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Hugh Verheylewegen

PercyJacksonAndTheOlympiansReview
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1

Helmed by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1 follows a 12-year-old demi god named Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) who is accused by the Greek god Zeus (Lance Reddick) of stealing his thunderbolt, resulting in many beings of Greek mythology to go after him. With the help of newfound

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MonarchLegacyOfMonstersReview copy
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 1

Helmed by Chris Black and Matt Fraction, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters takes place in 2015, one year after the re-emergence of Godzilla, where half-siblings Cate (Anna Sawai) and Kentaro Randa (Ren Watabe) investigate their missing father Hiroshi’s connection to Monarch, the covert organization monitoring giant monsters known as Titans. Two generations earlier, Bill Randa (Anders

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EchoReview
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Echo

Helmed by Marion Dayre and Sydney Freeland, Echo follows Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox), who is being pursued by Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) and his organization, leading her to return to her hometown in Oklahoma, where she must come to terms with her past, reconnect with her Native American roots, and embrace her family and community.

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whatifSeason2Review
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – What If…? Season 2

Helmed by Bryan Andrews and AC Bradley, Season 2 of What If…? continues the journey that began in Season 1 as The Watcher guides viewers through the vast multiverse, introducing brand new and familiar faces in the anthology series that questions, revisits and twists classic Marvel Cinematic moments as well as introduce completely new stories.

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WonkaReview
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Wonka

Directed by Paul King and based on the extraordinary character at the center of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Wonka tells the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician, and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka (Timothée Chalamet) we know today. With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned

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ChickenRunReview
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Directed by Sam Fell, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is the long-awaited continuation of the Chicken Run story. After successfully escaping from Tweedys’ farm in a daring and risky manner, Ginger (Thandiwe Newton) has discovered her ideal place – an idyllic island bird sanctuary where the entire flock can live in harmony, without any

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TheBoyAndTheHeronReview
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Boy and the Heron

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, The Boy and The Heron follows Mahito (Luca Padovan), a young 12-year-old boy, as he struggles to settle in a new town after his mother’s death. However, when a talking heron (Robert Pattinson) informs Mahito that his mother is still alive, he enters an abandoned tower in search of her, which

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GodzillaMinusOneReview
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Godzilla Minus One

Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, Godzilla Minus One takes place in Postwar Japan which at its lowest point faces a new crisis in the form of a giant monster called Godzilla, who was baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb. It has been 69 years since Godzilla made his first appearance in film and

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TheBalladofSongbirdsandSnakesReview
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Directed by Francis Lawrence and based on the book by Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes follows the story of eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) years before he becomes the tyrannical President of Panem. He is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a

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