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Hooking Up

Hooking Up

Synopsis “Hooking Up” is a 2020 film that combines the elements of romantic comedy with a drama. The film’s two main characters are both emotionally struggling and through fate, they manage to help each other confront their pasts. The film effectively helps one understand the journey of self-discovery, relationships and the help of a second […]

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Pleasure

Pleasure

Overview The 2023 drama film Pleasure has captivated audiences since its premiere in Sweden earlier this year. Pleasure follows a provocative storyline centered around a young starlet moving to Los Angeles to pursue her career in the adult film industry. Los Angeles is home to the largest adult film industry in the world, offering numerous

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Hypnotic

Hypnotic

Hypnotic was released in May 2023 and was directed by Robert Rodriguez. The film starred Ben Affleck who co-wrote the movie with Rodriguez; however, the creative collaboration left the audience with an unsatisfying product. The film’s mix of family drama and detective noir with science fiction mind games might sound interesting, but the execution falls

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Jupiter Ascending

Jupiter Ascending

Introduction Jupiter Ascending is a science fiction film released in 2015 by the Wachowski siblings who wrote and directed it. The film attempts to blend worldbuilding found in world-building science fiction with a fairy tale about a common woman realizing that she is an heir to an intergalactic royal family. The film was advertised to

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9 Songs

9 Songs

Introduction 9 Songs, directed by Michael Winterbottom, is a British independent film released in 2004 which is recognized for its extreme controversy and blunt sexual content. 9 Songs blends sexual artistic expression with pornography, causing debates about censorship, realism, and the place of sexual content in film. This film blurs the lines between art and

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Adore

Adore

Introduction Adore is a film released in 2013. It was renamed in Australia as Adoration and had an alternative title, Two Mothers, in its early version. Adore is a film that aims to provoke a reaction to viewers. Anne Fontaine, who is adapting Doris Lessing’s novella, is known for being a French director. Adore is

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Infinite

Infinite

Story Overview & Synopsis Antoine Fuqua directed the 2021 action film Infinite, which blends the genre with science fiction. It was released by the American Film Studio. It is based on a 2009 book by D. Eric Maikranz, The Reincarnationist Papers. The film has a premise which covers action based around a storyline of reincarnation,

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Out of Darkness

Out of Darkness

Out of Darkness, initially known as The Origin, is a survival horror thriller film set roughly 45,000 years ago during the Upper Paleolithic era, marking the feature debut of the Scottish director Andrew Cumming. The plot revolves around a small band of six early humans who cross a sea in search of new land, only

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