The Death of Stalin

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When Soviet leader Joseph Stalin dies in 1953, a humorous struggle to become the next leader ensues.
Staring Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough and Jeffrey Tambor.
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Bottom line...it just wasn't all that funny.

Rated R
1 hr. 47 min.

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I Feel Pretty

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Amy Schumer will make you laugh and possibly even cry in this story of Renee...a young woman struggling with self-esteem issues until something magic happens that changes her life.
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Ignore any bad reviews and go see this movie...but only if you like to laugh.
It's okay for a movie to have a message!

Rated PG-13
1 hr. 50 min.

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A Quiet Place

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John Krasinski wrote this suspenseful thriller where making a sound could get a person killed.
Krasinski and real life wife Emily Blunt star as husband and wife trying to keep their family alive.
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Any "monster" movie could up the suspense and mystery by NOT showing the monster...except possibly at the end.

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Rated PG-13
1 hr. 30 min.

Blockers

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Leslie Mann always makes a movie funnier and just better!
Mann stars...along with Ike Barinholtz and John Cena...as an overprotective mother determined to keep her daughter from having sex on prom night.
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It gets a little too silly in parts.

Rated R
1 hr. 42 min.

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Ready Player One

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Set in Columbus, Ohio in the year 2045 "Ready Player One" tells the fast paced and engaging story of an overcrowded world where people escape reality by entering a virtual world known as the Oasis. When the creator of the Oasis dies, he creates a contest where the winner will inherit his fortune and take control of this virtual world.
Wade Watts makes his mark in the competition and his life is forever changed.
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If the characters were more developed and the setting wasn't so bleak...it might have earned one more star.

Rated PG-13
2 hr. 20 min.

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