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Oct 29, 2024 | 
agoodmovietowatch.com | Isabella Endrinal
TLDR So take V for Vendetta, and then add as many plot twists as possible, and you get this crazy, overloaded action flick with twice the amount of Shah Rukh Khan. What it's about After an attack causes his amnesia, prison warden Azad recruits fellow inmates to commit crimes that expose the corruption and structural inequities that keeps the country’s impoverished down on their luck. One Mumbai Metro hijacking leads Azad to the past he’s forgotten, and an unexpected reunion.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
agoodmovietowatch.com | Isabella Endrinal
TLDR The second fight scene at the gate comes just close to Helm’s Deep, and it’s just *chef’s kiss*. What it's about Goguryeo, 645. The Tang Empire launched siege after siege, taking down smaller, neighboring kingdoms and expanding their rule. When the empire reached the Ansi Fortress, commander Yang Man-chun and his troops took a stand to protect it in an epic 88-day battle.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
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What it's about IRIS pairs legendary 87-year-old documentarian Albert Maysles with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades. More than a fashion film, the documentary is a story about creativity and how, even in Iris’ dotage, a soaring free spirit continues to inspire.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
agoodmovietowatch.com | Isabella Endrinal
The take Anything Shakespeare would be a classic, of course, but for the longest time, British filmmakers avoided The Merchant of Venice, for a variety of reasons. The most prominent of those reasons was the antagonist Shylock, who, as a Jewish moneylender, was characterized with many anti-Semitic stereotypes, yet, was written with one of Shakespeare’s most eloquent speeches on his humanity.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
agoodmovietowatch.com | Isabella Endrinal
The take Much like its monster, Brotherhood of the Wolf is quite a hard movie to pin down. It’s an unscary French creature feature but it's a rather refreshing period drama romance, made much more action-packed courtesy of a randomly placed, supposedly Iroquois, talented martial artist. Yet somehow, it works.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
agoodmovietowatch.com | Isabella Endrinal
The take There are moments in our childhood that we deeply regret, even if we didn’t know better, even if innocence can excuse us, and even if we weren’t the ones primarily responsible for the mistake. The memory of it can be haunting, but none has been as devastating as the memory depicted in Louis Malle’s semi-autobiographical period drama Au Revoir les Enfants.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
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TLDR As a book fan, this was an excellent adaptation. What it's about After they topple over the wedding cake of the royal family, the U.S. president’s son Alex and Britain’s Prince Henry fake a friendship to the media that deepens as they get to know each other. The take The Red, White & Royal Blue film adaptation might feel familiar to some viewers, albeit with a gay twist.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
agoodmovietowatch.com | Isabella Endrinal
TLDR Lumberjacks deserved better. What it's about After surviving a brutal attack from a masked axe murderer, lawyer Akira Ninomiya is made aware of a neuro chip implanted in his brain, making him obsessed with finding the attacker and getting his revenge. The take Horror novels scare readers through the power of their imaginations, but sometimes, adapting these words straight on screen limits the fear factor. That’s what happened with Lumberjack the Monster.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
agoodmovietowatch.com | Isabella Endrinal
TLDR I’m not even going to try to be as funny as Jacqueline Novak, this is great! What it's about Jacqueline Novak meditates on sex, coming-of-age, and dignity in her sensational stand-up special, directed by Natasha Lyonne. The take We’re familiar with dick jokes from stand-up comedians, especially male stand-up, but Jacqueline Novak’s 90-minute show about the blow job feels completely new.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
agoodmovietowatch.com | Isabella Endrinal
The take Not everybody holds a good relationship with their sisters, but ideally, we get to reunite and repair things in a good time. Unfortunately, for some families, the only time they reunite is due to a parent nearly dying. This is the case in His Three Daughters, where the three sisters meet after years living apart.
