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Carry-On Netflix Movie Review

The Netflix movie Carry-On is an average action movie released as part of Christmas-themed content with bad casting.

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The Substance Movie Review

The Substance movie is about people wanting to cling to their youth and success despite it being unnecessary and harmful to them.

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Movies that Explore the Dynamics of a Cult

Explore the dynamics of a cult by exploring the plots of these movies that delve deep into the mystery of cults.

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Brothers Prime Video Movie Review

Brothers movie on Prime Video is a fun adventure where career criminals who are family reunite for one last big score leading to hilarity.

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Jackpot! Prime Video Movie Review

Jackpot! on Prime Video is a short and sweet action comedy with a clear plotline, brilliant execution, and brilliant performances.

Deadpool & Wolverine: Strap in For A Fun Ride

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Deadpool & Wolverine: Strap in For A Fun Ride

Deadpool & Wolverine is a fun movie with action-packed sequences, unlimited jokes, cameos, and team-ups. Watch it!

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Film Critique as a Writing Exercise

Film Critique as a writing exercise can enhance your perspective of movie making while enhancing your writing skills.

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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Movie Review

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is big on nostalgia and fan service but low on plot complexity, jokes, and even good execution.

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The Fall Guy Movie: A Fun Action Flick

The Fall Guy 2024 movie is a great action romedy that is worth a watch if you are looking for something light and with a happy ending.

Hit Man Netflix Movie Review: Richard Linklater's Hilarious Dark Comedy

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Hit Man Netflix Movie Review: Richard Linklater's Hilarious Dark Comedy

Hit Man Netflix Movie is a dark comedy with Glen Powell as the lead . This flick has good direction and a great cast and is worth a watch.

Past Lives by Celine Song: A Love Letter to Her Past

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Past Lives by Celine Song: A Love Letter to Her Past

Past Lives by Celine Song is a semi-autobiographical movie about her experience with a childhood sweetheart - a great watch.

Alex Garland's Civil War: His Final Directorial Venture

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Alex Garland's Civil War: His Final Directorial Venture

Alex Garland's Civil War movie shows how the public generally is clueless about national conflicts and pays the highest price.

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Anatomy of a Fall Movie Review

I Google translated a French sentence as a message to Ariane Castellanos the lead in the Canadian French movie Richelieu only to receive...

Knox Goes Away: Michael Keaton is not Slowing Down

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Knox Goes Away: Michael Keaton is not Slowing Down

I was watching The Other Guys starring Michael Keaton as a police captain before I went to watch Knox Goes Away and man, does Keaton have...

15th Biffes 2024: Richelieu - The Temporaries

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15th Biffes 2024: Richelieu - The Temporaries

A clear example of capitalism mowing down basic human decency, Richelieu or The Temporaries highlights the plight of immigrant workers...

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My Favorite Retrofuturism Movie Genres

Retrofuturism is a vision of a future that never was from a past that has passed us by. It includes an aesthetic that blends old-school...

15th Biffes 2024: Terrestrial Verses - Life in Iran

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15th Biffes 2024: Terrestrial Verses - Life in Iran

The first thing you'll think of when you see this title is Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses. Terrestrial Verses is about life in Iran and...

Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg's Nightfall Novel

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Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg's Nightfall Novel

One of the best Science Fiction books I've read to date, Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg's Nightfall shines an all-too-bright light on...

Evil Does Not Exist: A Tale About Greedy Capitalism

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Evil Does Not Exist: A Tale About Greedy Capitalism

The first few minutes of Evil Does Not Exist are brutal, to say the least - I'm not talking violence or gore here, but just dialogue-less...

Oscar Winner 2024: American Fiction for Adapted Screenplay

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Oscar Winner 2024: American Fiction for Adapted Screenplay

American Fiction is a movie about a writer who struggling to get his work published and noticed. Hmm, wonder what that's like. Jeffrey...

15th Biffes 2024: Yannick Directed by Quentin Dupieux

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15th Biffes 2024: Yannick Directed by Quentin Dupieux

The first movie I watched at the 15th Bangalore International Film Festival ( Biffes ) 2024 was called Yannick and it was brilliant. The...

Oscar Nominees 2024: Killers of the Flower Moon

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Oscar Nominees 2024: Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon is a movie that is based on a true story and directed by legend Martin Scorsese. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio...

Oscar Winners 2024: Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos

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Oscar Winners 2024: Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos

Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos is a masterclass in storytelling for everyone from writers and actors to directors.

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7 Scariest Movies on Netflix to Watch Right Now

Netflix, the popular streaming service, has much to offer when it comes to the horror genre. Indeed, its supernatural movie collection...

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The Marvels: An Unexpectedly Fun Ride

The very first thing you notice when you start watching The Marvels is that it isn't a glaring disappointment like most other Marvel...

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More Sci-Fi Movies I Like

In a continuing series, I discuss more sci-fi movies that I think are objectively awesome. These movies are mostly before 2000 except...

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Types of Sci-Fi Movies: Take Your Pick

Exploring the Multiverse: A Guide to Types of Sci-Fi Movies Science fiction, the genre that dares to imagine worlds beyond our own,...

Aquaman 2: The Lost Kingdom Struggles to Find a Plot

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Aquaman 2: The Lost Kingdom Struggles to Find a Plot

Jason Momoa looks like he is having a ball in Aquaman 2: The Lost Kingdom, and not in a good way, while Patrick Wilson's performance...

The Streaming Era: OTT Platforms and TV Content

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The Streaming Era: OTT Platforms and TV Content

We are no longer in the soap opera era where ad companies had a large say in what we watched and when. The streaming era is transforming...

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My Top 5 Favorite Sci-Fi Movies

My Top 5 Favorite Sci-Fi Movies I was going through my hard drive and found that some movies I had stored there needed a dedicated...

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Forbidden Planet: Futurism at its Best

The Original Lost in Space Series by Irwin Allen got me interested in a Robot named Robby whom I saw in one of the episodes. I had seen...

The Ritual Horror Movie (2017) - A Halloween Must Watch

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The Ritual Horror Movie (2017) - A Halloween Must Watch

Don't you hate it when your friends leave you behind? The Ritual horror movie is one whose plot revolves around four friends who are...

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Classic Paul Verhoeven Movies To Celebrate Halloween

Paul Verhoeven is a non-conformist, satirical filmmaker who likes to make movies that make the audience sit up and take notice. His...

SRK Jawan Movie Review: A Tale That Crumbles Under Its Own Weight

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SRK Jawan Movie Review: A Tale That Crumbles Under Its Own Weight

SPOILER ALERT! The review ahead might have spoilers. At the outset, let me clarify that I didn't watch Jawan's trailer before heading to...

El Conde: A Quirky and Fun Chilean Film on Netflix

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El Conde: A Quirky and Fun Chilean Film on Netflix

Directed by Pablo Larraín, El Conde is a quirky take on the erstwhile real-life Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet still surviving as a...

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Top 5 Movies about the Sun to Celebrate the Aditya-L1 Mission

ISRO has done it again, sending out the first Indian space-based mission to study the Sun, the Aditya-L1 mission . L1 stands for a...

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Top 10 Moon Movies With Plots Revolving around the Earth's Moon

We Indians have a lot to celebrate with the Chandrayaan 3 mission being a success. Now that we have got the world thinking about the Moon...

Aachar & Co. Depicts the Middle-Class Family as the Comedy Lead

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Aachar & Co. Depicts the Middle-Class Family as the Comedy Lead

First it was Kanthara , then it was Raghavendra Stores, both by Hombale films, yet both films were done to perfection. Next, it was,...

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1

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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1

Caution: Mild Spoilers ahead. At this point, I can't talk to the cashier at the supermarket without hearing a mention of AI. Its saving...

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The Mission Impossible Franchise So Far

What's common between Jackie Chan, Buster Keaton, Keanu Reeves, and Tom Cruise? They all stake their lives on the movies they make, quite...

Why Does Kantara Strike An Emotional Chord?

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Why Does Kantara Strike An Emotional Chord?

At the risk of sounding like a movie snob, it's not often that I come across a movie that really wows me. Kantara is one of those movies...

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Examples of Mindfulness and Emotional Awareness in Movies

In these days of uncertainty and negativity, we can use every ounce of focus and positivity possible. While researching health and...

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Watch Movies and Series to Learn Conversational English

Most people want to learn a language other than their native tongue, and some would love to be a polyglot - rattling off Spanish, French,...

Marvel's Morbius Could Have Been Saved: Here's How

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Marvel's Morbius Could Have Been Saved: Here's How

Marvel's Morbius is a character with a lot of depth in Marvel comics as an anti-hero torn between good and evil. Michael Morbius...

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - Nicholas Cage's Comeback?

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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - Nicholas Cage's Comeback?

The other day I managed to convince one of my friends to go to a screening of this Nicholas Cage movie that was weird right from the...

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Netflix Movie Review: Don't Look Up

There has never been a better time to address the gravity of climate change than right now. The seasons are not irregular, temperatures...

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The Shadow (1994) - An Underrated Movie

The Shadow 1994 was an inspiration for The Batman conceptually. It is an intense movie that is highly underrated and packs quite a punch.

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The Best of 2021 in Movies, Series and Memes and More

It has been a really interesting year with the pandemic hopefully drawing to a close. Here are some of the best movies, series, and more...

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Awesome B-Grade Movies You Could Watch When Bored

These are some fun B Grade movies for you to have fun when you are bored and want to have a few laughs and scares while being entertained.

Spider-Man: No Way Home - Everything You Expected and More!

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Spider-Man: No Way Home - Everything You Expected and More!

Spider-Man: No Way Home is an amazing movie that lets you time-travel to the best Spider-Man Franchises in existence and re-live them.

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