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A Tale of Undying Love and Self-Discovery, with Incredible VFX, Powers Alita into Battle
************************This review contains mild spoilers**************************** Visionary director James Cameron’s name has become synonymous with visual wizardry and innovation and he has once again lent his expertise on pushing the limits of what cinema can look like with Alita: …
Read More »Avengers: Infinity War is Marvel’s Biggest Spectacle Yet. But Does Bigger Mean Better?
Avengers: Infinity War finds the mighty Avengers facing their toughest test yet, the madman from the planet Titan, Thanos (Josh Brolin). Motivated by a desire to bring balance to a universe he finds to be overpopulated and stretched thin,…
Read More »Ready Player One Impresses with Computerized Visual Effects While Cautioning Against Technological Dependence
************************This review contains spoilers**************************** Legendary director Steven Spielberg’s latest film Ready Player One transports us to Columbus, Ohio in the year 2045 where reality has turned dystopian and bleak, while a virtual reality world called OASIS, part video…
Read More »Star Wars: The Last Jedi Takes Bold Risks While Ushering in a New Era
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the latest entry in Disney’s space saga following the galaxy far, far away and the struggle between a fascistic regime hellbent on taking over the galaxy by force, and a small band…
Read More »Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is Frustratingly Close to Perfection
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets introduces us to 28th century special operatives Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) who work together to enforce the law in the glaxy while navigating their complicated feelings for…
Read More »War for the Planet of the Apes Continues Visual Wizardry, Stumbles Overall
Deuteronomy 34:1-4 Following the events of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Caesar (Andy Serkis) and his group of mentally evolved apes in what used to be the San Francisco area are in the middle of an armed…
Read More »Wonder Woman is a Gamechanger
Wonder Woman follows the coming of age of Diana (Gal Gadot), Princess of the hidden island paradise Themiscyra. Yearning to become a warrior like the rest of the Amazons on the island, Diana meets Steve Trevor, an American…
Read More »Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Learns All the Wrong Lessons from Vol. 1
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is the much anticipated sequel to 2014’s runaway hit. In this sequel, while on the run from a prideful client that has been double-crossed by one of the team, Peter “Star Lord”…
Read More »Kong: Skull Island is a Ho-Hum Experience
Kong: Skull Island is pretty standard blockbuster fare. Lots of explosions, pretty good visuals, and simple plotline to follow. As is standard for post-Avengers blockbuster movies, this film is the second in a planned connected universe of “kaiju”…
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The Sins of Our Fathers: Black Panther Brilliantly Questions the Responsibilities of Lineage and Identity
Black Panther follows T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), who has ascended to be the new king of the reclusive African nation of Wakanda following the tragic death of his father T’Chaka (John Kani). As T’Challa struggles to find the confidence to…
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