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  • Arachnoquake (2012)
    Review preview for Arachnoquake

    Things perk up briefly during a doomed attempt to defend a supermarket with bug spray, and there's an entertaining water-based chase, but little else to get excited about.

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    An earthquake releases fire-breathing, rapidly growing spiders onto the streets of New Orleans.
  • Killer Joe (2011)
    Review preview for Killer Joe

    Friedkin has fun seeing how far he can push the envelope with swift, bloody violence and frequent full-frontal female nudity.

    Scott Macdonald · 3.5 out of 5
    Life-insurance crime thriller.
  • Shapeless (2021)
    Review preview for Shapeless

    Those who struggle with eating disorders themselves will find it easy to relate to but in places, very hard to watch.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Out in public, Ivy is a New Orleans lounge singer trying to make a name for herself. When alone, though, she suffers from a terrifying eating disorder. And the more she hides her struggles, the stronger her inner demons become.

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