Samara Weaving

Azrael

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  • Title: Azrael
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While I understand the idea behind 2024’s Azrael, in which Samara Weaving stars as a young woman on the run from a cult who believe speech is a sin and plan to sacrifice her to wandering burnt humanoids who they worship, the film never finds a way to transcend the basic concept in a way to make it work for an entire film. Without speech or narration, director E.L. Katz limits himself on how to frame the story relying mostly on Weaving running through the woods in fear of her life.

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Ready or Not

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  • Title: Ready or Not
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Samara Weaving stars as a young woman from modest means marrying into the Le Domas Family who, on her wedding night, discovers she must play a game with the entire family known for their gaming empire. However, this will be no ordinary game night. With hide-and-seek chosen from a mystical box, Grace must successfully hide from the family in their mansion (providing a terrific setting for the action) as they hunt and prepare to sacrifice her on an altar before sunrise.

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Borderline

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  • Title: Borderline
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There’s nothing quite as disappointing as your typical film that never goes for it, never rises to the occasion, and chooses to play it safe within the expected framework of its genre. There are studios who are created for the sole purpose of outputting these kinds of films. Borderline does not have this problem. Writer/director Jimmy Warden‘s batshit crazy dark comedy about a celebrity (Samara Weaving) held hostage by an obsessed fan is the kind of balls-to-the-wall lunacy that garnered and kept my attention for its entire 94-minute running-time. This film rules.

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