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Sofi Soso

Sofi Soso

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Raya and the Last Dragon: My guilty pleasure is a wasted concept

Introduction Raya: a not-memorable masterpiece that I still adore. We all know those movies we know aren't cinematic masterpieces, but we secretly adore them anyway. For me, one of them is Disney's "Raya and the Last Dragon." Launched on Disney+, this animated adventure, set in a world inspired by Southeast Asian cultures, quickly found a quirky little corner in my heart, despite the mixed reactions it received from the fandom. The movie follows Raya, a determined warrior princess, on her quest

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Lucas Friesen

Lucas Friesen

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Dev Patel's Monkey Man is a Bloody Lecture

Monkey Man is like a sociology lecture at the Grand Guignol. It has a lot to say, but something must suffer if a movie is trying to both educate and show bloody action. You cannot be both Die Hard and Schindler’s List. As such, Monkey Man is an action movie with better comparable movies and a social-commentary movie that confuses rather than clarifies. Dev Patel directed, produced, co-wrote and stars in Monkey Man. Although he’s starred in many movies since his debut in Slumdog Millionaire, it’s

Ishika Banerjee: Very true! as someone from india the class divide shown in the film was very surface level an sub-par, it didnt really touch on the more nuanced aspects of the larger movement that corruption can cause in certain population. Not to mention how weak and useless the female "lead" was. Still happy to see that this movie exists and Patel is thriving to make more.

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seamouse

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‘Adolescence’: How To Make The Terrifying Species in England?

In the final scene of “Adolescence,” Eddie Miller finally gathers the courage to enter his son’s room. As he thinks about the 13-year-old boy’s impending trial and sentencing for murder, he breaks down on the bed. Kissing the teddy bear on the pillow and tugging it under the blanket, the "strong" father sobs uncontrollably, “I’m sorry, son. I should’ve done better.” Still of “Adolescence” Yet Eddie, along with his wife and daughter—an ordinary English family—had already done their best in raisin

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