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FlixChatter Review: RENTAL FAMILY (2025) – Brendan Fraser is marvelous in a touching & funny fish-out-of-water tale in modern Japan

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One of my top three picks from this year’s TCFF is easily Rental Family. My husband and I are hoping to finally make a trip to Japan next year, God willing, so Japan has been on my mind a lot lately. That’s why I was really looking forward to this film, directed by Hikari (whose …

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TV Review – Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (S1-ep 1-5) – the human stories are good, but could use more Godzilla + fellow monsters

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As I’m taking an indefinite break from the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe to those who aren’t so comic-book-inclined), little did I know that I’ve stumbled into another huge cinematic universe: the MonsterVerse. Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures have created five films and two TV series so far, with Monarch: Legacy of Monsters being the …

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