Tag: movie
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The Moment Lets Charli XCX Laugh at the Machine

Two things can be true at the same time. There’s no better way to describe pop sensation Charli XCX. She’s authentically underground and a commercially successful icon. That coexistence is on full display in her mockumentary The Moment from A24. The heavily meta movie follows Charli as she plays a heightened version of herself. She’s…
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Luc Besson’s DRACULA a great addition to vampire genre

SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYPrince Vladimir of Wallachia (played by Caleb Landry Jones) heads out to lead his people to victory in the war against the Ottomans. After the battle, he’s told by a servant that the caravan of his beloved wife, Elisabeta (Zoë Bleu), was attacked and she fled on horseback. He sets out to find…
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Don’t sleep on WE BURY THE DEAD

SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYWhile on a business trip, the husband of physiotherapist Ava Newman (played by Daisy Ridley) is among those lost by an accidental toxic explosion in the Indian Ocean. When she can’t get a hold of him, Ava enlists as a clean up crew worker in at attempt to find him. She flies to…
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ORDINARY ANGELS director ‘forever grateful’ to Taylor Swift for bumping his movie

“I’m really grateful to her because we also were in the midst of an actor strike so we weren’t able to do press with our actors. And, when you have a two-time Oscar winner like Hilary and when you have Alan Ritchson on your cast, you want them to be able to do press.”
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REVIEW: The Marsh King’s Daughter (2023)

Every once in a while a film comes along and a performance is so good that you can’t imagine anyone else in the role. Daisy Ridley fits that bill here.
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REVIEW: Mission Impossible III (2006)

Ethan Hunt (played by Tom Cruise) has spent the past few years training new IMF agents but is now retired. As he’s about to settle down and marry Julia Meade (Michelle Monaghan), he’s contacted by IMF Assistant Director and old friend John Musgrave (Billy Crudup) and pulled back in. One of Hunt’s trainees, Lindsey Farris…
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REVIEW: Past Lives (2023)

As 12 year olds, Na Young (played by Seung Ah Moon) and Hae Sung (Seung Min Yim) are classmates in South Korea. Young’s family decides to immigrate to Canada, breaking apart the budding friendship and developing love interest. Over a decade later, Young (now played by Greta Lee) lives in New York City and has…
