<![CDATA[Stories by Deniz Arslan on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@denizars?source=rss-bf37e3154334------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*r5Fd7bllWpcWQDipJZpJnA.png Stories by Deniz Arslan on Medium https://medium.com/@denizars?source=rss-bf37e3154334------2 Medium Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:32:02 GMT <![CDATA[‘The Marleys’ Review: A Short Crime Drama That Earns Your Curiosity]]>

With natural dialogue, standout performances, and a richly lived-in world, The Marleys delivers the kind of character-driven crime drama…

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What begins like a familiar romantic comedy gradually transforms into a wildly entertaining thriller, and Companion never relies on empty…

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]]> https://medium.com/@denizars/companion-review-original-smart-and-seriously-entertaining-d096243059b1?source=rss-bf37e3154334------2 https://medium.com/p/d096243059b1 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:15:42 GMT 2026-07-26T22:15:42.690Z <![CDATA[‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Review: A Sharp Return in a Changed World]]>

Twenty years later, Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly returns in a world shaped by digital chaos and fading print media, and while the…

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Pedro Pascal and Grogu remain as charming as ever, and the film wisely avoids getting lost in Star Wars’ messy mythology, but its flat…

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]]> https://medium.com/@denizars/the-mandalorian-grogu-review-the-longest-mandalorian-episode-88fa86474e0e?source=rss-bf37e3154334------2 https://medium.com/p/88fa86474e0e Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:31:57 GMT 2026-07-25T21:31:57.141Z <![CDATA[‘Scary Movie 6’ Review: A Sequel From a Creatively Bankrupt Era]]>

Built around horror references, social media jokes, and anti-woke punchlines, Scary Movie 6 rarely functions as parody, instead becoming a…

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]]> https://medium.com/@denizars/scary-movie-6-review-a-sequel-from-a-creatively-bankrupt-era-1ed6a981a2f9?source=rss-bf37e3154334------2 https://medium.com/p/1ed6a981a2f9 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:55:47 GMT 2026-07-20T22:55:47.844Z <![CDATA[‘Passenger’ Review: Maybe Don’t Stop to Help Tonight]]>

What begins as a simple act of roadside kindness becomes a surprisingly effective supernatural nightmare, and thanks to André Øvredal’s…

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]]> https://medium.com/@denizars/passenger-review-maybe-don-t-stop-to-help-tonight-76686410c911?source=rss-bf37e3154334------2 https://medium.com/p/76686410c911 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:54:02 GMT 2026-07-20T22:54:02.547Z <![CDATA[‘Obsession’ Review: A Disturbing Horror Debut With Real Potential]]>

Despite some major blind spots in how it handles consent and obsession, Curry Barker’s low-budget psychological horror film genuinely…

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]]> https://medium.com/@denizars/obsession-review-a-disturbing-horror-debut-with-real-potential-10e567459644?source=rss-bf37e3154334------2 https://medium.com/p/10e567459644 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:16:02 GMT 2026-07-18T04:16:02.239Z <![CDATA[Revisiting ‘’Midsommar’’]]>

Returning to Ari Aster’s modern classic, I found a film that fascinates me more as visual art than as psychological horror.

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]]> https://medium.com/@denizars/revisiting-midsommar-da7a967f4909?source=rss-bf37e3154334------2 https://medium.com/p/da7a967f4909 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:48:24 GMT 2026-07-16T11:48:24.601Z <![CDATA[‘Backrooms’ Review: Some Ideas Are Better Left Online]]>

What began as a single unsettling image and evolved into a uniquely internet-born phenomenon is now a feature-length horror film, and…

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]]> https://medium.com/@denizars/backrooms-review-some-ideas-are-better-left-online-201050c1d45d?source=rss-bf37e3154334------2 https://medium.com/p/201050c1d45d Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:13:42 GMT 2026-07-15T03:13:42.518Z <![CDATA[‘Michael’ Review: A sanitized biopic that avoids its own truth]]>

Built around familiar biopic beats, the film leans heavily on iconic moments and emotional shortcuts, but keeps everything at a distance…

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