Tag: VFX
A Visual Milestone, Aquaman Feels Like Our First International Superhero Film
Aquaman follows the archetypal “man without a country”, that man in this film being Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa), a super-powered half human, half Atlantean also known to the world as the superhero Aquaman. Arthur’s genetic homeland of Atlantis…
Read More »First Man Reignites the Wonder and Awe of Space While Cementing Damien Chazelle as Perhaps Hollywood’s Greatest Director
“[Space Exploration] allows us to see things that maybe we should’ve seen a long time ago.” First Man is the latest film from Oscar winning director Damien Chazelle, a biopic following astronaut Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) as he…
Read More »Alpha is the Most Visually Stunning Film of the Year (So Far) with an Equally Beautiful Story of Compassion
“He leads with his heart. Not his spear.” Alpha is a historical fiction origin tale of the domestication of the first wolf by human hands. The film follows Keda (Kodi Smit-McPhee), the son of Tau (Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson),…
Read More »The Endless Ponders the Gift and Curse of Freedom
“Dying, just takes a second. And a shitty life is long.” In The Endless, brothers Aaron (Aaron Moorhead) and Justin (Justin Benson) have escaped a UFO doomsday cult to live on their own in normal society, although struggling to…
Read More »Deadpool 2 Delves Deeper into Story than its Predecessor. Is That a Good Thing?
************************This review contains mild spoilers**************************** In Deadpool 2, the usually wisecracking, sardonic mercenary is at a crossroads in his life after experiencing sudden tragedy. Looking for purpose, Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) briefly attempts to join the team of superhero…
Read More »A Quiet Place Puts on a Clinic in Tension Building While Displaying the Power of a Parent’s Love
************************This review contains spoilers**************************** In the year 2020, the world has been besieged by a horde of blind, indestructible creatures with extremely sensitive senses of sound that hunt and kill anything that makes noise. A Quiet Place follows…
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 »Blade Runner 2049 Remains Faithful to the Original While Making Its Own Mark
“We’re all just looking out for something real.” While conducting his duties of hunting and “retiring” the genetically engineered humanoid workforce known as replicants, Blade Runner K (Ryan Gosling) stumbles upon an old secret that his bosses desperately…
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…
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