Fingernails - Review | LFF 2023

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Fingernails - Review | LFF 2023

Directed by: Christos Nikou

Written by: Christos Nikou, Sam Steiner, Stavros Raptis

Starring: Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, Jeremy Allen White, Annie Murphy, Luke Wilson

Runtime: 113 min

Synopsis: Anna (Jessie Buckley) and Ryan (Jeremy Allen White) have found true love. It's been proven by a controversial new technology. There's just one problem: Anna still isn't sure. Then she takes a position at a love testing institute, and meets Amir (Riz Ahmed).

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Encounter (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Encounter (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Michael Pearce

Written by: Michael Pearce, Joe Barton

Starring: Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Janina Gavankar, Rory Cochrane, Lucian-River Chauhan, Aditya Geddada

Runtime: 108 min

Synopsis: A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from a mysterious threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind.

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Venom (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Venom (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Ruben Fleischer

Written by: Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg, Kelly Marcel

Starring: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott

Runtime: 112 min

Synopsis: Journalist Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) is trying to take down Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed), the notorious and brilliant founder of the Life Foundation. While investigating one of Drake's experiments, Eddie's body merges with the alien Venom - leaving him with superhuman strength and power. Twisted, dark and fueled by rage, Venom tries to control the new and dangerous abilities that Eddie finds so intoxicating.

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