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Living Large (2024)

Plot Summary: A Czech stop-motion animation about a chubby 12-year-old named Ben (Pipetka) navigating the brutal realities of childhood obesity, bullying, and rejection, while trying to find joy in life despite being betrayed by his own body during puberty. Director: Kristina DufkovΓ‘ Written by: Petr JarchovskΓ½, Anna VΓ‘Ε‘ovΓ‘, Barbora DΕ™evikovskΓ‘ Based on: La vie, en gros (French bestseller) Produced by: MatΔ›j ChlupÑček Cinematography: VΓ‘clav Fronk Music: Michal Novinski Original Czech Voices: Hugo KovΓ‘cs, Tatiana DykovΓ‘, David NovotnΓ½, KlΓ‘ra MelΓ­Ε‘kovΓ‘ Portuguese Dubbed Version: Alexandre Carvalho as Ben Carolina Salles as Klara GonΓ§alo Lima as Erik AndrΓ© Ramos as Max Tiago Peralta as Ben's Father   A Trip to Espinho and a Stop-Motion Surprise This year, I decided to take the family on a 3-hour ride to Espinho for o...
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The Bad Guys 2 (2025)

Plot Summary: The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do "one last job" by an all-female squad of criminals. Director: Pierre Perifel Screenplay: Yoni Brenner, Etan Cohen Based on: The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey Edited by: Jesse Averna Music: Daniel Pemberton Produced by: Damon Ross Starring: Sam Rockwell as Mr. Wolf Marc Maron as Mr. Snake Awkwafina as Ms. Tarantula / "Webs" Craig Robinson as Mr. Shark Anthony Ramos as Mr. Piranha Zazie Beetz as Diane Foxington / Crimson Paw Danielle Brooks as Kitty Kat Natasha Lyonne as Doom / "Susan" Maria Bakalova as Pigtail Petrova Alex Borstein as Misty Luggins Richard Ayoade as Professor Marmalade   ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ ...

The Institute (2025)

Plot Summary: Based on Stephen King's novel, The Institute follows Luke Ellis and other kidnapped children with psychic abilities who are held captive in a sinister facility where they're subjected to brutal experiments and torture to harness their powers. Based on: The Institute by Stephen King Developed by: Benjamin Cavell Executive Producers: Jack Bender, Benjamin Cavell, Gary Barber, Sam Sheridan, Shane Elrod, Ed Redlich, Stephen King Episodes: 8 episodes (Season 1) Release Date: July 13, 2025 - August 24, 2025 (MGM+) Starring: Ben Barnes as Tim Jamieson Joe Freeman as Luke Ellis Simone Miller as Kalisha Fionn Laird as Nick Hannah Galway as Wendy Gullickson Julian Richings as Stackhouse Robert Joy as Dr. Daniel Hendricks Martin Roach as Chief Ashworth Mary-Louise Parker as Ms. Sigsby Jason Diaz as Tony Season 1 Ep...

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Plot Summary: On a remote Irish island in 1923, two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly decides to end their friendship, with devastating and bizarre consequences that may or may not be connected to the Irish Civil War raging on the mainland. Director: Martin McDonagh Screenplay: Martin McDonagh Cinematography: Ben Davis Music: Carter Burwell Producers: Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Martin McDonagh Starring: Colin Farrell as PΓ‘draic SΓΊilleabhΓ‘in Brendan Gleeson as Colm Doherty Kerry Condon as SiobhΓ‘n SΓΊilleabhΓ‘in Barry Keoghan as Dominic Kearney Pat Shortt as Jonjo Devine Sheila Flitton as Mrs. McCormick Gary Lydon as Peadar Kearney   ***SPOILER ALERT*** So... What the Hell Was That About? Alright folks, I'm digging this one out of the 2023 archives. I watched The Banshees of Inisherin ...

Bring Them Down (2024)

Plot Summary: A bleak Irish revenge thriller about two neighboring families on a godforsaken patch of land who let a petty beef spiral into absolute mayhem, told through a non-linear split narrative that forces viewers to question who the real villain is. Director: Christopher Andrews Screenplay: Christopher Andrews Story By: Christopher Andrews, Jonathan Hourigan Cinematography: Nick Cooke Music: Hannah Peel Producers: Ivana MacKinnon, Jacob Swan Hyam, Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, Jean-Yves Roubin, Cassandre Warnauts Starring: Christopher Abbott as Michael O'Shea Youssef Quinn as young Michael Barry Keoghan as Jack Colm Meaney as Ray O'Shea Nora-Jane Noone as Caroline Grace Daly as young Caroline Paul Ready as Gary Aaron Heffernan as Lee Susan Lynch as Peggy O'Shea   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Grim, ...

Living in Two Worlds (2024)

Plot Summary: Based on the autobiographical essay by Dai Igarashi, this Japanese drama follows a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) as he navigates between the hearing and deaf worlds, exploring themes of identity, family, and belonging. Director: Mipo O Screenplay: Takehiko Minato Based on: Autobiographical essay by Dai Igarashi Starring: RyΓ΄ Yoshizawa as Dai Igarashi Denden as Yasuo Suzuki (Grandfather) Akito Imai as Yosuke Igarashi (Father) Akiko Oshidari as Akiko Igarashi (Mother) YΓ»suke Santamaria as Yukihiko Kawai   ***SPOILER ALERT*** The Nine-Year Vanish Today we're looking at Living in Two Worlds by Japanese director Mipo O. My actual review is going to be pretty short, so I'm going to lead with some research I did on the movie and stick my review at the very end. When Mipo O's ravishing 2014 drama The Light Shines Only There won her internat...

Anora (2024)

Plot Summary: A high-priced stripper named Anora impulsively marries the partying son of a Russian oligarch, only to face the wrath of his family's fixers who are determined to erase their Vegas wedding and get rid of her. Director: Sean Baker Screenplay: Sean Baker Producers: Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker Cinematography: Drew Daniels Editor: Sean Baker Starring: Mikey Madison as Anora "Ani" Mikheeva Mark Eydelshteyn as Ivan "Vanya" Zakharov Yura Borisov as Igor Karren Karagulian as Toros Vache Tovmasyan as Garnik Aleksei Serebryakov as Nikolai Zakharov Darya Ekamasova as Galina Zakharova Luna SofΓ­a Miranda as Lulu Lindsey Normington as Diamond   ***SPOILER ALERT*** My Prude Ass vs. The Mindless Never Ending Party So, I'm late to the Oscars party again, bringing you my very ...

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