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Wonka (2023) is directed by Paul King and stars Timothee Chalamet, Calah Lane, Paterson Joseph, Olivia Coleman, Keegan-Michael Key, and Hugh Grant. This is the supposed prequel to Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), but I beg to differ (we’ll get into that later). The plot follows a young Willy Wonka as he arrives
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SPOILER FILLED Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) is directed by Mel Stuart and stars Gene Wilder, Peter Ostrum, and Jack Albertson. The film follows the young Charlie Bucket (Ostrum) as he lives his life in 1970’s England. He stays in a small shack with his mother and four grandparents. They are on the
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May December (2023) is directed by Todd Haynes and was released to Netflix on December 1st. The film stars Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Charles Melton. May December follows Elizabeth (Portman), an actress who is on the verge of portraying Gracie, another actress who was involved in a famous scandal some 20 years ago. The
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Godzilla Minus One (2023) is directed by Takashi Yamazaki and stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, and Kuranosuke Sasaki. The film opens with a young Japanese kamikaze pilot (Kamiki) during the final days of the Second World War. Instead of fulfilling his duty, he falsely claims his fighter
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Mean Girls (2004) is directed by Mark Waters and stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lizzy Caplan, Tina Fey, Jonathan Bennett, Daniel Franzese, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, Tim Meadows, and Amy Poehler. The film follows Cady (Lohan), a homeschooled teenager who has spent most of her early life living in Africa. When her family decides to
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Leave the World Behind (2023) was released to Netflix on December 8th and is directed by Sam Esmail. It stars Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha’la, and Kevin Bacon. After renting a secluded house for a weekend getaway, a family of four receives more than they bargained for when the owner of the house
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The Departed (2006) is directed by Martin Scorcese and stars Leonardo Dicaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Vera Farmiga, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, and Alec Baldwin. The film takes place in Boston and follows Billy (Dicaprio), an undercover cop who is assigned to infiltrate the inner circle of ruthless mob boss, Frank Costello (Nicholson).
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Fair Play (2023) was released to Netflix this October, is directed by Chloe Domont, and stars Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, and Eddie Marsan. The film follows a couple who both work for a respected hedge fund in New York City. When an unexpected promotion begins to pit the couple against one another, their relationship immediately
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Dream Scenario (2023) is directed by Kristoffer Borgli and stars Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Tim Meadows, Dylan Gelula, Michael Cera, and Dylan Baker. The film follows Paul, a middle-aged somewhat unimpressive college professor who finds himself at the center of a strange phenomenon that turns his ordinary life upside down. Paul one day discovers that
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Fright Night (1985) is directed by Tom Holland (not Spider-Man) and stars William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall, Amanda Bearse, Stephen Geoffreys, and Dorothy Fielding. The film follows teenager Charley Brewster (Ragsdale) who becomes convinced that his new next-door neighbor (Sarandon) is actually a vampire. Charley struggles to convince his mother (Fielding), girlfriend (Bearse), and
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