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Prometheus (2012) Review

Prometheus wastes one of the most visually gifted directors in contemporary cinema on a script that requires its characters to be catastrophically stupid. These are supposedly the best scientists humanity could assemble for a trillion-dollar mission to find humanity's creators.

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The Violin Maker’s Apology

A violin maker finishes his masterpiece and realizes it plays something he didn't intend, not the notes he drew, but the grief he carries. What happens when an instrument becomes honest about what its maker can't say.

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Ashes of a Saint

A Franciscan archivist discovers the private diary of a canonized saint — revealing she was an atheist who loved a nun and chose fire over a life built on lies.

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Gods of Chaos

Veleth spent seven years preparing the perfect ritual to summon a god of wisdom and power. Instead, they got Valdris the Ever-Changing, who had other plans for reshaping the world.

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