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Revisiting ‘Contagion’ in the age of coronavirus
As the COVID-19 pandemic quietly spreads through the U.S. and the country very loudly grinds to a halt, movie theaters are one of many businesses that are shutting their doors. Amid news of delayed releases and entire theater chains closing, … Continue reading
Posted in A less chaotic state, White Noise
Tagged #donald trump, #jude law, #laurence fishburne, #Magic Mike, #marion cotillard, #steven soderbergh, Alex Jones, CDC, Contagion, coronavirus, COVID-19, Gwenyth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Scott Z. Burns, The Laundromat, The Report, Unsane, WHO
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‘Ford v Ferrari’ less the true story, more the story you want to be true
7/10 There’s a clear intent behind Ford v Ferrari that’s successfully born out. The intent to evoke the type of movie you’d find channel surfing on a Sunday afternoon, its 152-minute runtime expanded to fill a three or four hour … Continue reading
Posted in Entropy
Tagged #aaron sorkin, #christian bale, Ford Motor Company, Ford v Ferrari, James Mangold, Josh Lucas, Le Mans '66, Matt Damon, Moneyball
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‘Downsizing’ can’t find the intrigue in its own story
4/10 Downsizing has some big ideas, but it can’t convert its passive protagonist into a more interesting movie. In an attempt to save the human race from extinction while reducing the catastrophic effect we have on the planet, scientist Jørgen … Continue reading
The Möbius Strip: ‘Happy Death Day’ unseats ‘Blade Runner’ too soon, Weinstein fallout continues
Cheap horror film Happy Death Day took the weekend crown with just over $26 million. Blade Runner 2049 was relegated to second place with just $15.5 million- Box Office Mojo In a move normally reserved for major blockbusters, when Happy … Continue reading
Posted in The Möbius strip
Tagged #Ben Affleck, #denis villeneuve, #Netflix, #Sony Pictures, #the academy, #the weinstein company, Alyssa Milano, American Made, Blade Runner 2049, Blumhouse Pictures, Bob Weinstein, Happy Death Day, Harvey Weinstein, Matt Damon, Miramax, NBC News, Producer's Guild of America, The Emoji Movie, The New York Times, Turkey's Film Critics Association
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‘Great Wall’ like any other blockbuster
3/10 Advertising for The Great Wall centered on one question — “What were they trying to keep out?” The Mongols. They were trying to keep out the Mongols. In the 11th century, European mercenary William Garin (Matt Damon) has crossed … Continue reading
