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‘Mission: Impossible,’ the gold standard and the movie of the moment
9/10 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One has been the movie of the moment since December 2020, when audio leaked of producer/star Tom Cruise tearing into a couple of technicians for standing too close to each other. In the … Continue reading
‘Morbius’ a disorganized, obviously incomplete disaster
1/10 Morbius would be an absolute disaster if approached as a completed movie, but the reality of it is worse. Despite having been initially slated for release way back in July 2020, the theatrical release is obviously a work in … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID-19, Daniel Espinosa, Jared Harris, Jared Leto, Marvel, Matt Smith, MCU, Morbius, Sony, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tyrese Gibson, Venom
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Hollywood: Back to normal?
Is Hollywood back to normal? Well, nothing is ever really going back to normal. We’ve all experienced almost two full years of life since the first lockdowns in the U.S. It’s impossible to just snap back to a pre-pandemic world … Continue reading
Posted in White Noise
Tagged "Back to normal", Back to normal, COVID-19, Encanto, Hollywood, Netflix, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Power of the Dog
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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
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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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COVID-19 is strong, but not as strong as family
3/10 F9: The Fast Saga parks itself in a completely incomparable place in movie history. With a $70 million debut followed by a $29.1 million performance over the long Independence Day weekend, it is this movie that christens the post-pandemic … Continue reading
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