Jodie Comer

The Death of Robin Hood

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  • Title: The Death of Robin Hood
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Getting his old man Logan grumpiness on, Hugh Jackman stars as a grizzled Robin Hood weighed down by the past and pulled out of his self exile, notable only for the occasional assassin looking for revenge against the legendary outlaw, by an old friend (Bill Skarsgård) in need of aid. After things go poorly, a wounded Robin finds himself on the mend at the Priory of St. Clement to contemplate his past and future.

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The Last Duel

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  • Title: The Last Duel
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The Last Duel offers a medieval he-said/she-said/he-said tale based on the true events involving Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon), his wife Marguerite (Jodie Comer), and Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver) who is accused of raping her. Events leading up to and after the rape are shown from each of the three characters’ perspectives including the trial of Marguerite and the eventual duel between the two men who may or may not have been friends at one point depending on whose account you believe.

Each reciting covers many of the same events, offering more context to their character’s actions and the perspective of themselves and Marguerite who under the laws of the time was Jean’s property damaged by Jacques. Let’s just say it wasn’t the best time to be a woman. Nor does the script look fondly on nobility (Ben Affleck) or royalty (Alex Lawther). It’s as much an indictment of the time period as on the events that occurred.

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Free Guy

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  • Title: Free Guy
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While you could certainly turn down some of the Deapool-esqe winking at the audience, and the plot is certainly not breaking the mold on the type of story we’ve seen done before, Free Guy is easily one of most fun movies of 2021. Ryan Reynolds stars as a non-player character in the world’s most popular video game who breaks outside of his programing and starts to become more than he was designed to be. What makes things work is Blue Shirt Guy, or simply Guy, is immensely likable. He’s just a good guy whose head has been turned by a beautiful girl (Jodie Comer) and begins making changes to his life that effect both the video game world and the perception of it in the real world.

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