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The Woman in Black (2012)

Review by CJ

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Director:
James Watkins

Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds

Running time:
95 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Crimson Peak, The Others, The Conjuring 

 

Around the turn of the 20th century, lawyer Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe) is sent to a remote village in England to go through the mountains of papers belonging to a now deceased client. After a cold reception from the townsfolk, Arthur makes his way to the client’s house but finds much more than just some dusty old papers.

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Doctor Strange (2016)

Review by CJ

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Director:
Scott Derrickson

Starring:
Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelsen, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong

Other notable appearances:
Benjamin Bratt, Stan Lee, Chris Hemsworth

Running time:
115 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Thor, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Shadow, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

 

Doctor Stephen Strange (Cumberbatch) is a renowned neurosurgeon whose talent is only matched in size by his ego. When his hands are all but destroyed in a near fatal car accident, Strange turns to less conventional methods of healing. Instead, Stephen finds a new purpose in life — protecting the world from mystic threats.

Doctor Strange is the 14th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

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Snakes on a Plane (2006)

Review by CJ

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Director:
David R. Ellis

Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Nathan Phillips

Other notable appearances:
Sunny Mabrey, Rachel Blanchard, Kenan Thompson, David Koechner

Running time:
105 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Deep Blue Sea, Lake Placid, Anaconda

 

There are snakes. They’re on a plane. Madness and chaos ensue.

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The Shallows (2016)

Review by CJ

The Shallows

Director:
Jaume Collet-Serra

Starring:
Blake Lively, Sully Seagull

Other notable appearances:
A really big great white shark

Running time:
86 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Jaws, The Reef, Bait

 

Nancy (Lively) travels to a secret Mexican beach to surf and mourn her mother who had travelled to the same beach while pregnant with her. While there, Nancy unwittingly swims into the territory of a great white shark and is marooned 200 yards from the shore. Nancy must fight for her life against the elements, her injuries and one of the world’s oldest predators.

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