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Black Box Diaries:  Groundbreaking Mystery that Rewrites the Narrative

MTV Documentary Films Movie Info: BLACK BOX DIARIES follows director and journalist Shiori Ito’s courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Unfolding like a thriller and combining secret investigative recordings, vérité shooting and emotional first-person video, Shiori’s quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the…

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All Shall Be Well: A  Symphony of Resilience

Movie Info: Angie and Pat have been a happy and wealthy lesbian couple in their 60s for last 30 years, living in Pat’s flat in Hong Kong. Their friends and relatives respect and adore their relationship. One night, when Pat suddenly passes away, Angie receives comfort from her friends and initially from Pat’s family as well. But soon, disputes over Pat’s funeral and estate cause a rift between…

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They Live/They Die

There is a song that will never benot one of a crooning summer breezebut of smothered dreams in dirty streets—Those buried in shrouds of leavesplucked from maple trees,couched in green moss or in nice silks on soft downy beds will never know thosewho died on a freezing nighta bottle by their side or a needle in their arm.—The lucky who lived and diedtheir dreams, earned laurel crownswill never…

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Trump's Putinization of America: Beyond Foreign Policy

In recent times, the United States has witnessed a political shift that resonates eerily with Russian President Vladimir Putin's autocratic playbook. President Donald Trump's leadership style and policy decisions increasingly reflect a "Putinization" of America, extending far beyond foreign policy into the very fabric of American democracy. This convergence raises critical concerns about the…

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Grand Theft Hamlet: The Virtual Tragedy of Prince Hamlet: A Machinima Odyssey in Los Santos

Tull Stories/Mubi Movie Info: The chronicle doth recount the endeavors of Sam Crane and Mark Oosterveen, who, in their confinement occasioned by the cursed pestilence of 2020 in fair Britannia, did resolve to enact the noble tragedy of Hamlet within the curious realm of Grand Theft Auto Online. These valiant souls, within their virtual sanctuary, did cast and produce a live simulacrum of Master…

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The Monkey: Swinging through all the Monkey Business

Movie Info: When news broke that Osgood Perkins, the master of atmospheric horror, was adapting Stephen King’s short story “The Monkey,” fans braced themselves for a chilling ride. But in a twist as unexpected as a banana peel on a busy sidewalk, Perkins delivers a comedic escapade that flips the script—literally and figuratively. Starring Theo James and Tatiana Maslany, “The Monkey” swings into…

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The Seed of the Sacred Fruit:  Roots  of Resistance

Neon Movie Info: Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller, THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, centers on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman is appointed as an investigating judge in Tehran. As political unrest erupts in the streets, Iman realizes that his job is even more dangerous than expected, making him increasingly paranoid and distrustful, even of his own…

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The Dead Thing- A Haunting Tale of Modern Love Gone Wrong

Shudder Movie Info: Alex is trapped in a downward spiral of shallow hookups and tepid connections, but she is caught off guard when her dating app swipes lead her into the arms of a mysterious, charming young man Kyle. Despite their passionate night, when the sun rises, the mystery man is nowhere to be found. Alex then sets out to find the one person who made her feel alive. Through her…

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 When Words Become Weapons: The Perils of Presidential Decrees on Free Speech

We are not waking up in an America where the Gulf of Mexico is suddenly decreed the “Gulf of America” by presidential whim. The Associated Press refuses to adopt this forced rebranding and finds itself banned from the White House press room. Sound absurd? Perhaps. But such a scenario underscores a critical issue: Free speech is a God-given right, not subject to the ever-changing desires of any…

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Paramount Pictures Movie Info: During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes Review: Paramount Pictures September 5,” directed by Tim Fehlbaum and starring Peter Sarsgaard and Ben Chaplin, presents a hauntingly eloquent portrayal of a tragic event, tinged with grief and introspection. The…

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Appalachian Echoes

The Appalachians exist in their eroded presence,peaks grinded down to almost lower hills,erasing the mountains once majestyto a smoothing, a faded promise of God lost in time’s neglect,barely seen in flyover.These mature mountains once outreached the Himalayans,the younger brother barely beyond its grasping infancy-(older even than the dozen watery icy rings of Saturn)ceding a layer of itself…

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Speeding to Success with a Dash of Crazy Carrey!

Paramount Pictures Movie Info: Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping…

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Movie Review

Ketchup Entertainment Movie Info: Andy Goodrich’s (Michael Keaton) life is upended when his wife and mother of their nine-year-old twins enters a 90-day rehab program, leaving him on his own with their young kids. Thrust into the world of modern parenthood, Goodrich leans on his daughter from his first marriage, Grace (Mila Kunis), as he ultimately evolves into the father Grace always…

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Captain America: Brave New World - A Heroic Leap Forward and Backwards

Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Movie Info: Anthony Mackie returns as the high-flying hero Sam Wilson, who’s officially taken up the mantle of Captain America. After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world…

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Once Upon a Time: Miami

(after Richard Blanco)I barely remember myself in the sway of these palms Fifty years on I’ve lost the language of these breezesalong with almost all my childhood Spanish.Good Morning, Buenas Dias runs into Good Night, Buenas Noches. I can no longer live out the passion of my youthwithout cancer intruding some melancholy lyrics.On the good side—my poetry gets the balance my present can’t…

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Paddington in Peru: A Heartfelt Adventure Filled with Whimsy and Wonder

Sony Pictures Releasing Movie Info: When Paddington discovers his beloved aunt has gone missing from the Home for Retired Bears, he and the Brown family head to the jungles of Peru to find her. Determined to solve the mystery, they soon stumble across a legendary treasure as they make their way through the rainforests of the Amazon. Review: Sony Pictures Releasing Dougal Wilson’s “Paddington…

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The Gorge: A Cinematic Odyssey of Suspense and Heart

Apple TV + Movie Info: Two highly-trained operatives (Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy) are appointed to posts in guard towers on opposite sides of a vast and highly classified gorge, protecting the world from an undisclosed, mysterious evil that lurks within. They bond from a distance while trying to stay vigilant in defending against an unseen enemy. When the cataclysmic threat to humanity is…