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Manhunter (1986) – 8/10 – A Methodical, Clinical Hunt for a Monster Overall Manhunter is a psychological thriller about an FBI special agent in a chase after a serial …

When Breath Becomes Air is a memoir written by Paul Kalanithi while fighting stage 4 lung cancer in his mid-30s. The book is heartbreaking, but also illuminates his two-year …

laces in the Heart is a period drama depicting 1935 Waxahachie, Texas. Director and writer Robert Benton grew up there in the 1930s, so he uses his experience and …

Clerks (1994) – 6.5/10 – Funny situations bathed in randomness and absurdity Overall Clerks is a comedy satire that has become an all-time cult movie. I didn’t plan to …

My book club chose Atonement for our October reading. Atonement is a historical literary fiction novel that takes place in 1935, 1940, and 1999. I had my initial hesitations, …

Cry Freedom (1987) – 8.25/10 – Cry for freedom, a cry for justice Overall Cry Freedom is a biographical drama based on the true story of the South African …

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – 7.25/10 – Flawed movie that excites Overall Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is the finale to the popular action spy thriller …

Misery (1990) – 8/10 – Classic suspenseful psychological thriller that terrorizes Overall MISERY is a psychological horror-thriller adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. Director Rob …

A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016) – 8/10 – Beautiful movie about friendship and redemption Overall A SILENT VOICE is a fascinating but heartbreaking coming-of-age drama anime based on …

Wild Tales (2014) – 8.5/10 – Fresh dark thriller about extreme human behavior Overall WILD TALES is a dark comedy drama that is structured as an anthology. Thus, it …