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Anyone But You (2023) is directed by Will Gluck and stars Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp, Gata, Dermot Mulroney, Rachel Griffiths, Charlee Fraser, Darren Barnet, and Hadley Robinson. The film follows Bea (Sweeney) and Ben (Powell) after a magical first date that ends with a terrible misunderstanding. Because of this misunderstanding, the two passionately…
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Eileen (2023) is directed by William Oldroyd and stars Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, and Shea Whigham. The film follows Eileen (McKenzie), a young prison orderly who lives with her alcoholic, ex-cop father (Whigham). Eileen is desperately lonely and dreams of leaving her uneventful life behind. When a beautiful new psychologist, Rebbeca (Hathaway), begins working at…
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Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (2005) is directed by Tim Burton and stars Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, and Christopher Lee. The film follows the impoverished Charlie Bucket as he searches for one of Willy Wonka’s five golden tickets. A golden ticket awards the finder a once and a lifetime opportunity to tour Willy…
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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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