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Superboys of Malegaon

Superboys of Malegaon

Directed by Reema Kagti and penned by Varun Grover, Superboys of Malegaon is a poignant adaptation based on the 2008 documentary Supermen of Malegaon. It chronicles the aspirations and film obsessions of a group of friends from the industrial town of Malegaon in Maharashtra. Humor, nostalgia, and social insight weave together to pay poignant tribute […]

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Wet Woman in the Wind

Wet Woman in the Wind

🎬 Plot Synopsis The narrative unfolds as Kanda, a Tokyo salaryman, grapples with the growing disinterest in his marriage and life. Unlike the city’s dull routine, the sudden appearance of his childhood friend, Hana, from the countryside, being far from dull, piques his interest. City life and social expectations come crashing down on Kanda, and

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Space Sweepers

Space Sweepers

🚀 Premise and Setting Terrene has become ecologically devastated; its upper atmosphere poisoned with cities lying in neglect. The rich reside off-planet in luxury, while most people struggle to survive among drifting space junk and crumbling megacities. In the midst of all this, The Victory, which is a result of a “space sweeping” ship, captures

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The Medium

The Medium

🎬 Plot Summary The film opens in Thailand’s Isan region, where we are introduced to Nong, a non-verbal medium who channels spirits for her community. She lives with her nephew Take, who is training to be a monk. Bae, a Korean ethnographic documentarian, has come to shoot a documentary on Nong’s abilities, which results in

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Foe

Foe

Plot Overview The film starts with Hen (Paul Mescal) and Annie (Saoirse Ronan), a middle-class couple who own a farm in the middle of nowhere. There is a palpable tension between them. Hen, an ex advertising executive, misses their city life, while Annie has come to terms with rural solitude. Their strained marriage is about

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The call

The call

🎬 Plot Overview The movie starts with an intro shot of a serene rural house in 2019. In this scene, we see Seo-yeon, a young woman who is moving in to look after her sick father and heal broken familial bonds. While exploring the house, she comes across an old cordless phone in the attic.

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Perfect Addiction

Perfect Addiction

In 2023, Castille Landon released a romantic sports-drama film titled Perfect Addiction which was based on Claudia Tan’s Wattpad novel. The film adapts the intense, emotionally-driven love triangle at the heart of the original story into a cinematic tale of betrayal, redemption, and empowerment set in the world of mixed martial arts. Along with a

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Ballerina

Ballerina

“Ballerina” is a 2023 South Korean action-thriller movie that was both written and directed by Lee Chung-hyun. Known for his earlier psychological thriller The Call, director Lee crafts this film as a stylish and emotionally driven tale of revenge. He has produced Ballerina under the banner of Climax Studio and has distributed it worldwide through

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Peninsula

Peninsula

“Peninsula” or Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula is a 2020 South Korean post-apocalyptic action-horror film by Yeon Sang-ho. Peninsula is an independent sequel to the film Train to Busan, which is widely regarded as one of the best South Korean films of 2016. It moves on from the zombie horror of its predecessor and amplifies

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The Drug King

The Drug King

Plot Summary The narrative starts with Lee Doo-sam as a gold smuggler operating on a small scale in the port city of Busan. Once an ambitious hustler, Lee comes across drug trafficking after he realizes how profitable the methamphetamine trade can be. What kicks off as dealing for opportunistic reasons quickly transforms into an empire

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