The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Armando Iannucci

Written by: Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci

Starring: Dev Patel, Aneurin Barnard, Peter Capaldi, Morfydd Clark, Daisy May Cooper, Rosalind Eleazar, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Gwendoline Christie, Paul Whitehouse

Runtime: 116 min

Synopsis: From birth to infancy, from adolescence to adulthood, the good-hearted David Copperfield (Dev Patel) is surrounded by kindness, wickedness, poverty, and wealth, as he meets an array of remarkable characters in Victorian England. As David sets out to be a writer, in his quest for family, friendship, romance, and status, the story of his life is the most seductive tale of all.

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The Darkest Minds (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Darkest Minds (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Written by: Chad Hodge

Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Bradley Whitford, Harris Dickinson, Patrick Gibson, Skylan Brooks, Miya Cech

Runtime: 104 min

When teens mysteriously develop strong new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. Sixteen-year-old Ruby (Amandla Stenberg), one of the most powerful youngster anyone has confronted, escapes her camp and joins a group of runaways seeking safe haven.

Soon this newfound family realizes that running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their collective power to take back control of their future.

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