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TODO – To watch with commentary and all the bonus material.

Willow - (1988 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096446/
https://www.lucasfilm.com/productions/willow/

An evil sorcerer queen hunts a baby who’s prophesied to kill her, but the baby is being spirited away by a pair of unlikely heroes: A scoundrel and a gnome.

Fun as hell. Mandatory viewing.



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The Endless - (2018 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3986820/

One brother convinces the other to return to a childhood cult, where they both learn it’s stranger than they remember.

While this movie has a great premise, the main characters are just too stupid for me to really enjoy it.



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Hold Your Breath - (2012 movie)

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2240312/
http://holdyourbreathmovie.com/

A group of friends on a weekend camping trip find themselves being picked off one by one when one member of the group refuses to abide by the urban myth that you can breathe in evil spirits when passing cemeteries.

I watched a bit of this before I figure out I had the wrong movie queued.



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The Cured - (2017 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3463106/

A zombie plague outbreak is stopped in Europe, and the cured are relegated to a second class of citizen.

Really great ideas and acting. Highly recommended especially for people of refined taste in zombie movies.



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Native - (2016 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4443922/

Two members of an alien hive mind are sent on a mission to genocide a distant planet for colonization.

It’s not actually bad, but the massive spoiler at the start was unnecessary and damaging to the movie.



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Diminuendo - (2018 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5893906/
was diminuendomovie.com

A director’s dead girlfriend is vaguely re-created as a doll that acts her part in a movie.

It’s slow and interesting. Mostly-recommended, although this won’t make it into my collection because it’s particularly graphic.

features suicide



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Upgrade - (2018 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6499752/
was upgrade.movie

A high-tech future takes away and then offers a victim a second chance at a normal life, except without his wife.

Great consistent tone, action, and a clear direction. Riveting all the way through; this is what a good movie is.



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