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‘Eternals’ vibrant plot full of big ideas held down by MCU-enforced technical weaknesses
4/10 Eternals has long been built up as a shift in direction for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and boy, is it ever. There’s a new production mentality, a new story mentality, new story directions and relaxed series rules. It’s more … Continue reading
20 years of 9/11 in film
The core ennui of being a ‘90s child is watching things disappear. This is most easily tracked through technology. Within our childhoods, we watched playing outside with neighborhood kids, maybe one of whom had an N64, turn into a kaleidoscope … Continue reading
Posted in White Noise
Tagged 20 years later, 9/11, Afghanistan war, Batman Begins, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Climate change, COVID-19, George W. Bush, Gore won, Iraq war, Iron Man, Man of Steel, Mark Boal, Sam Raimi, Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Dark Knight, The Hurt Locker, War on Terror, Zack Snyder
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After three movies and an hour and a half, ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ delivers
8/10 Godzilla vs. Kong ends with a 20-minute sequence of Godzilla and King Kong beating the absolute tar out of each other, and that’s awesome. I mean, that part absolutely rules. But that’s 20 minutes out of 113, and that’s … Continue reading
Somehow, the Snyder cut is even worse
0/10 Zack Snyder’s Justice League opens with a title card reading “This film is presented in a 4:3 format to preserve the integrity of Zack Snyder’s creative vision.” The words “Zack Snyder” literally come before the Warner Bros. logo. In … Continue reading
Posted in Beta Decay
Tagged #Batfleck, #Ben Affleck, #christopher nolan, #ezra miller, #gal gadot, #henry cavill, #joss whedon, #justice league, #mad max: fury road, #man of steel, #mcu, #warner bros., #zack snyder, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, black and white, DCEU, HBOmax, Henry Cavill's infamous CGI jaw, Henry Cavill's glorious $3 million mustache, Logan, Parasite, Ray Fisher, Snyder cut, some kind of internet god, Zack Snyder's creative vision, Zack Snyder's Justice League
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ is deranged and obscene
3/10 Wonder Woman 1984 is not a film, it is a composite abomination in the spirit of Victor Frankenstein’s blueprints, a shambling patchwork horror of not just its surface-level influences, but the insane business practices and technological shortcuts that brought … Continue reading
Posted in Entropy
Tagged Atomic Blonde, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Breaking Bad, Chris Pine, Christopher Nolan, DC, DCEU, Disney, Donald Trump, Feminism, Gal Gadot, Gal Gadot can't act, HBOmax, HBOmax same day streaming, Hillary Clinton, Kristen Wiig, Marvel, MCU, Michelle MacLaren, Patty Jenkins, Pedro Pascal, Stranger Things, Thor: Ragnarok, Warner Bros, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984, WW84, Zack Snyder
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