"Pretty": Metecan Duren's Ambitious Horror Debut Shows Promise
New horror film "Pretty" is good to look at thanks to 19-year-old director Metecan Duren.

Short documentary following poet and pilgrim, Sherman, on pilgrimage from his apartment in Salem to monasteries in Mount Angel, Oregon.
New horror film "Pretty" is good to look at thanks to 19-year-old director Metecan Duren.
Based on the best-selling novel by Angie Thomas and a maxim of the late Tupac Shakur.
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Overall, The Shining is a great film to watch for its atmosphere and setting. While the characters’ portrayals could’ve been more accurate to the book, they’re all still memorable nonetheless.
An unlikely friendship changes the hearts of men, and helps a young boy come into his own.
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