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Yes, ‘Mission: Impossible — Fallout’ is really that good
9/10 I came into Mission: Impossible — Fallout wondering, if these movies are so good, why can I barely remember any of them? I won’t be forgetting Fallout any time soon. In the film’s opening, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and … Continue reading
‘Justice Leauge’ is one of the worst movies I have ever seen
1/10 “You smell good.” Justice League is one of the most pathetic, bafflingly awful attempts at putting together a film in cinematic history. It is a slapdash mess of stupid editing decisions, poorly thought out plotlines, half-finished special effects and … Continue reading
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Tagged #Batfleck, #batman v superman, #Ben Affleck, #Dawn of Justice, #DC comics, #ezra miller, #gal gadot, #henry cavill, #joss whedon, #justice league, #man of steel, #warner bros., #zack snyder, Amy Adams, Blade Runner 2049, Ciaran HInds, DCEU, Geostorm, Go see Blade Runner, Jason Momoa, Kevin Tsujihara, Ray Fisher, The Snowman
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On whitewashing and the death of movie stars
The Great Wall came out in American theaters last weekend, beating industry expectations with a $21.7 million take. It’s a good result of a movie that was primarily met with claims of whitewashing and racism for starring Cambridge-born Matt Damon … Continue reading
Posted in White Noise
Tagged #china, #henry cavill, #matt damon, #scarlett johansson, #superman, Chinese box office, death of movie stars, erasure, Ghost in the Shell, Hong Kong, Japan, national anxiety, Shin Godzilla, The Great Wall, Transformers 4, uniquely Japanese story, whitewashing
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On Darkseid and the actual value of Easter eggs in movies
There’s an idea that’s been developing for the past few years in comedy around reference humor or call-out humor. Comedians — or film or television — will, in place of a joke, simply call out a title and hope that’s … Continue reading
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Tagged #Batfleck, #Batman, #batman v superman, #Ben Affleck, #civil war, #dane cook, #darkseid, #Dawn of Justice, #DC, #deadpool, #ezra miller, #henry cavill, #jesse eisenberg, #lex luthor, #memes, #sad batman, #steppenwolf, #superman, #zack snyder, Captain America, Marvel
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Dawn of Justice surprisingly not unwatchable, but an extremely hollow adaptation
There seemed to be only two ways Batman v Superman: Civil War Dawn of Justice could go — completely awful and also incredibly sad and dull to the point that you couldn’t even laugh at it, or completely awful, but in … Continue reading
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Tagged #Batfleck, #Batman, #batman vs superman, #Ben Affleck, #civil war, #daredevil, #Dawn of Justice, #DC comics, #doomsday, #gal gadot, #green lantern, #harley quinn, #henry cavill, #holly hunter, #iron man, #jesse eisenberg, #lex luthor, #man of steel, #margot robbie, #michael shannon, #Netflix, #suicide squad, #superman, #the dark knight, #the dark knight returns, #the dark knight rises, #the killing joke, #the long halloween, #the matrix revolutions, #warner bros., #wonder woman, Captain America, Marvel
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