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Hugh Jackman Rebecca Ferguson Thandiwe Newton Warner Bros. Pictures Reminiscence
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Reminiscence Squanders an Interesting Premise with a Misplaced Focus on Action and Mystery
Reminiscence is one of those movies where it is lesser than the sum of its parts. Despite sporting an intriguing premise and an A-list cast, as well as being written and directed by Lisa Joy (co-creator of Westworld), the film…
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Space Sweepers is a New Space Epic Following the Fine Traditions Set by the Likes of Cowboy Bebop
Directed by Jo Sung-Hee, Space Sweepers is the first of its kind: a space sci-fi epic that looks gorgeous despite a lean budget of only $21.5 million. It takes inspiration liberally from sources like Cowboy Bebop, Guardians of the Galaxy…
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Outside the Wire is an Average Sci-Fi Action Flick that Raises Important Questions (And Fails to Answer Them)
Outside the Wire is one of those Netflix action movies that seem promising at the first glance, but end up underperforming despite having good elements. Described by some reviewers as a cross between Terminator and Training Day, it takes place…
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Raised by Wolves is a Fresh Take on Familiar Sci-Fi Elements, Dwelling on Parenthood and Devotion
Raised by Wolves is very different from everything else currently on television. Set in a future world where the Earth has been destroyed by a war between the religious Mithraics and atheists, the show focuses on a group of humans-…
Tenet
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Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is a Sleekly-Produced Action Blockbuster with a Dense Plot (and High Concept Gimmicks)
Tenet is one of those movies that will either frustrate you or delight you, especially if you’re a Christopher Nolan fan. It’s the love child of Nolan’s yearning to do a Bond film and his eagerness to dive deep into…
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Dark Delivers a Poignant Finale in Season Three, Neatly Wrapping Up the Time Travel Narrative
With a strong fanbase, Dark showrunners Baran Bo Oder and Jantje Friese may have been tempted to stretch the show out as long as they could have. Thankfully, they chose to go out in good form, and the end result…
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Westworld Season Three Trades Intricacy for Cinematic Set Pieces and Uneven Characterization
We have all seen prestige TV shows that once showed promise but have slowly degraded to sub-par quality. The last time we saw it was with Game of Thrones, which collapsed in on itself after the showrunners ran out of…
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Altered Carbon: Resleeved is High on Slick Action (and Low on Character Development)
Altered Carbon: Resleeved has many elements of a typical Takeshi Kovacs story. Kovacs finds himself in a new military grade sleeve, hired by a meth named Tanaseda Hideki to protect a young tattooist named Holly Togram and find out what…
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Altered Carbon Season 2 is a Mixed Bag of Kinetic Action and Mundane Storytelling
After an absence of two years, Altered Carbon has returned to Netflix, helmed by both a new lead and a new showrunner. The pacing has been improved with the episode count being trimmed down to a more manageable eight from…
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Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker is Spectacular, but Also Predictable
After Star Wars: The Last Jedi, J.J. Abrams was stuck between a rock and a hard place. He had to keep the ball rolling after Rian Johnson had subverted several plot threads and set his own play into motion, all…
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