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Netflix’s “Prey” : A Suspenseful Yet Forgettable Thriller

Netflix’s Prey attempts to deliver an engaging thriller but ultimately falls into the realm of predictable survival horror. Directed by Thomas Sieben, the German-language film, released on September 10, 2021, provides a

March 20, 2025

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“The Electric State” : A Sci-Fi Epic That Sometimes Forgets Its Humanity

The Russo brothers’ The Electric State is a film of contradictions. It’s both visually breathtaking and narratively uneven, ambitious yet inconsistent, deeply imaginative but also frustratingly conventional. Adapting Simon Stålenhag’s beautifully melancholic

March 20, 2025

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“Presence” Offers A Haunting Perspective On Ghost Stories with Untapped Potential

Steven Soderbergh’s Presence takes a familiar supernatural premise and flips it on its head, offering a ghost story told entirely from the perspective of the spirit. It’s a fascinating concept that breathes

March 9, 2025

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“Old Guy” Proves Some Movies Just Shouldn’t Exist

Simon West’s Old Guy is a staggering misfire of an action-comedy, failing at both its attempts at humor and thrills. In a genre that has seen an uptick in aging assassin stories,

March 7, 2025

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“Heart Eyes” Is A Bloody Brilliant Blend of Romance and Horror

Josh Ruben’s “Heart Eyes” isn’t just a movie—it’s a brilliantly executed love letter to both romantic comedies and slasher films, seamlessly weaving the two into a bloody, hilarious, and unexpectedly charming spectacle.

March 6, 2025

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Scandinavian Legends Reign Supreme On Netflix : Troll Captivates, and Troll 2 Is Coming Soon!

Netflix’s Troll is a thrilling blend of Nordic mythology, action, and breathtaking Scandinavian landscapes, making it one of the most compelling folklore-inspired films in recent years. Directed by Roar Uthaug, who had

February 27, 2025

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When the Numbers Lie : A Feminist Ode to Failure in “Le Théorème de Marguerite”

Anna Novion’s Le Théorème de Marguerite (2023) is a cinematic alchemy of logic and lyricism, a film that transforms the esoteric world of advanced mathematics into a deeply human story of resilience.

February 26, 2025

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Blumhouse’s “Wolf Man” Is A Haunting Exploration of Grief and Horror

Leigh Whannell has done it again. After reinventing The Invisible Man with chilling effectiveness, he now brings his signature blend of horror and emotional depth to Wolf Man. This reimagining of the

February 25, 2025

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Kraven: The Hunter: The Marvel Movie That Sparks Many Divergent Opinions

Kraven the Hunter is one of the most recent Marvel films to hit theaters, and it has certainly generated a lot of differing opinions among viewers and critics alike. To say the least,

February 25, 2025

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Hegel’s Ghost in the Machine : The Dialectics of Control in Aesthetically Spotless “Companion”

Companion (2025) transcends its genre trappings to become a Lacanian mirror for the post-human condition, interrogating not just AI ethics but the ontological instability of all identity in an age of algorithmic

February 25, 2025

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