The Bricklayer is a total dude bro flick about an ex-CIA agent who gets pulled in for one last job. I thought it was anti-CIA and anti-American, and the women’s parts were a throwback to the Neanderthals.
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No Pressure (Nic na sile) on Netflix is a Polish film. It’s basically a silly plot involving folksy country types, but manages to be enjoyable. A grandmother concocts a scheme to get her granddaughter – a chef in the city
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Night Raiders is set in a dystopian future. This joint Canada and New Zealand production tells the story of indigenous people from their point of view. The story involves state schools for children who are taken from their parents forcefully.
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Heartbreak High, an Australian drama, brings the same standards in storytelling and acting that this high school drama established previously. If you haven’t read my review of season 1 in a while, I made a list of all the things
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Girls State follows many of the high school girls who attended a week long program for girls in leadership roles in the state of Missouri. This was an interesting year to document the program, because for the first time in
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The Regime, with Kate Winslet as a deranged head of state, is a look inside the bubble of power in a European country. Inside the palace things are chaotic, bizarre, and leap from one crazy notion to another at the
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A Tourist’s Guide to Love is a total rom-com, but it should be titled A Tourist’s Guide to Vietnam because it shows off the country so beautifully. Absolutely stunning looks at the country, the food, the cultural sites, the traditions,
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Scoop tells the story of the interview by BBC News that forced Prince Andrew to remove himself from royal duties following the arrest and suicide of Jeffrey Epstein. The film was adapted from the book “Scoops” by Sam McAlister and
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Blockers is several years old and finally hit the streamers, which means I watched it. This film is low brow comedy, raunchy, with physical gags and ridiculous situations. In other words, it’s funny. It’s about 3 over-protective parents who try
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The Miracle Club merely needs to slap up a photo of the main characters, which include Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates and Laura Linney, to get me to agree to watch. May I say it? EldersRock! We’re off on a journey
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