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Lightyear
Join Agnus MacLane, the director of Lightyear together with animation studios: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Pixar Animations, in this epic original origin story. For those that don’t know, which I doubt, Lightyear is a spin-off film adapted from the Toy Story series that first hit theatres in 1995 and is written by Agnus MacLane, Matthew Aldrich, and Jason Headley. This film has been highly expected as it dives deep into one of the most prominent characters of the franchise, Buzz Lightyear, and the events that made and shaped him into who we know him as today. Now I know some people may be asking themselves how a toy…
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All of Us Are Dead
Ladies and gentlemen, today I’d like to talk about a series that has completely changed the perception and things we thought we knew about the zombie apocalypse by the name — All of Us Are Dead. This series was released on the 28th of January 2022, and while the television series is created and written by Chun Sung-il, the original idea is based on a manhwa, aka webcomic called — Now at Our School by Joo Dong-Geun. Together with production companies such as Film Monster, Kim Jong Hak Production, and Netflix as the distributor, All of Us Are Dead was destined to get recognition whether you like it or…
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Justice Served
Tshepo “Ty” Skosana, creative director of Meraki Studios makes a profound statement on South Africa’s untapped potential in the hit thriller, Justice Served. Distributed by Netflix, the series was released on the 29th of July 2022, featuring some of South Africa’s prominent actors such as Hlomla Dandala, Pallance Dladla, and Morne Visser. The plot of the series follows a band of freedom fighters known as the Numoor, who invade the trial of a white police officer — Allan Harvey. That shoot a Black man from the back and the Numoor use this opportunity as a hostage situation unfolds that leaves the entire country flabbergasted. Numoor leader Azania…
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Prey
Film Director Dan Trachtenberg best known for his debut film 10 Cloverfield Lane returns in what may be, the most exciting Predator film in Prey. Prey was released on the 5th of August 2022 and fans of the predator franchise can stream the latest installment on streaming media sites such as Hulu. Now although I haven’t seen all the Predator films since some of them came out before I was even born, I can comfortably say I’ve seen every Predator film that has been released in the 21st century and this one deserves to be praised. Before I dive deep into my review, I’d like to first…
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Eve
Director Bong-Sub Park’s latest work with writer Young Mi-Yoon is a powerful declaration about love and revenge in the Korean series Eve. This series was produced by production companies Studio Dragon, C-JeS Entertainment, and TVN and released on the 1st of June 2022 with the last episode having aired on the 21st of July 2022, and consisting of 16 episodes in total. For the focus of the series, the main plot revolves around a young lady by the name of Lee La-El played by Seo Yea-Ji, and the chairman of LY Group, Kang Yoon-Kyum played by Byeong-eun Park. Lee La El at a young age witnessed her father’s brutal torture…
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Tomodachi Game
Tomodachi Game directed by Hirofumi Ogura is a dark psychological thriller that was released on the 6th of April 2022 as an anime adaptation. The anime adaptation was done by Okuruto Noboru based on the work of Mikoto Yamaguchi who conceptualized the series and was written as well as illustrated by Yuki Sato. The first season consists of twelve episodes that are mainly centered around a group of five friends that are one day set up by the organizers of the Tomodachi Game after their school trip money goes missing. The games are focused to test the relationships and loyalty between friends and it is heavily implied that…
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The Boys: Season 3
Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s time. Today we’ll be reviewing the most real, controversial, jaw-dropping series about superheroes, celebrities, and political satire by creator Eric Kripke of The Boys: Season 3. The Boys, honest to god, is a one-of-a-kind series that doesn’t shy away from the truth and lets its audience know straight out the bat what their favorite celebrities are actually like when not in front of the cameras. Not to even mention that this season has gone far and beyond in letting us see a different perspective of our favorite characters such as Billy Butcher, MM, Frenchie, and Hughie Campbell. The reveal of Homelander having a personality disorder…
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Stranger Things: Season 4 Vol.2
We are back again with the vol.2 of Stranger Things Season 4 by the Duffer Brothers. Vol.2 includes only two episodes that are referred to as “Papa” and “The Piggyback” which pick up right where we left off with Vecna and Nancy. The second vol.2 was released on the 1st of July on Netflix and was highly anticipated by fans all around the world as within just a few minutes of release, Netflix servers crashed due to the heavy demand of subscribers waiting to be the first to feast their eyes on how the season ends. And my word, this was worth the wait without a doubt. …
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Watcher
Director Chloe Okuno may have released her best work to date with her latest film, Watcher. The film’s focus is on a couple that’s moved into their new apartment in Romania, however, things aren’t all roses and flowers as Julia notices a stranger from across their apartment constantly staring into their room through the window. I don’t believe I have seen any film so simply made yet captivating and thrilling from start to finish. Chloe Okuno’s amazing attention to detail and script writing is what defines Watcher apart from her other crafts. Her way of building suspense and tension in this movie should be an example to all…
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Ip Man: The Awakening
Directors Li Xi Jie and Zhang Zhu Lin join ideas to produce “Ip Man: The Awakening” and the legend still lives on. With Donnie Yen’s departure from the Ip Man franchise at the end of the fourth installment, we are introduced to Tse Miu, with over 20 movies under his name, Tse Miu is determined to continue the legend of Ip Man and bring back the kung fu franchise from its terrible fifth installment which shall not be named. After 8 years away from Hong Kong, Ip Man (Miu Tse) returns to his neighborhood to find that things haven’t become better but worse with the sudden disappearances of young…
