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It may sound crass, but pregnant women make for great horror movie fodder. You take women, who so often act as the subjects of endless abuse in the horror genre already, and you put them in the most vulnerable physical state possible. Then, you attribute anything strange or ominous happening
Review: Annette
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Reynolds wondering how his career got to this point Free Guy can be shamelessly commercial, even hanging a mild bit of character development on a hit Mariah Carey song. Yet despite some noticeable script flaws, Free Guy manages to be a fun and light-hearted story of self-discovery with hints of The Truman Show, Ready Player One,
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Second time’s the charm. While the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) has been a bit of a helter-skelter cinematic universe, the new model has embraced stand-alone stories and allowed directors to showcase their strengths. After the disaster of 2016’s Suicide Squad, DC stole James Gunn from Marvel to do his own take