Kung Fu – The Compass

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  • Title: Kung Fu – The Compass
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Learning that Henry (Eddie Liu) has gotten in trouble in Iceland and is on the run from a mercenary (Josh Blacker) in Bangkok, Nicky (Olivia Liang) calls in help from old beau Evan (Gavin Stenhouse), current beau Bo (Ben Levin), and even Razor (Donald Sales) to find her ex before his trouble catches up with him. After their reunion, Nicky helps Henry look into the compass, the missing loadstone, and the mystery it unlocks (which it turns out is linked to Henry in ways he never understood). The compass story feels more than a little rushed, balancing a magical quest, destiny, and unresolved romantic questions all at once.

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The Mystery of the Shrinking House

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  • Title: The Mystery of the Shrinking House
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Throwback Thursday takes us back to a mystery involving the Three Investigators whose mantra of “We Investigate Everything” leads them to track down a dead man’s belongings which will lead to a larger mystery. The Mystery of the Shrinking House offers an interesting set-up as the trio of Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw, and Bob Andrews don’t know exactly what they are searching for or where series of paintings depicting a smaller and smaller versions of a house will eventually lead them.

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Blade of the 47 Ronin

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  • Title: Blade of the 47 Ronin
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A sequel of sorts to the 2013 film which offered a fantastical take on the true events of the Akō incident, Blade of the 47 Ronin takes place hundreds of years later with an evil wizard (Dan Southworth) coming to power and looking to kill off the last descendant of the original 47 Ronin who alone is destined to destroy him and prevent his rise to power. 

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Monster High: The Movie

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  • Title: Monster High: The Movie
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Based on the 2010 doll franchise that’s spawned various web-series, novels, and video games made over the years, Monster High: The Movie introduces us to half-human Clawdeen Wolf (Miia Harris) who after being sheltered in the human world is now a Freshman at Monster High where she must hide her human heritage or face expulsion which becomes more difficult when her monster side begins disappearing during times of stress.

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