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  • Death Race (2008)
    Review preview for Death Race

    So long as you don't care about how cars go or how reality works or how people can continue to get away with making movies without a single credible acting performance, or anything, you'll almost certainly enjoy yourself.

    Max Crawford · 3 out of 5
    A prisoner is offered his freedom if he can win a motor race - but just staying alive is hard enough!
  • Strange But True (2019)
    Review preview for Strange But True

    As the film digs into psychological stress, Athale crafts the sharp, unspoken parts of grief into shards that cut at his characters.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A family grieving for the loss of a son face trouble when his girlfriend shows up five years later, claiming she is pregnant with the dead boy's child.

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