Tag: daisy ridley
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Cleaner: Suspended Justice
If *Cleaner* were just another hostage thriller with eco-terrorists and corrupt CEOs, it might have passed unnoticed beneath the smudged windows of a crowded genre. But Martin Campbell directs this skyscraper siege with a bruised soul, and Daisy Ridley, a haunted window cleaner with combat instincts and a battered sense of duty, drags the film…
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Magpie: A Quiet Symphony of Longing and Love
Sam Yates‘s *Magpie*, now streaming on Hulu, is a film that gently flutters like the wings of its namesake bird, touching on themes of yearning, duty, and the bittersweet ache of connection. With Daisy Ridley at its luminous center, this quietly romantic drama explores the spaces between what we have and what we desire, between…
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Young Woman and the Sea: Swimming through Rough and Familiar Waters
MOVIE INFO: Daisy Ridley stars as the accomplished swimmer who was born to immigrant parents in New York City in 1905. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the…
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Sometimes I Think About Dying: Getting Around to Feels
MOVIE INFO: Lost on the dreary Oregon coast, Fran finds solace in her cubicle, listening to the constant hum of officemates and occasionally daydreaming to pass the time. She is ghosting through life, unable to pop her bubble of isolation, when a friendly new coworker, Robert, persistently tries to connect with her. Though it goes…
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The Marsh King’s Daughter: Caught in the Boggy Mess
MOVIE INFO VIA ROTTEN TOMATOES: In the tense thriller The Marsh King’s Daughter, a woman with a secret past will venture into the wilderness she left behind to confront the most dangerous man she’s ever met: her father. In the film, Helena’s (Daisy Ridley) seemingly ordinary life hides a dark and dangerous truth: her estranged…