The Beguiled

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Colin Farrell (John McBurney) and Nicole Kidman (Martha Farnsworth) star in Sophia Coppola's remake of the 1971 movie directed by Don Siegel. Both films are based on the novel by Thomas Cullinan.
The engaging story takes place during the Civil War when the girls at a boarding school take in an injured soldier...who, along with the girls, creates trouble for everyone.
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"The Beguiled" is billed as a thriller, but doesn't live up to the genre.
In spite of what the trailer leads viewers to believe...EVERYONE was beguiling each other.

Rated R
1 hr. 34 min.

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The Lobster

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In a film tied with "Swiss Army Man" for most original...Colin Farrell stars as David, a man who finds himself single in a world where single people have 45 days to find love or else be turned into an animal of their choice.
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Starts as an interesting idea, and then makes a dive into just plain bizarre.

Rated R
1 hr. 58 min.

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