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The Apprentice (DVD, Biopic; Dir: Ali Abbasi; Starring: Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Martin Donovan)

“A young Donald Trump, eager to make his name as a hungry scion of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn, the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today. Cohn sees in Trump the perfect protégé—someone with raw ambition, a hunger for success, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to win.” Read more…

The Dead Don’t Hurt (DVD, Western; Dir: Viggo Mortensen; Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Vicky Krieps, Solly McLeod)

“In the 1860s, fiercely independent French-Canadian Vivienne Le Coudy embarks on a journey with Danish immigrant Holger Olsen, attempting to forge a life together in the dusty town of Elk Flats, Nevada. When Holger decides to go fight for the Union in the burgeoning Civil War, Vivienne must fend for herself, which isn’t easy in a town controlled by a corrupt mayor.” Read more…

Evil Does Not Exist (DVD, 2023, Japan; Dir: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi; Starring: Hitoshi Omika, Ryô Nishikawa, Ryûji Kosaka)

“Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi’s house offering city residents a comfortable “escape” to nature.” Read more…

Sleep (DVD, 2023, South Korea; Dir: Jason Yu; Starring: Jung Yu-mi, Lee Sun-kyun, Kim Geum-soon)

“Hyun-su and Soo-jin have just gotten married. Seemingly out of nowhere, he starts talking in his sleep. ‘Someone’s inside.’ From that night forward, whenever he falls asleep, he transforms into someone else with no recollection of the night before. Soo-jin is overwhelmed with anxiety that he’d hurt her family while she sleeps and can barely sleep a wink because of this irrational fear. Despite sleep treatment, Hyun-su’s sleepwalking only intensifies, and she begins to feel that her unborn child may be in danger…” Read more…

Severance: Season One (DVD, 2022; Starring: Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower)

“Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.” Read more…

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