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Drunk Bus

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Stories like this are not particularly thin on the ground, so how special this one feels to you will depend on how you personally connect with the characters.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
A directionless, young campus bus driver and a punk rock, Samoan security guard named Pineapple form an unlikely friendship.

(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: John Carlucci, Brandon LaGanke; Writer: Chris Molinaro; Stars: Charlie Tahan, Pineapple Tangaroa, Kara Hayward, Zach Cherry, Dave Hill)

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Game Of Death

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As with most of the best games, the concept is simple; the genius is in the execution.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
Seven millenials discover an obscure electronic board game and decide to test their wits against it. When it tells them they need to kill 24 people in the next 24 hours, mayhem ensues.

(Country: Canada, US, France; Year: 2017; Director: Sebastien Landry, Laurence Morais-Lagace; Writer: Edouard H Bond, Philip Kalin-Hajdu, Sebastien Landry, Laurence Morais-Lagace; Stars: Sam Earle, Victoria Diamond, Emelia Hellman, Catherine Saindon, Nick Serino)

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