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The True Adventures of Wolfboy: A Distinct Coming-of-age Movie

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This movie sheds light on a rare condition called hypertrichosis, which causes excessive growth of hair on the face and body. Jaeden Martell is starring as the Wolfboy. You may have seen him in 'It (2017)' horror movie as Bill, but you may not recognize him in the Wolfboy's get-up. Chris Messina is shown as his father. I have known him since 'The Giant Mechanicalman (2012)' . The True Adventures of Wolfboy (2019) Genres: Drama, Coming-of-age Cast: Jaeden Martell, Chris Messina, Sophie Giannamore Paul (Jaeden Martell) is a 13-year-old boy and has hypertrichosis. He lives with his father and has never seen his mother. His parents got separated after his birth. On Paul's 13th birthday, his father (Chris Messina) decides to take him to a carnival because Paul never gets out of his house. His father made him take off his ski mask, but it didn't work as planned. Paul hates himself, he even keeps the mirror covered so that he doesn't have to see his hairy face...

Rebecca: A Lavish Mess of Alfred Hitchcock Vintage Movie

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If you're a fan of vintage movies, then you might know that Rebecca is a remake of a vintage movie with the same name. Yes, Alfred Hitchcock's Oscar-winning Rebecca (1940). You can also say that this is an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel. Rebecca (2020) Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance  Cast: Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas How a new bride rescues her husband when the past strikes on the present and the future seems doomed. This movie is divided into three stages: Meeting Maxim, Manderley, and The mystery of Rebecca. The story begins when Mrs. Van Hopper (Ann Dowd) visits Monte Carlo with her lady companion (Lily James's unnamed character). Lily's past life isn't memorable. She has neither family nor home. Sometimes Mrs. Hopper uses this poor girl to satisfy her ego. Her life changes when she meets Maxim de Winter (Armie Hammer).  Maxim's character is sad and secretive. It appears as if he hasn't moved from his past. He is known f...

The Mortuary Collection: Shudder brings an aesthetic horror anthology

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This Shudder original movie is an anthology of five dark and disturbing stories. Clancy Brown (Captain Hadley of The Shawshank Redemption) is shown as a creepy mortician. Caitlin Custer is an applicant for the assistant job. The Mortuary Collection (2019) Genres: Fantasy, Horror Cast: Clancy Brown, Caitlin Custer An old mortician, Montgomery Dark (Clancy Brown), unfolds a series of horror stories when Sam (Caitlin Custer) shows up for a job at the funeral home. The main theme of these stories is ' No Evil Deed Goes Unpunished '. The first story follows a thief who gets trapped in a bathroom at a big mansion party when she breaks a locked medicine cabinet and something unexpected comes out. It is quite a short story but nicely portrayed. The second story is about a school stud. His life takes a wrong turn when he invites a fresher girl to the party and does unsafe love-making. He had to pay because he himself did not follow the advice he was giving to everyone. The third story ...

Spontaneous: The Exploding Love Story

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Spontaneous isn't a regular movie about 17-year-old teens, its concept is weird where the students of Covington High School suddenly explode as if they are blood-filled balloons. (I don't know if the school's name is inspired by COVID.) It's starring ' 13 Reasons Why ' star Katherine Langford. Charlie Plummer is known for ' Looking For Alaska ' TV series. Spontaneous (2020) Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance Cast: Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer It begins when Katelyn (Mellany Barros) was sitting in the classroom and studying like a normal student, then suddenly, BOOM! She exploded, and everyone was covered in blood. This does not end here because the students explode one by one over time as the movie progresses. During this series of bursting, a love story begins. Yes, Mara (Katherine Langford) and Dylan's (Charlie Plummer) love story.  Dylan is a nerd guy with a good sense of humor. He wanted to tell Mara that he had a crush on her becaus...