Tag Archives: #chris pratt

‘Onward’ made me very uncomfortable

Posted on March 11, 2020 by

5/10 Every movie, to one degree or another, mirrors the world it releases into – that’s the whole concept behind this blog. Some, like Ad Astra, are such clear and urgent cries about the anxieties of their time the subtext … Continue reading →

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‘Fallen Kingdom’ falls hilariously on its face

Posted on July 15, 2018 by

2/10 The unabashed joy of watching Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is like watching a bitter rival trip over his own shoelaces. You’re laughing at the movie, not with it, but you’re laughing hard, and isn’t that the point? Several years … Continue reading →

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Strong performances, lazy production leave ‘Infinity War’ uneven

Posted on April 28, 2018 by

7/10 It’s upper-echelon for the MCU, but for half a billion dollars, does it have to be so ugly? In Avengers: Infinity War, Earth’s mightiest heroes are once again called to action to protect it from an unstoppable alien threat. … Continue reading →

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‘Vol. 2’ not as good as first, but with new and different merits

Posted on May 5, 2017 by

7/10 In August 2014, the first Guardians of the Galaxy burst into theaters as a wildly different offering from the MCU. From the formula that was finally beginning to grow stale — and kept right on doing so with its next … Continue reading →

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‘Passengers’ a cliche-ridden mess

Posted on December 23, 2016 by

Passengers is a fantastic concept for a film and, starring the two hottest actors in the world, a guaranteed success, but inept, lazy filmmaking allows this concept to descend into cliche and disturbing moral carelessness. Aboard the starship Avalon, more … Continue reading →

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