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‘Screaming’ in a post-satire world
The first thing to notice about Scream 5 is that it isn’t “Scream 5.” Despite being a direct sequel in the same continuity, the number has been left off all official marketing material, and there couldn’t possibly be a better … Continue reading
Reexamining ‘The Matrix’ as primarily a love story
Reactions to The Matrix Resurrections, the new long-gestating revisitation of the turn-of-the-century series, have been extremely strong and extremely mixed in ways that I don’t feel like quantifying. I’ve been torn between the desire to write about it and the … Continue reading
Baffling, bad, bland ‘355’ a hopeful franchise starter, likely a career ender
1/10 There’s such a stigma around early January releases that at this point, any time a movie gets put in those slots, I stop for a while and laugh at it. Putting a movie with a major budget here, where … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Atomic Blonde, Bingbing Fan, Casino Royale, Dark Phoenix, Diane Kruger, Fox Force Five, Ghostbusters, how do planes work, how do stocks work, how does terrorism work, how does the internet work, Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o, Marion Cotillard, Mission: Impossible, Penelope Cruz, Simon Kinberg, The 355, X-Men
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‘Macbeth’ the dessert wine of 2021 cinema
9/10 The barrage of new work from heavyweight directors that sealed off 2021 like the frantic finale of a firework display is capped by The Tragedy of Macbeth, Joel Coen’s spin on William Shakespeare’s enigmatic tale of insomnia, self-fulfilling prophecy, … Continue reading
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Tagged Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Joel Coen, Macbeth, the Coen brothers, The Tragedy of Macbeth
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Sad franchise happy to be resurrected in ‘Matrix 4’
8/10 Fans of The Matrix in 2003 weren’t expecting a two-part Advanced Philosophy nightmare that turned into a cartoon whenever it wanted, and in 2021, we weren’t expecting a feel-good story about true love conquering all. But it’s been a … Continue reading
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