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The Wolverine Legacy: Every Hugh Jackman Wolverine Movie in Order

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From the moment he first unsheathed those iconic adamantium claws, Hugh Jackman became synonymous with Wolverine, the gruff yet heroic mutant who quickly became a fan favorite. Over the course of nearly two decades, Jackman’s portrayal of the legendary X-Men character took us on an unforgettable journey through time, epic battles, and deeply emotional moments. Whether he was saving the world, delving into his mysterious past, or simply dropping a perfectly timed one-liner, Jackman’s Wolverine has left an indelible mark on the superhero genre. So, let’s don our leather jackets, ready our healing factors, and embark on a wild ride through all the films where Hugh Jackman brought the “Ol’ Canucklehead” to life.

X-Men (2000)Role: Introduced as a mysterious, rugged mutant with retractable claws and a healing factor. He joins the X-Men to fight against Magneto and his Brotherhood of Mutants.X2: X-Men United (2003)Role: Wolverine delves deeper into his past, seeking answers about his origins while helping the X-Men thwart a military scientist’s plan to eradicate mutants.X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)Role: Wolverine faces personal and moral dilemmas as he confronts the Phoenix (Jean Grey), a former lover and teammate, who poses a catastrophic threat to humanity and mutants alike.X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)Role: This prequel explores Wolverine’s early life, including his traumatic past, his relationship with his half-brother Victor Creed (Sabretooth), and his transformation through the Weapon X program.X-Men: First Class (2011) (Cameo)Role: Wolverine makes a brief appearance, delivering a memorable line when approached by Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto) to join their cause.The Wolverine (2013)Role: Set after the events of X-Men: The Last Stand, Wolverine travels to Japan, where he faces his mortality, battles the Yakuza, and confronts his inner demons.X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)Role: Wolverine’s consciousness is sent back in time to the 1970s to prevent a dystopian future. He works with younger versions of Xavier and Magneto to alter history.X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) (Cameo)Role: Wolverine appears as a Weapon X experiment, showcasing a more feral and uncontrollable side, assisting the young X-Men in their escape from the Alkali Lake facility.Logan (2017)Role: Set in the near future, an aged and weary Wolverine cares for an ailing Professor Xavier. He embarks on a final mission to protect a young mutant, Laura (X-23), discovering she is his daughter.Deadpool 2 (2018) (Cameo)Role: Wolverine appears in archival footage from X-Men Origins: Wolverine, used humorously by Deadpool in a time-travel montage. And if you don’t think this counts then there’s –Deadpool and Wolverine (2024) : A reluctant Wolverine teams up with Deadpool to stop the world from getting destroyed.

Hugh Jackman’s portrayal of Wolverine is widely regarded as iconic, blending the character’s gruff exterior with moments of vulnerability, and contributing significantly to the success of the X-Men film series. Any actor who takes over the role in future will have some big shoes to fill in!

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Deadpool & Wolverine Review: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman Claw Out Blood & Laughs

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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Director: Shawn Levy

Writers: Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick

If Deadpool is ‘Marvel Jesus’ (his words, not mine) or the ‘Marvel Messiah’, then Wolverine is the messiah’s daddy in a flashy yellow suit, straight out of comic-book canon.

“Just saw Deadpool & Wolwerine. Nonsensical and fun as fuck. Worth a theater watch.”

That’s the first thing I texted my BFF after stepping out of the movie hall. She texted back saying she was planning on watching it when it comes out on a streaming platform, so I upped my pitch: “This is the most fun film Marvel’s made since Spiderman No Way Home, and is funnier for those who enjoy Deadpool’s R-rated sex jokes.” She sent a “crying with laughter” reaction to my message and may or may not be convinced about going to the theater to watch “Deadpool & Wolverine,” but if you’re either character’s fan, I hope you get to see it on the big screen. It’s worth the outing.

Like some of the previous time-bending, universe-hopping Marvel stories (think “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”), the 2024 “Deadpool & Wolverine” is about Deadpool’s quest to team up with the Ultimate X-Men member – Wolverine – so that they can save the world from collapse. Only problem? The Wolverine in Deadpool’s universe is dead, so he has to find himself a Wolverine from an alternate universe who wouldn’t shred him to pieces at first sight and agree to save a different world. Given Deadpool’s indestructibility, Wolverine does cut through almost every part of his body until he is finally convinced they should both be on the same side. Watching two near-immortal superheroes practically mutilating each other before shaking hands? Could be fun for some, repetitive for others.

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“There are 206 bones in the human body, 207 if I am watching Gossip Girl,” Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool hilariously notes to the viewers while breaking the fourth wall in the very first few minutes of the movie. He goes on to brutally kill dozens of bad guys while dancing to N-Sync’s “Bye Bye Bye,” in what’s definitely one of the most hilarious openings to any action movie. The character clash between the wordy Wade Wilson (Deadpool) and the quiet, broody Logan is obviously the USP of “Deadpool & Wolverine,” heightened by their contrasting spandex suits, Deadpool in his trademark red-and-black costume, while Wolverine is in the iconic yellow suit. It’s like watching London’s red bus driving alongside New York’s yellow cab. Hard to miss. Although a lot of the jokes might be lost on those who haven’t been following the MCU religiously or are not too up-to-date with pop culture.

One might wonder – if the world is ending, what are the Avengers doing? Don’t know. Don’t care. We just need to remember this is Deadpool’s story, so he gets to save the world with Logan, okay! As a long-time Wolverine fan who didn’t think we would get to see Hugh Jackman suit up as the iconic hero again, not after the emotional farewell to his character in the 2017 “Logan”. So “Deadpool & Wolverine” is like a bonus gift to X-Men fans. It almost feels like fan fiction, really, with some pretty killer violent sequences that come as close as a Marvel movie can be to “The Boys”, just that the Marvel guys don’t zoom in to the blood-splattered body parts to gross viewers out. Like when Deadpool and Wolverine mincemeat their enemies in a bus, and all we get to see are the windows slowly turning completely red. Deadpool of course keeps reminding viewers how Disney took over Marvel, so there’s some lines they still cannot cross, like when he exclaims “Fuck you, Fox! I’m going to Disneyland!”. LOL.

From epic, unexpected cameos to reviving Marvel heroes whose movies bombed at the box office to giving viewers a ridiculous rip-off of the wasteland from the “Mad Max” movies, “Deadpool & Wolverine” is an out-and-out entertainer, complete with a ‘Dogpool’ dog. Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine in this universe is a washed-out hero, “the worst Wolverine there is,” we’re told, but he is still the angst-ridden good guy we’ve come to love in the MCU. So, even though Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool dominates screen time and gets the maximum dialogues, the mere presence of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine gives the film an emotional heft that it wouldn’t have been able to pack in otherwise.

Just go watch “Deadpool & Wolverine” for Hugh Jackman and maybe Ryan Reynolds.

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Taapsee Brews A New Triangle in ‘Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba’ Trailer

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Maybe the magarmachch was a bit too much! But otherwise, the trailer for Netflix romantic-thriller ‘Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba’ starring Taapsee Pannu and Vikrant Massey promises to be an entertaining sequel to their 2021 movie “Haseen Dillruba”.

Directed by Vinil Matthew, the sequel sees Taapsee Pannu reprising her role as Rani, who is still under the cops’ radar for the murder of her engineer husband Rishu (Vikrant Massey) and the missing Neel, with whom she had an affair. Unknown to the cops, Rishu is still alive and had simply sacrificed his hand to make it look like he was dead. The husband and wife are still together, but another love triangle brews on the horizon. Sunny Kaushal plays Abhimanyu, the new man who falls for Rani, and the stage is set for more drama, maybe even bloodshed, in Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba.

“Kismat ki lakeerey haatho main chhapi hui hoti hai dost, humney toh uss mohabbat ke liye haath ko hi ukhaad ke phenk diya,” Rishu is seen telling Abhimanyu in the trailer. So the movie once again pits the husband against Rani’s lover, but will someone die again? That we don’t know, as the trailer successfully keeps up the suspense. And if someone does die, who will it be this time? Pati? Patni? Ya woh? And in the weirdest twist, there’s a crocodile cameo too! The special effects for which are questionable. So we’re going to hope the animal conflict is going to be minimal in ‘Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba’. The film released on August 9th.

Watch the trailer on YouTube, it’s also embedded below.

500 Days of Escobar Documentary Review

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“In a single year, in the city of Medellin, he (Pablo Escobar) murdered more than 500 police officers”

The hit Netflix show “Narcos,” centered on the notorious Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, had already catapulted the criminal into the ranks of fictional drug lords like those in “The Godfather.” Now, the streaming platform has added a 1-hour 17-minute documentary, primarily featuring real archival footage, that focuses on the last 500 days of Escobar’s life.

Directed by Simon Hernandez, “500 Days of Escobar” (Spanish title: “500 Días de Escobar”), the documentary begins with footage of journalists reporting the terms Escobar dictated to the Colombian government in 1991 to surrender himself to the authorities. His terms included serving a shortened sentence at a prison facility built exclusively for him and his accomplices, based on his specifications. It was essentially a fortress to protect Escobar from rival drug cartels, with prison guards virtually acting as his armed bodyguards (he even got to choose them). When pressure mounted to transfer Escobar to a regular prison, the ‘Cocaine King’ easily escaped and remained elusive for months, leading to a nationwide manhunt that marked a period of turmoil in the country.

“500 Days of Escobar” strings together interviews with journalists, former police officers, lawyers, historians, former associates, and even a family member, providing first-hand accounts of the violence, bloodshed, and chaos caused by the narco-terrorism unleashed by the Colombian drug cartels. Anyone who dared to speak out against Escobar was slaughtered—cops, lawyers, judges, innocent families, no one was spared. Away from the cinematic glaze of glitz that often camouflages nefarious criminals, the real archival footage of burnt buildings and bloodied bodies will make any regular watcher’s blood boil over how crime syndicates could wield such unprecedented power.

“500 Days of Escobar” is a straightforward documentary; it doesn’t recreate scenes or use stylish graphics like many other Netflix documentaries (think “Einstein and the Bomb” or “The Billionaire, the Butler & the Boyfriend”). It relies heavily on archival photos and footage from the 90s, which add a touch of retro authenticity. However, some viewers might find it slightly dry. Nevertheless, if you haven’t seen “Narcos” and don’t know much about Pablo Escobar, this documentary is worth a watch, even though it primarily focuses on how he was finally hunted down and the immediate aftermath of his death in the volatile Colombia.

Stream “500 Days of Escobar” on Netflix.

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Chalamet Channels Bob Dylan in ‘A Complete Unknown’

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After playing the iconic Willy Wonka in the 2023 “Wonka” movie and winning new fantasy fans as Paul Atreides, the Fremen Messiah in the “Dune” movies, Timothée Chalamet is all set to charm viewers as legendary musician Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s biopic on the singer titled “A COMPLETE UNKNOWN.”

Searchlight Pictures shares a teaser for the film, which introduces Bob Dylan (Timothée Chalamet) as a 19-year-old Minnesota musician and his stellar rise from an unknown singer to becoming a chart-busting musician who became a global sensation in the music industry. Elle Fanning plays one of his romantic interests in the film. Other stars in “A Complete Unknown” include Edward Norton, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Dan Fogler, Norbert Leo Butz, and Scoot McNairy.

Timothée Chalamet sports Dylan’s signature curls and comes quite close to imitating the musician’s style in the trailer. The only other actor one can imagine playing Bob Dylan accurately is perhaps Finn Wolfhard from “Stranger Things,” who bears a slightly more physical resemblance to a younger Dylan, including the hair, and is also a musician in real life and used to be the lead vocalist for Vancouver-based rock band Calpurnia. But given Timothée’s proven versatility in different roles, he is likely to pull off the part with aplomb, and he sounds quite fantastic while singing the 1962 song “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall” in the teaser.

Director James Mangold had previously directed the 2005 hit biopic “Walk the Line,” a film on Johnny Cash that was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful. Given Mangold’s deft handling of musical biopics, viewers can expect “A Complete Unknown” to reach similar heights, offering a compelling and authentic portrayal of Bob Dylan’s life and career.

The film is set for a December release in theaters. Watch the teaser on YouTube, it’s also embedded below.

The Boyfriend Episodes 7, 8 Review

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Well, well, well… the Chef on “The Boyfriend” is officially the most popular participant on the Netflix show so far! Episode 6 ended with a new member called Ikuo joining the dating reality series, so there’s quite some scope for fresh surprises.

The guest panel of “The Boyfriend” is completely invested in all the drama going down in the beach house between the men, especially the tension between artist Shun and university student Dai, who are both in their early 20s. Ikuo’s entry creates some tension between them, as the energetic, cheery new entrant seemed to gravitate towards the sunny Dai at the picnic all the men went on in Episode 6. Dai and Ikuo were pretty much the only ones who had any fun, while the rest were stewing in confusion over their evolving feelings. Still, the series is a lot more relaxed, laid-back, and drama-free compared to other dating shows on Netflix.

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Five contestants on “The Boyfriend” now have a crush on chef Kazuto. Although Kazuto doesn’t seem to be strongly attracted to anyone yet and is taking his time getting to know everybody. The format of the reality show remains the same in episodes 7 and 8—every day, two people get to work in the coffee truck. In a minor twist, if more than two people show interest in working with the assigned person for the day, that person can choose two people to go with them. And, as the teaser for episode seven suggested, everybody raised their hand to go with Kazuto, even Shun, who isn’t romantically interested in him. It was cute that Kazuto’s kind and friendly personality has made an impression on everyone, and they want to be his friend, if not more.

Taeheon, the designer, hasn’t been getting much screen time, likely because he isn’t strongly attracted to anyone either, although he does have a mild crush on Kazuto. Then there’s Gensei, who misunderstood that Ryota likes him, but thanks to that bungle, Gensei now has a genuine crush on Ryota, even though the latter is a bit clueless about it. The men decide to have a party one night, where some of them share their “coming out” stories. For viewers, the show is definitely an interesting view at how people tend to overthink things when it comes to viewing oneself from a third person’s lens.

So far in “The Boyfriend,” despite a significant number of days passing, the opportunity to go on an official date has only arisen twice, with only one pair able to go each time. It was Shun and Dai the first time, Alan and Kazuto the second. This means, in six episodes, we’ve only witnessed a total of two dates. Thankfully, more than one couple matches in the new episodes, so that’s something to look forward to. Besides, many of the men have been taking the initiative to talk about their feelings, leading to quite a few surprising one-on-one interactions in episodes 7 and 8 of “The Boyfriend.”

The guest panel has a blast in the new episodes due to some surprising developments. With just a few more days together, a few of them seem to be on their way to finding themselves a boyfriend.

You can stream “The Boyfriend” on Netflix.

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The Boys Season 4 Review: Chaos, Carnage, and Homelander Unlimited

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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From a washed-out Spiderman rip-off to a wickedly mysterious mash of X-men’s Mystique and Rogue, Season 4 of Amazon Prime’s “The Boys” adds more wacky superhero knockoffs to its universe. The new season is a bumpy wild ride of dirty politics, blood-soaked action, biting (not always) satire, and our favorite dysfunctional team trying to bring down the greatest villain of all time – Homelander. As the season progresses, it becomes clear that Eric Kripke and his team are determined to push the boundaries of what viewers can expect, for better or worse.

The season kicks off with The Boys – Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso), Annie AKA Starlight (Erin Moriarty), Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara), and Frenchie (Tomer Capone) gathering intel at a packed event for Victoria Neuman’s (Claudia Doumit) Vice Presidency campaign. Butcher (Karl Urban), as always, is the troublemaker, diverting from their plan to focus on his own agenda: rescuing Ryan (Cameron Crovetti) from Homelander (Antony Starr). Butcher’s vigilante-gone-crazy act is now getting repetitive and frankly bordering on being boring. But since The Boys is a big ensemble cast show, there are plenty of distractions that manage to keep the story dynamic.

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The primary focus of the season remains on the Boys’ mission to find a way to kill Homelander and halt Neuman’s rise to power. Meanwhile, Homelander, in true megalomaniac fashion, plots his next moves with the help of new character Sister Sage (Susan Heyward), the world’s smartest person. Homelander’s end game – he wants to install his own puppet in the Oval Office and “Make America Super Again!”. On Sage’s advice, he inducts Firecracker (Valorie Curry) into The Seven, giving Firecracker her own show on Vought TV to run a malicious campaign against Starlight. Firecracker is a loud, outspoken, crazy alt-right conspiracy theorist who’d do anything to keep herself on the right side of Homelander. Valorie Curry is entertainingly despicable as the vapid Starlight-hater and a desperate Homelander fangirl. Susan Heyward’s Sage starts off as a rather mundane superhero character, whose only superpower is super-intelligence, although she possesses more physical durability than the average human. However, her intellect emerges as an amusing contrast to Homelander’s blonde brute force.

If you haven’t seen the Prime Series “Gen V,” you should consider watching that before streaming “The Boys” season 4 because it’s like a bridge chapter, and its primary plot twist also serves as a major revelation in “The Boys” storyline too. Not just that, some of its crucial characters make their way into this season, so their significance will be lost on viewers who haven’t seen “Gen V.” And if you don’t have the time or interest in watching another show, here’s all you need to know about “Gen V” – it focuses on a younger generation of superheroes still in college and how they discover a secret lab where horrifying experiments are being conducted on superheroes, including developing a virus that can harm them.

The first three episodes were trying too hard to hit viewers with unexpected twists and gore, and a few of them felt far too contrived. For instance, (minor spoiler) – Tomer Capone’s Frenchie has a new romantic interest in season 4 of “The Boys,” and not only was there a lack of chemistry between him and the new character, but their romance felt too forced, as if inserted into the story just to tick a few boxes. The fact that I have been cheering for Frenchie and Kimiko has nothing to do with it! Seriously, if the two end up just being “friends forever,” it would still be a great way to conclude their bond, and pop culture writers can add Tomer Capone and Karen Fukuhara to the “best onscreen friendships” list.

Antony Starr’s portrayal of Homelander is the absolute highlight of “The Boys” season 4, his menacing presence palpable in every scene. Almost every time Homelander enters a scene, I would get anxious over who’d die a brutal death, because at this point in the series, nobody even needs to provoke the man to get lasered to bloody bits. Episode 4 marks a great turning point for this season, where Homelander takes a trip back to his origins at an underground Vought lab and has a talk with some of the people who raised him like a lab rat. You know things are not going to end well, and the episode brilliantly showcases Antony Starr’s talent for making Homelander’s mere existence terrifying. Viewers are going to lose count of the number of people he kills or gets his minions to kill. There’s one scene where he orders A-Train (Jessie T. Usher), Black Noir (Nathan Mitchell), and The Deep (Chace Crawford) to bludgeon a bunch of innocent civilians to their deaths for him, and the guys quietly follow his instructions. The Seven – which is supposed to consist of America’s top 7 superheroes – is essentially a joke at this point. Cameron Crovetti, who plays Homelander’s son Ryan, is the only one in Vought who still has the guts to defy the man, and Cameron is impressively layered in his performance as a conflicted, rebellious young superhero.

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One of the weaker subplots of the show came from a surprising quarter – Billy Butcher’s struggles with the deadly brain tumor due to the compound V he’d taken, which messes him up mentally. He is constantly hallucinating his wife and reconnects with an old friend called Joe Kessler (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), who is like a nastier version of Butcher. Jeffrey Dean’s cameo isn’t memorable, Kessler is a mild variant of his villainous Negan from “The Walking Dead”. Butcher’s character gets repetitive and no longer possesses the edgy, brutish charm that made him exceedingly entertaining in the earlier seasons. Although Butcher does get his act together in the climactic episode, delivering one of the biggest plot twists of the season. So do The Boys get close to finding a way to murder the villains? Well, they are not too far off.

From super-powered animals causing mayhem to giving us a kinky Batman/Iron Man rip-off in the form of Tek Knight (introduced in “Gen V”), a bisexual playboy billionaire with an underground sex cave, Season 4 of “The Boys” packs in darkly hilarious twists. Some of the jokes and sequences don’t land as well, especially because strangely, there are times when you feel like Eric Kripke and team hold back on going completely off the rails with some subplots, while they just don’t give two shits with others.

Overall, Season 4 of “The Boys” is a mixed bag of brilliant performances, contrived subplots, a few epic twists, and relentless gore. Antony Starr’s Homelander remains a standout, his villainy unmatched in the series. As the Boys inch closer to their goal of taking down Homelander, the stakes have never been higher, offering fans a wild, bloody ride that delivers on its promise of chaos and carnage.

Stream “The Boys” on Prime Video.

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Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary Episode 3 Review

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Yuki Osanai stress-eats desserts when things aren’t going her way! It’s kinda relatable, but it’s also making “Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary” (original title: “Shôshimin Shirîzu”) a tough watch for me because there’s always cake and desserts on display, and it makes me hungry while watching it! Episode two was all about hot chocolate, and episode three begins with Yuki looking for Jogoro Kobato to go to a cafe and eat cake. Coincidentally, there was some homemade cake at my place too, so I paused the episode, got myself a slice (after having had more than my share for the day already), and then gobbled it down while Yuki drowned her stress in all sorts of delicious desserts.

Episode three has two subplots: one focusing on a curious incident at school that Kobato decides to investigate, and the other following the case of Yuki’s stolen bicycle. Not only does Yuki find her stolen bike, but she also knows the thief and wants revenge because he robbed her of the last opportunity to eat her favorite strawberry tarts for the year. Yuki’s ardent passion for desserts for desserts is hilarious and kinda endearing.

Honestly, I still don’t know what to feel about this series, but so far, it’s a pretty laid-back, slow-paced, simple show that doesn’t ask too much of the viewer. My biggest question is – how much pocket money does Yuki get from her parents to order how many ever desserts she wants in fancy cafes? That’s the mystery I need answers too.

You can stream “Shôshimin Shirîzu” on CrunchyRoll.

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Autumn Harvest Short Horror Film Review

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“A grief-stricken sailor answers a mysterious call from the sea.“

Directed by Fredrik S. Hana, who co-wrote the script with Marius Lunde, the short horror film “Autumn Harvest” seems to be inspired by Norwegian folklore and legends. It opens with the heavy sound of waves and a somber shot of the sea on a windy day, with the camera slowly panning to a man who is likely grieving the loss of a loved one. What unfolds next is a frenzied, haunting tale of a crazed sailor driven to heinous acts of violence.

About seventeen minutes long, “Autumn Harvest” has a very cult-like tone, even though it features only one protagonist. The black-and-white cinematography lends the film a stark, eerie mood, keeping viewers on the edge of their seats, wondering where the story is headed. The background music, often reminiscent of an 80s thriller, contrasts with the short film’s timeless gothic atmosphere, where the gloomy Norwegian shore occupies much of the screen time. The vast, angry sea itself serves as a minor antagonist.

Is the sailor haunted? Or is he simply a sadistic serial killer? Or has he struck some horrendous deal with a sea devil? One particular scene made me think of an interesting theory: this is a horrifying antithesis of the Little Mermaid tale, where a human sailor strikes a deal with a siren to turn him into a merman if he sacrifices his humanity by making human sacrifices. The dead bodies are his “harvest” offering to the devil.

I liked the fact that the creators leave “Autumn Harvest” open-ended, but can also be frustratingly cryptic for many viewers for the same reason. Regardless, it’s a gritty little horror movie.

You can watch the film on Alter’s YouTube channel.

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Raise Hell! Issue #3 Review

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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By now, I know what to expect from “Raise Hell,” the comical teen fantasy series by Jordan Alsaqa. It’s turning out to be a breezy, fun read about a group of friends getting into minor supernatural troubles. It’s kind of like a simpler, comical, kid version of the “Bartimaeus” (Amulet of Samarkand) books. However, instead of one character with a mischievously powerful demon, we get three friends sharing one minor demon, leading them to funny misadventures.

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Issue #3 of “Raise Hell” follows BFFs Victor, Miri, and Reeves as they join “The Spectral Science Club” and go on the club’s first outing to an abandoned mall rumored to be super haunted. Their demon, Allistair, is obviously part of the trip, so we know there’s going to be trouble! The club leader, Himiko, takes the members on a tour, but Victor is disappointed to find out that the most “haunted” parts of the mall aren’t part of their sightseeing. So, Allistair suggests they sneak off to find some ghosts.

Just like the first two issues of “Raise Hell,” this one is just 26 pages long and is over in a blink. Jordan Alsaqa ensures each issue feels like a standalone chapter, so it doesn’t matter whether readers remember what happened in the previous issue. If you’re looking for a cutesy comic book series about a group of friends who are horror fans and always end up getting themselves into some sort of supernatural soup, pick this series.

Rating: 3.5 on 5. Raise Hell! is also on Kindle Unlimited.

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