Tag: Film
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Mission Impossible 7: Dead Reckoning Part One: How to Keep a Franchise Fresh
While Mission: Impossible has always advertised itself on being bigger and badder than the previous movies, what really makes the movies shine is the characters. This movie keeps it fresh through Hayley Atwell’s Grace, and the other characters that drive the twists and thrills of Dead Reckoning: Part One.
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Are Movies About to Implode?
I can’t predict the movie market for you. But what I can tell you is that things can’t go the way they’re going now. Or else movies will implode.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
There are so many ways the second act and the theme could’ve been stronger. Two great movies have been followed up by an “ok” one at best.
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Supercop
The story doesn’t really matter. Because the point of Supercop is to see some of the craziest stunts and fights you’ll ever see in your whole life.
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John Wick Chapter 4
It’s rare to see something this good. To see something so full of action, yet so poignant at the same time. This movie deserves all the praise it’s going to get.
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The Batman (2022): When a Story Doesn’t Match Your Character
If the character you’re presenting and the character they need to be for the story you’re showing don’t line up, there’s dissonance. One or the other will get compromised.
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La La Land: Fantastical Reality
In one, life is a dream; in the other, they obtain their dreams. Which is better? Fantasy, or reality?
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Ran (乱 — Chaos)
For a movie named Chaos (Ran in Japanese), the sights we see are anything but chaotic. They are the most controlled chaos.
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