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Promising Young Woman

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https://www.backstage.com/

Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Starring: Carrie Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Chris Lowell, Alison Brie
Where to watch: It is a 2020 release, available on multiple platforms
To watch or not to watch: It is a decent movie. Can definite watch over the weekend with girlfriends

Cassie (Carrie Mulligan) is a 30 year old medical college drop-out, working at a cafe, living with her parents (but her mother is Jennifer Coolidge, so it is understandable). She has almost no friends, limited hobbies and generally wants little to do with the world, unless it is night and she is out to a pub, dressed very differently from what you see her wearing during the day.… Read the rest

The Skeleton Key

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https://www.rogerebert.com/

Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Starring: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard
Where to watch: This movie was released in 2005. It keeps doing the rounds on the various OTT platforms
To watch or not to watch: The movie succeeds in creating an atmospheric horror, based on voodoo, which is an interesting plot device, and not something common

Caroline (Kate Hudson) is a hospice nurse who is looking for private work after losing a patient at the hospital where she used to work. She comes across a listing in the newspaper (the movie was made in 2005, when people still looked through the newspapers for jobs and such) for a nursing job in Louisiana, paying $1000 per week.… Read the rest

Good Fortune

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Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, Aziz Ansari, Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh
Where to watch: PrimeVideo
To watch or not to watch: Aziz Ansari shines in his directorial debut, the story is great, but fizzles out towards the end

Gabriel (Keanu Reeves) is a low-ranking angel in the hierarchy, responsible for saving people from accidents while texting and driving. But like most low-ranking people, he aspires to grow and be responsible for more serious soul-saving acts, but Martha (Sandra Oh) tells him that needs to perform the duties given to him diligently and that he is not ready to handle more responsibility.… Read the rest