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IR Film Review: A CLASSIC HORROR STORY [Netflix]
With "A Classic Horror Story" those influences of certain American lore come full circle but the impact of history (especially in a place like Italy where this is made out of), the connotation has different impacts.
IR Film Review: HOW I BECAME A SUPERHERO [Netflix]
. In "How I Became A Superhero", made in France and premiering on Netflix, it takes the idea not of the antihero but more specifically the idea of what people want to become who are empowered with superhuman abilities.
IR Film Review: THE 8TH NIGHT [Netflix]
The perspective of "The 8th Night" uses the element of the "seeing eye" as an ancient curse but one where two sides of the same coin were separated by thousands of miles and millennia to prevent them from coming together again.
IR Film Review: DYNASTY WARRIORS [Netflix]
Not missing a beat because of its release only 2 months ago in Hong Kong, the adaptation of "Dynasty Warriors" which itself was a very popular video game series in Asia seems undeniable (with Netflix bringing it to American audience as part of its international films).
IR Film Review: THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW [Netflix]
The texture of "The Woman In The Window" is an interesting one but it is perspective that it perhaps moves a little too broadly within the narrative. Based on the novel by A.J. Finn, the book itself (having talked to the author just before this adaptation began shooting) was a mediation on his own insomnia.
IR Film Review: STOWAWAY [Netflix]
The essence of choice in survival situations comes down to individuality and how one reflects in that moment in time. Although on a grander scale with a different interaction of actors, Joe Penna's "Stowaway" starring Toni Collette, Anna Kendrick and Daniel Dae Kim follows the same ideal of what path would one choose.
IR Film Review: THE OLD GUARD [Netflix]
With her new film "The Old Guard" premiering on Netflix, Charlize Theron finds a balance but is able to maintain the theatrical feel. While the freedom allowed in the storytelling might be tricky in theatrical, it has undoubted effectiveness here.