In the Kingdom of Dahomey, Nanisca (Viola Davis) is a general of the Agojie, an all-female fighting force, serving under King Ghezo (John Boyega). Nawi (Thuso Mbedu) is a recent recruit studying under Nanisca, Izigie (Lashana Lynch), and the other members of the Agojie. Eventually, they all have to contend with the invading army of the Oyo Empire, led by General Oba Ade (Jimmy Odukoya).
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Set at a college campus, it’s right before spring break and two best friends named Sean (RJ Cyler) and Kunle (Donald Elise Watkins) are planning on doing this “Legendendary Tour” of visiting all the parties that are happening on campus, leaving their third friend and roommate Carlos (Sebastian Chacon) behind to play videogames. Before they can do so, they come home and find an unconscious white girl in their living room.
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In this sequel to the 1988 film of the same name, we learn that the good times following the defeat of evil Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh) didn’t last long because shortly afterward, Willow (Warwick Davis) had a vision of an ancient evil destroying Chosen One Elora Danan. So the baby was put into hiding, with her true identity hidden even from herself. The series then jumps ahead about 16 years into the future.
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Gemma (Allison Williams) is a roboticist working at Funki designing toys. When her sister and brother-in-law die in a car accident, Gemma takes guardianship of her young niece Cady (Violet McGraw). Since Gemma, in her own words, doesn’t “even take care of her own plants,” she ends up turning to one of her creations to help raise Cady. A life-sized doll named M3GAN (Amie Donald, Jenna Davis).
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The plot of Puss In Boots: The Last Wish kicks off when the title character (Antonio Banderas), a dashing feline who laughs in the face of death, discovers that he’s blown through eight of his nine lives. So yeah, a children’s movie about coming to terms with your mortality. Brace yourself, because if you thought Shrek (Mike Meyers) It’s a Wonderful Life-ing got dark, you ain’t seen anything yet.
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After a brief prologue, season two of Chucky picks up six months after the last season left off. Jake Wheeler (Zackary Arthur) has moved away with a new foster family, though he and Devon Evans (Björgvin Arnarson) decide to keep in touch after a steamy goodbye. Lexy Cross (Alyvia Alyn Lind) has started taking drugs to cope with the death of her beloved Junior Wheeler (Teo Briones) and attending therapy sessions with the rest of her family.
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Prepare to be triggered (Spoilers)
Danni Sanders (Zoey Deutch) is a photo editor and wannabe journalist who fakes going on a Paris trip to impress influencer Colin (Dylan O’Brien). Except when the city’s attacked, Danni pretends to be a victim and rides the newfound notoriety to internet fame. The film opens with her being the most hated person on the planet, probably because the truth being revealed is a forgone conclusion.
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Buzz, Buzz, Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue (Massive Spoilers)
Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans) of Star Command is on an exploration vessel that decides to check out an unknown planet to see if the locale lifeforms are hostile. Early on, Buzz makes it clear that he hates rookies and autopilots for getting in the way, believing that he can do everything himself. So much so that when making an emergency evacuation, Buzz disregards the warnings of his autopilot and insists that he won’t crash. And he ends up crashing, stranding everyone on the planet.
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Halloween might be over, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop watching scary movies. Here’s a review that I’ve had on the back burner for a while but haven’t gotten around to publishing until now. The film I’ll be going over is Nope, our third helping of horror from Jordan Peele—unless you count Candyman (2021). I’m not because he was only a scriptwriter on that movie.
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Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell) is a young man living in Haddonfield who accidentally kills the kid he’s babysitting on Halloween. After Micheal Meyers (James Jude Courtney) escaped at the end of the last movie, Haddonfield takes their collective grief and rage out on Corey, turning him into the town pariah. However, one bright spot in his life is that he ends up starting a romance with Allyson Strode (Andi Matichak).
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