Drama

Tornado

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  • Title: Tornado
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Set at the end of the 18th Century in a mostly desolate stretch of wilderness, Kōki stars as our titular protagonist who chooses to help a young boy (Nathan Malone) foolish enough to rob a band of ruthless outlaws, temporarily distracted by the puppet show Tornado was putting on with her father (Takehiro Hira). The puppet show showcased a bloody battle between good and evil which Tornado’s own story will soon mirror as her decisions to try and keep the gold will soon cost her everything.

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Karate Kid: Legends

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  • Title: Karate Kid: Legends
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Clocking in at just 94 minutes, Karate: Kid Legends is a perfectly fine summer movie that doesn’t overstay its welcome when it combines the star of the original Karate Kid and the star of the 2010 version casting both Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan in supporting roles as mentors for the next kid to be trained in the Miyagi style. Our star this time around is high schooler Li Fong (Ben Wang) who starts out lost in more ways than one moving to New York with his mother (Ming-Na Wen) who demands “no fighting” in an attempt to start a new life following the death of Li’s brother (Yankei Ge).

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Jane Austen Wrecked My Life

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  • Title: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
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Jane Austen Wrecked My Life isn’t what you might expect. It’s more of a throwback art house character-driven story than trashy Hollywood romcom. And, despite the title, Jane Austen‘s writing is celebrated throughout. The film introduces us to Agathe Robinson (Camille Rutherford), a lonely middle-aged bookseller obsessed with Austen who works in a local shop with her best friend (Pablo Pauly). Without her knowledge, Félix submits her writing in a contest winning a two-week writers retreat at the Jane Austen Residency. However, the road to the retreat is fraught with anxiety, kissing Félix on a whim, a broken-down car, and insulting Austen’s descendant Oliver (Charlie Anson) who Agathe immediately dislikes. 

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The Last Rodeo

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  • Title: The Last Rodeo
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The Last Rodeo is a film that could only take place in America where a broken healthcare system would force a grandfather into risking his own life to pay for life-saving medical procedure for his grandson (Graham Harvey) which the insurance will not fully cover. While the film focuses on the hero’s journey and bringing former rodeo star  Joe Wainright (Neal McDonough) closer together with his daughter (Sarah Jones) and former best friend (Mykelti Williamson), the idea that any of this is necessary is as tragic as the boy’s brain tumor.

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Sinners Sins So Well

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  • Title: Sinners
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Featuring Michael B. Jordan in dual roles as dangerous twins who return home to the Mississippi Delta with ill-gotten gains to set up their own juke joint, writer/director Ryan Coogler‘s Sinners is one part period drama which examine the lives of the tightknit community and one part supernatural thriller as something evil is drawn in by the music of the twins’ cousin Sammie (Miles Caton) all taking place during a single day and night.

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