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Recent film trailers that were captivating enough to convince me to go see the film. Anora/Director: Sean Baker Sing Sing/Director: Greg Kwedar

An ex-bodyguard seeks revenge for her best friend. Okju: Try me. Because you'll be my prey in hell. Lee, Chung-Hyun. (2023). Ballerina. Director: Chung-Hyun Lee Cast: Jeon Jong-Seo & Park Yu-Rim Year of Release: 2023 Trigger Warning: This film displays violence and discusses serious issues related to SA.

A brief recommendation explaining my reasons why you should consider watching this K-Drama. The Atypical Family: (12 Episodes) Director: Jo Hyun-tak Cast: Chun Woo-hee, Jang Ki-yong, and Park So-yi Year of Release: 2024 Miss Night and Day: (16 Episodes) Director: Lee Hyeong-min Cast: Choi Jin-hyuk, Lee Jeong-eun, & Jung Eun-ji Year of Release: 2024

Andrew McCarthy discusses the details behind the "Brat Pack" label that impacted a group of young actors/actresses in the 1980s at the height of their careers. Andrew McCarthy: For those of us experiencing the brat pack from the inside, it was something very different. (IMDb/Brats) Director(s): Andrew McCarthy Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Jon Cryer, Lea Thompson, D...

Individuals with unusual skills uncover dark secrets after being paid to excavate a gravesite. Tagline: The Vicious Emerges (IMDb/Exhuma/Pamyo) Director(s): Jang Jae-hyun Cast: Kim Go-eun, Choi Min-sik, & Lee Do-hyun Year of Release: 2024

Recent film trailers that were captivating enough to convince me to go see the film. The Watchers /Director: Ishana Shyamalan Longlegs/Director: Oz Perkins Cuckoo/Director: Tilman Singer

Andy is in for a rude awakening when she begins her assistant job working for THE Miranda Priestly. Nigel: Let me know when your whole life goes up in smoke. Means it's time for a promotion. (IMDb/The Devil Wears Prada) Director(s): David Frankel Cast: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, & Stanley Tucci Year of Release: 2006

Recent film trailers that were captivating enough to convince me to go see the film. A Quiet Place: Day One/Director: Michael Sarnoski Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga/Director: George Miller We Grown Now/Director: Minhal Baig

Two adult siblings are confronted by a being that makes its presence known rather quickly after the sudden death of a family member. OJ Haywood: Nope. (IMDb/Nope) Director(s): Jordan Peele Cast: Keke Palmer, Daniel Kaluuya, & Brandon Perea Year of Release: 2022 Black Film Series

A brief recommendation explaining my reasons why you should consider watching this film.  Joel: I need a quote. President: Don't let them kill me. Joel: Yeah, that'll do. (IMDb/Civil War/ Translation) Director(s): Alex Garland Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Stephen McKinley, Wagner Moura, and Cailee Spaeny Year of Release: 2024

Monsters, Inc. tackles many real-life experiences in a world of monsters who must power their city from the fearful screams of children. But when one of those children finds their way into that city they are forced to question everything. Sulley: Hey, Mike, this might sound crazy but I don't think that kid's dangerous. Mike: Really? Well, in that case, let's keep it. I always wanted a...

We don't often consider grief from the perspective of the dead but this film gives us a front-row seat to the discomfort and pain of that reality. Ghost 2: Hello. Ghost 1: Hi. Ghost 2: I'm waiting for someone. Ghost 1: Who? Ghost 2: I don't remember. (IMDb/A Ghost Story/ Translation) Director(s): David Lowery Cast: Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara Year of Release: 2017

A man's suspicious death leads to an intrusive investigation into the life of a seemingly normal family. Sandra Voyter: Sometimes a couple is kind of a chaos and everybody is lost. Sometimes we fight together and sometimes we fight alone, and sometimes we fight against each other, that happens. (IMDb/Anatomy of a Fall/ Translation) Director(s): Justine Triet Cast: Sandra Huller, Milo Machado G...

A brief recommendation explaining my reasons why you should consider watching this film.  Noriko Oishi: Is your war finally over? (IMDb/ Godzilla Minus One/ Translation) Director(s): Takashi Yamazaki Cast: Minami Hamabe, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, & Munetaka Aoki, Year of Release: 2023 Follow OldSoulPodcast: ⁠https://linktr.ee/oldsoulpodcast

A brief recommendation explaining my reasons why you should consider watching this K-Drama. Jung Da-eun: Everyone is suffering...because of me. (Daily Dose of Sunshine/Translation) Director: Jae- gyu Lee Cast: Park Bo-young, Yeon Woo-jin, & Dong-Yoon Jang Year of Release: 2023 Follow OldSoulPodcast: https://linktr.ee/oldsoulpodcast

Charlie embarks on a revenge plot against an ex-friend who planned his death. In time, Charlie begins to realize that maybe there's more to life after he meets a young human named Anne-Marie. Whippet Angel: All dogs go to heaven because, unlike people, dogs are naturally good and loyal and kind. (IMDb/All Dogs Go to Heaven) Director(s):Don Bluth & Others Cast: Dom DeLuise, Burt Reynolds, J...

Dom and Yas meet for the first time under less-than-perfect circumstances and sparks begin to fly rather quickly. Dom: You ask a lot of questions. Yas: I'm interested in people's messes. Dom: What makes you think I've got a mess? Yas: Everyone has a mess. (IMDb/Rye Lane) Director(s): Raine Allen-Miller Cast: David Jonsson & Vivian Oparah Year of Release: 2023 Follow OldSoulPodcast:...

Sam's life takes a turn after an attempted theft becomes a murder scene. Sam: I love you, Molly. I've always loved you. Molly: Ditto (IMDb/Ghost) Director(s): Jerry Zucker Cast: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, & Tony Goldwyn Year of Release: 1990 Follow OldSoulPodcast: https://linktr.ee/oldsoulpodcast

A brief recommendation explaining my reasons why you should consider watching this film.  Ariadne Oliver: After death there's... Hercule Poirot: Nothing. Ariadne Oliver: Something. (IMDb/ A Haunting in Venice) Director(s): Kenneth Branagh Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, & Jude Hill Year of Release: 2023 Follow OldSoulPodcast: https://linktr.ee/oldsoulpodcast

Marion's decision to steal 40,000 dollars from her employer causes her to go on the run and end up at the Bates Motel. She's never seen again. Marion Crane: Do you go out with friends? Norman Bates: Well, a boy's best friend is his mother. (IMDb/Psycho) Director(s): Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, & John Gavin Year of Release: 1960 (Apologies in advance! I said Mar...

During a tour of a nearly complete Theme Park, two paleontologists become immersed in a world of real dinosaurs and have to fight for their lives and others. Ellie: So, what are you thinking? Grant: We're out of a job. Malcolm: Don't you mean extinct? (IMDb/ Jurassic Park) Director(s): Steven Spielberg Cast: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Bob Peck, Wayne Knight...

Boksoon is the best fighter in the MK organization, but many enemies, secrets, and lies come with that. As her contract is ending, so does the life that she's built for her daughter. A Life of Lies Can Kill (IMDb/ Kill Boksoon) Trigger Warning: This film contains violence and graphic depictions. Director(s): Byun Sung Hyun Cast: Jeon Do Yeon, Si Ah Kim, Koo Kyo Hwan, Esom, Hwang Jung Min, Lee...

Andie falls for a guy named Blane but their social class takes a toll on their relationship before it even really begins. Andie: If somebody doesn't believe in me, I can't believe in them. (IMDb/ Pretty in Pink) Director(s): Howard Deutch Writer: John Hughes Cast: Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer, Harry Dean Stanton, Annie Potts, James Spader, & Andrew McCarthy Year of Release: 1986 Follow Ol...

A seemingly endless spread of pollution and continuous war threatens the future of Nausicaa and the Valley, which her people inhabit. Nausicaa: Every one of us relies on water from the wells because mankind has polluted all the lakes and rivers... (IMDb/ Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind) Director(s): Hayao Miyazaki Cast: Sumi Shimamoto, Ichiro Nagai, Mahito Tsujimura, Hisako Kyoda, & Goro Na...

A fake family is taken on a wild ride upon the arrival of Detective Blanc. Marta Cabrera: You're not much of a detective, are you? Benoit Blanc: Well, to be fair, you make a pretty lousy murderer. (IMDb/ Knives Out) Director(s): Rian Johnson Cast: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Christopher Plummer, Kath...