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Author: Elysia Brenner

Elysia Brenner writes and podcasts about (pop-)culture from the postcard-perfect comfort of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Especially partial to horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and other genre storytelling, more than anything she values engrossing tales built around compelling characters. Listen to more of her film, TV, and book takes on The Lorehounds podcast, as well as Wool-Shift-Dust and The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast.

Reviews: The Baltimorons

September 30, 2025

The Baltimorons is a new dramedy about one man who gets emergency dental surgery on Christmas Eve as he comes to terms with the highs and lows of his life.

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Reviews: The Threesome

September 5, 2025

The Threesome explores the rom-com genre with adults acting in mature ways as they try to navigate life post a life changing night of sex.

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Reviews: The Hobby: Tales From The Tabletop

June 24, 2025

The Hobby: Tales From the Tabletop is a new documentary about the exciting world of board games and how they have evolved to meet a modern audience.

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Reviews: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life

May 26, 2025

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life tells the story of a woman who owns a bookshop and is torn between men as she tries to figure out which Austen world she lives in.

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Reviews: Sister Midnight

May 16, 2025

Final Rating: 4.5/5 A jolt of unexpected blues music in the first scene immediately upends viewer expectations of the darkly humorous Sister Midnight. It’s…

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Reviews: On Swift Horses

April 28, 2025

On Swift Horses sets up a love triangle: Muriel is happy to live a country life but the man she reluctantly agrees to marry, Lee, is has big California dreams.

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Reviews: A Nice Indian Boy

April 4, 2025

A Nice Indian Boy, swaps out the classic boy-meets-girl set-up for an mlm romance that presumably hits a little closer to home.

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Reviews: The Penguin Lessons

March 27, 2025

Final Rating: 3/5 There’s not a penguin in sight when The Penguin Lessons opens like a ’70s sitcom – with a score by Federico…

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Reviews: The Rule of Jenny Pen

March 10, 2025

In some ways James Ashcroft’s The Rule of Jenny Pen holds up a dark, funhouse mirror to recent octogenarian heist film Thelma.

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