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  A Different Kind of Romantic Comedy “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” had me doing what I expect from all romantic comedies-- laughing and crying. This 2012 film starring Steve Carell and Kiera Knightly is not your typical romantic comedy-- although it does have common archetypes. With Knightly playing the quirky optimistic romantic who loves records and Carell playing a middle-aged depressed lonely nobody. When I came across this Lorene Scafaria film on HBOMAX I wasn’t really expecting to be emotional about it, so don’t make the same mistake I did.  The unlikely couple is brought together by the world’s impending doom. The beginning of the movie announces that there is an asteroid heading toward Earth and despite scientists’ efforts, it is going to destroy the world. When Dodge’s (Carell) wife leaves him, he expects to spend his final days alone. However, Penny (Knightly) comes along and changes that. They go on a journey together with the goal of Dodge taking Pen...

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The spooky season is right around the corner, and so are some highly anticipated horror films. Starting with a classic, Micheal Myers will return on October 15 with “Halloween Kills.” Unlike previous movies from the series, the hunted become the hunters in this thrilling horror movie. According to Sarah El Mahmoud from Cinema Blend, “Halloween Kills” will have the same director and actors as the last movie. Mahmoud also states that this set of movies is expected to become a trilogy with a new movie in production for next year as well.  Next, “Last Night in Soho,” is a psychological horror movie. This movie will release on October 29. This film follows a young designer, played by Thomasin McKenzie, who idolizes a 1960s singer. However, when she is transported back in time and becomes the one she idolizes, everything is not as it seems and sinister events begin to unfold. A film editor out of Fremont, Ohio, Logan Kern, is most excited for this film because “it’s a unique concept that...