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In Civil War, Garland tells an apocalyptic tale that feels closer to reality than anything he’s made to date. It’s harrowing, it’s haunting, and it’s sobering, but it’s the moments of silence between the action that make this film memorable.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire drops the adversarial ‘versus’ of the previous film in the series, and unfortunately loses some of the fun conflict with it.
n an attempt to understand the deep connective tissues that bind this series so I can fully enjoy Godzilla vs Kong: The New Empire in theaters, I’ve finally returned to King of the Monsters.
Nicholas Cage films are like gas station burritos; most will leave you with food poisoning, but sometimes, one comes along that makes the whole hunt worth it. Fortunately, or unfortunately, Dream Scenario doesn’t fall into the so bad it’s good or Oscar-worthy poles of Cage’s career.
Much like its predecessor, Ready Player Two is a creature of nostalgia. This is both to its benefit and detriment as a story.
Who doesn’t like watching a Christmas movie in early March while Seattle is hovering on the edge of the snow zone? The Holdovers is a by-the-numbers feel-good movie about a snarky student and a curmudgeonly professor stuck together over the holidays.
Anatomy of a Fall is captivating the whole way through despite its 2.5-hour runtime. The performances are nuanced and human in a way that often made me forget I was watching a movie.
I went into Dune: Part 2 riding high on having just rewatched the first film, read the book, and seen the rave reviews. I was ready to become a changed man and pledge myself to the spice and church of director Dennis Villeneuve. Unfortunately, I left with a shrug.
Mean Girls shines when it distances itself from its source material, but unfortunately, it doesn’t do it enough. Granted, this is a film based on a Broadway musical based on a film, so we’re three layers into remake inception at this point. Maybe I was expecting too much, but at the end of the day, this movie left me longing for the original cast and I almost turned it off several times to watch the 2004 classic.
I am making my way through the wizarding series, and I’ve restarted my journey with Sourcery. Rincewind, the presumed protagonist, is a cowardly wizard who can’t do much magic, and I liked him significantly more in this outing compared to Color of Magic.