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This kinda reminded me of an Armando Iannucci film but completely void of it's wit and biting satire. What you have left is actually just kind of grim and frightening. I really enjoyed the U.S.S. Callister episode of Black Mirror that Toby Haynes directed so I was excited to see more work from him. While this was competently directed it felt like a history lecture without much entertainment. This must be the same feeling with the people that didn't…

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Don't get the mixed response to this. It might be a bit out there for some people but this was unlike anything I've seen in a while in a good way. I found Piercing to be an absolutely wild ride and a completely engaging giallo take on a hybrid of psychological horror and extremely fucked up dark comedy. The reviewers that said 50 Shades of American Psycho and Phantom Thread's evil twin are spot on the money. This one…

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I've been hearing hype about this one all year and it did not disappoint. I've seen Jim Cummings previous effort Minutes and although I really enjoyed that it did nothing to prepare me for how genuinely moving and special Thunder Road is. If the Oscar's had any sense at all Jim Cummings would win Best Actor easily, and I'd be willing to bet we won't see a performance as powerful and soulful as what we see here. From the…

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This is like some ungodly abominational love-child between The Happening and A Quiet Place and I hated pretty much every godforsaken second of it. Honestly might rank among the dumbest and nonsensical films I've seen this year. Thinks and acts like it's some grand cosmic horror masterpiece but is anything but. I've even seen trailers for this on TV. I'd think if Netflix had any sense they would attempt to bury this as it's a major disappointment. I read…