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Jumbo: An Unconventional Love Story Starring Noémie Merlant

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Jumbo is a French film about how a young introvert girl (Jeanne) falls in love with a metal ride ( tilt-a-whirl) at the amusement park. Noémie Merlant, known for her astonishing performance in Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) , inspired me to invest my time into this film. Jumbo (2020) Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance Cast:  Noémie Merlant,  Emmanuelle Bercot Jeanne ( Noémie Merlant ) works as a janitor at the local amusement park. She is most likely to have no friends and lives with her divorced mother. As a hobby, she creates miniatures of various rides of the park.  Jeanne's mother, Margarette (Emmanuelle Bercot), is quite different from her daughter. She is seductive and bold. She wants to see her daughter dating a guy. Yet, she knows that Jeanne isn't like normal girls. She eventually forces her to date Marc. Marc (Bastien Bouillon) is the manager of the park and overly interested in Jeanne. Jeanne's lonesome shift usually begins after the end of the day, and she wa...

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...

Lost Girls And Love Hotels: A Western Girl & Japanese Aesthetics

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When I saw the trailer of this movie, it gave a vibe of Scarlett Johansson's Lost in Translation (2003) as it is located in Japan. It also felt like Dakota Johnson's Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) because it is an adaptation of Catherine Hanrahan's adult novel with the same name. Alexandra Daddario is known for comedy-drama movies, but 'Lost Girls And Love Hotels' is different from her other movies. Lost Girls And Love Hotels (2020) Genres: Drama, Romance Cast: Alexandra Daddario, Takehiro Hira, Carice van Houten  Margaret (Alexandra Daddario) is that lost girl who loves 'Love Hotels'. She is not really lost but lonely and clueless about her life. It seems that her character is isolated from reality and people. She must have come to Tokyo to forget her past life, but nothing has changed. She has no close friends, except two beer bar friends. Getting drunk and spending nights in Love Hotels with strangers is her routine. Margaret teaches English pronunciation...

Chemical Hearts: Save Me And I Will Save You

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'Chemical Hearts'  movie is an adaptation of Krystal Sutherland's drama book, Our Chemical Hearts . It is a story of a 17-year-old nerd boy who wants to be a writer. He falls in love with a newcomer girl, but she is stuck in her past life. 'C hemical Hearts'  follows the chemistry of these two teens. Chemical Hearts (2020) Genres: Drama, Romance Cast: Lili Reinhart, Austin Abrams Henry (Austin Abrams) is an aspiring writer. He is not good at making conversations, so he writes to understand himself. He is an editor of the school's newspaper. The story begins when he meets Grace (Lili Reinhart). Their teacher wanted to make a duo editor team of Henry & Grace. She refused the editor's post, even though she was good at writing the right words. Grace has shifted to school recently. Her broken leg and broken heart tell her story that she has gone through a difficult time. That's why she gave up writing.  When Henry saw Grace for the first time. He got att...

A Nice Girl Like You: An Adult To-Do List?

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This movie is an adaption of a self-help book named 'Pornology' by Ayn Carrillo Gailey. The book is based on the author's real-life sexual experiences and the sexual facts researched by her. If you have watched the trailer, then you have probably guessed that the movie was about an asexual girl, but the movie is completely different from the trailer. The story is starring Pretty Little Liars's Aria, yes! Lucy Hale. A Nice Girl Like You (2020) Genres: Comedy, Romance Cast: Lucy Hale, Jackie Cruz, Mindy Cohn, Leonidas Gulaptis It begins where Lucy is practicing her bed-speech, something hot and throbbing. Lucy and Jeff (Stephen Friedrich) have been together for 4 years. But now their relationship doesn't appear to be working. Lucy doesn't feel a thing in the bed. This concept is kind of weird because Lucy has been with Jeff for almost 4 years, but they behaved like a one-night stand. The next day, Lucy also acts as if she doesn't know anything related to sex, ...

Viena And The Fantomes: A Road Trip To Nowhere

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'Viena And The Fantomes' is a film about Viena's (Dakota Fanning) journey with a punk rock band named The Fantomes. This movie is less about the band and more about the life of Viena. Viena is a newcomer roadie. She isn't actually part of the band, just a helping hand. She is trying to make her place in the band. Midge (Zoë Kravitz) is a boss lady, yes, the band manager, but you will barely see her around in the movie. Albert (Caleb Landry Jones) is Midge's boyfriend and a band member. Freddy (Jeremy Allen White) is an electro drummer. Albert & Freddy both seem to be unstable and weird. They behave like psychopaths. Keyes (Frank Dillane) is also a roadie with the crew. Viena And The Fantomes (2020) Cast: Dakota Fanning, Zoë Kravitz, Caleb Landry Jones Genres: Drama, Music, Romance 'Viena And The Fantomes' is mostly shot on the road, but it is not really a road trip movie. It is about a love triangle between Viena, Freddy, and Keyes. The movie takes place...

Looks That Kill: A Funny Version Of The Fault In Our Stars?

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Brandon Flynn, AKA Justin Foley, 13 Reasons Why (Netflix series) fame, is playing the lead role in 'Looks That Kill', yes, the guy with a gorgeous killing face, an example of the exquisite face. The guy who is more gorgeous than God. Although taking a look at his face is a death wish. Looks That Kill (2020) Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance Cast: Brandon Flynn, Julia Goldani Telles Max (Brandon Flynn) was born with an exquisite face. A face that actually kills, a normal human being can't handle Max's beauty, whoever sees his face gets an instant heart attack and dies. So Max has to keep his face covered all the time, even when he is at home with his family. For Max, his beautiful face has become a curse. Max cannot live a normal life with his covered face. He doesn't have any friends, except Dan (Ki Hong Lee). He has never had a girlfriend. Max is depressed because of his pretty face! One day, Max decides to commit suicide. When he is standing on the bridge's rai...

Dating Amber (2020): Lovers But Not Lovers

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' Dating Amber ' is another gem after ' Normal People ' (Irish TV series). Yes, the film is located in a small town of Ireland during the '90s. This is a story about the struggle of two Irish teens to come out as what they are. Those iconic characters are Eddie (Fionn O'Shea) and Amber (Lola Petticrew). Dating Amber (2020) Genres: comedy, drama Cast: Fionn O'Shea, Lola Petticrew The film begins with "the shift". Actually, the shift is a metaphor for the hook-up. Eddie's classmates forced him to shift with a girl, but things didn't turn out right because he is gay, and Eddie's struggle begins here. Eddie's father is an army person. He wants his son to be tough like him and join the army, but Eddie's personality is completely the opposite. Amber is also gay. Amber's father committed suicide. She thinks her father's gone because of the narrow-minded people of the town, that's why she hates it. They don't show any f...