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IR Film Review: NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU [20th Century Studios/Hulu]

The revelation of "No One Will Save You" comes in its ability to show both old school paranoia within the context of a creature feature not trying to make an overt statement about the state of the world. It is simply one woman's journey with the world against her in a way though she is simply in a cage of her own circumstance. In that way, the film is undeniable.

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IR Film Review: BOSTON STRANGLER [Hulu]

The story of the Boston Strangler is a story that is at the fringes of American consciousness but a term still people recognize. Like "She Said" last fall with different focal points, similar pedigree but an underlying similarity, "Boston Strangler", premiering on Hulu, follows two real life women battling against perception, motivation and masculine mansplaining as they pursue the truth.

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IR Film Review: HELLRAISER [Hulu]

The structure of the aspect of suffering in an interesting diatribe on the notion of self. The circumstances of living in certain ways create situational structures based on choice. "Hellraiser" as a metaphor is strictly about that but using the essence of body horror and consequence to fuel the fire.

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IR Film Review: PREY [20th Century Studios/Hulu]

“Prey" in a way strips it down and takes away everything except the Predator itself. And what is its purpose? To hunt. And with its technology and interstellar capability, the creatures have probably been doing it for many millennia. That is actually a great starting point. Have this apex predator hunt in certain eras. "Prey" chooses the Comanche Nation in the early 1700s.

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IR Film Review: DEEP WATER [Hulu]

"Deep Water" is based on a Patricia High Smith novel. And while it is not Ripley it does have characters who both have secrets but also make decisions for their own reasons. Armas and Affleck play a married couple separated by time, instinct and place in life.

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IR Film Review: MOTHER/ANDROID [Hulu]

The aspect of survival in a crushing world where hope takes on an idea of simply existing can be a bleak place. "Mother/Android" (which is not the most compelling title but also the film is difficult to compartmentalize) is a family drama film but taken from a science fiction context.

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