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Watcher (2022)

Julia (Makia Monroe) moves from America to Bucharest for her husband, Francis (Karl Gusman) who has accepted a new marketing position for his company. The couple moves into an apartment with a large window, from which Julia notices a man (Burn Gorman) watching her from a window across the street. When a serial killer strikes, Julia is convinced it’s the watcher and becomes consumed with identifying him. A psychological thriller ensues. 

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Dune (2021)

Timothy Chalamet and Zendaya? Okay okay, you got me. Dune (2021) is a movie I have been waiting for since I heard about its production during the early days of the pandemic. Especially with Denis Villeneuve at the helm of the project.

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Cinderella (2021)

It has taken me a long while to sit down and find the will to write a review for Cinderella (2021) and that’s because I feel incredibly bleh. Was it a good movie? Um, it wasn’t ground breaking. Was it enjoyable? I think this is subjective and some people would disagree with me, but it was entertaining in a scaring-a-child-on-halloween kind of way.

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He’s All That

He’s All That follows Padgett (Addison Rae) as she tries to broadcast her life on social media and become prom queen -- but first she needs a date! You see, Padgett has just caught her popular boyfriend cheating on her during an Instagram Live, and due to her hysterical reaction she lost followers. This means her chances of climbing the social ladder higher and winning prom queen have just been hindered.

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Ophelia

Ophelia is a retelling of Shakespeare’s Hamlet from his lover, Ophelia’s point of view. Can the classic tragedy survive a switch to the female perspective?

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Shadow in the Cloud

Shadow in the Cloud (2021) stars Chloe Grace Moretz as Maude Garrett a WWII pilot who boards a B-17 Flying Fortress. She carries with her a case that must be “sat upright at all times” and sports a black eye when we meet her. The crew of the plane is immediately suspicious of her since they were not told she’d be boarding and don’t buy her story about a confidential mission.

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Love & Other Drugs

The story begins with Jamie Randall (Jake Gyllenhaal) a womanizing pharmaceutical salesman trying to reach his quota. On one occasion of him trying to pitch Zoloft to Doctor Knight (Hank Azaria), he manages to orchestrate a plan to shadow Knight for the day as a pretend intern. This allows him access to patients like Maggie Murdock (Anne Hathaway), who happens to be in a state of undress when we meet her.

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