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Extraction Paints a Grim Picture of Urban Dhaka, Filled with Fast-Paced Kinetic Action
Extraction is one of those action movies whose plot can be neatly summed up in one sentence. A mercenary with a death wish is sent to rescue an Indian drug lord’s son in Dhaka, where he is held captive by…
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The Wonderful Worlds of Wes Anderson: Exploring The Auteur’s Filmography
I can assuredly use one word to describe Wes Anderson’s works as a director unlike most directors, and the word I would use is ‘picturesque’, because almost every frame in his movies can be seen as a picture within a…
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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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Onward Tries to Marry Emotions and Magic into a Standard Adventure Narrative, with Mixed Results
On the surface, Onward fits the bill for the typical Pixar emotional adventure vehicle. Set in a world once filled with magic that has long since moved onto the convenience of technology, it follows two brothers on a quest for…
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Bloodshot: Entertaining (But Unremarkable) Vin Diesel Action Vehicle with Decent Visual Effects
Bloodshot opens like you expect any non Fast and Furious Vin Diesel vehicle to open: with our protagonist Ray Garrison (Vin Diesel) striding into a firefight to rescue a hostage. It soon shifts to Garrison meeting with his wife and…
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Sonic the Hedgehog is a Breezy Adventure (That’s Mostly Made For Your Kids)
A strange thing happened when I sat down to write this review. Although I had enjoyed Sonic the Hedgehog, when I looked back, it felt like a McDonald’s Happy Meal. It’s pretty good for what it is: a children’s movie…
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Birds of Prey is Better Than You Think, Featuring a Robust Cast Anchored by Margot Robbie
Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn has always had a lot of potential. First introduced in 2016’s Suicide Squad, she’s stood out as a chirpy, somewhat psychotic girlfriend of the clown prince of crime, Joker. In Birds of Prey: The Fantabulous Emancipation…
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9 Bollywood Movies You Should Look Forward to in 2020
Movies such as Gully Boy, The Sky is Pink and Badla made 2019 a memorable year for Bollywood fans. Buckle up because 2020 is going to be thrilling. Biopics and sports dramas will still be trending. It is highly likely…
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Bad Boys for Life Sticks to Tried and Tested Formula of Fast-Paced Action and Bromance
The best thing about Bad Boys for Life is how inoffensive it is. Even Mike Lowery (Will Smith), the resident hotshot renegade, is more well behaved this time around. Part of this is because the director of the previous two…
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Jumanji: The Next Level is Good, Popcorn Fun that Builds on its Predecessor
It’s surprising that we have a Jumanji sequel already, especially since the last one came out only two years ago. The once novel premise, of getting transported into a magical video game and inhabiting the body of video game avatars,…
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