about a mad scientist (Rick) who brings his grandson (Morty) on inter-dimensional, multi-universal adventures. The series is immensely popular and has seen many of its writers “graduate” to working in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Gen V Ep 5 is the fifth chapter of an American superhero television series, developed by Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg, and Eric Kripke, serving as a spin-off of The Boys by Kripke, and based on The Boys comic book story arc “We Gotta Go Now” by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The series is set concurrently with the fourth season of The Boys. (Wikipedia)
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