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Crime 101

"Inhale. Exhale. You are safe. You are calm. You are exactly where you need to be."

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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

"Time. Machine. Plan."

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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

"It's just something we say to each other online."

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"Wuthering Heights"

"Blue is always blue, no matter how small."

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The Moment

"I know it's not chic to be the last one at the party, but I think…I just hate going home."

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The Huntsman

Full disclosure: I know a few of the people involved with making this movie. When adapting a novel of fully realized characters and a twisty plot containing multiple red herrings, directors and screenwriters have a bunch of choices to make. Books don't translate directly to the screen, no

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Iron Lung

Until a few weeks ago, I'd never heard of the video game Iron Lung. Neither had I heard of the YouTube channel Markiplier, much less Mark Fischbach, whose name it bears. His feature film debut (which he wrote, directed, edited, and starred in) only came to my attention

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Mercy

"You are speaking to the Mercy Court. I'm AI Judge Maddox."

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The Testament of Ann Lee

"I never / did believe / that I ever / could be saved / without giving / up all / to God."

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

"How's that?"

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We Bury the Dead

While the zombie movie refuses to die, it's certainly not thriving. In the years since the onset of COVID-19, only a handful of films featuring the archetypal monster in one form or another get released every year, and vanishingly few cause a stir. It should come as no