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Favorite films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  • Blade Runner 2049
  • Dune

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  • Borderlands

    ★★

  • Star Trek: Section 31

    ★★

  • The Electric State

    ★★★½

  • Flight Risk

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  • Borderlands

    Borderlands

    ★★

    Borderlands Recipe:

    1. One part Barbie
    2. One part Fallout
    3. One part Mad Max
    4. Strip away any themes, depth, or messages from all of the above.
    5. Add a heavy dose of sci-fi clichés and shake until frothy.
    6. Sprinkle in some mediocre humor, light on the wit, heavy on the cringe.
    7. A dash of the "video game adaptation curse" for that extra bland aftertaste.
    8. Garnish with an A-list cast, none of whom can quite save…

  • Star Trek: Section 31

    Star Trek: Section 31

    ★★

    Oh my...

    Section 31 is the movie equivalent of "this meeting could have been an email."

    Next please.

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  • The Crow

    The Crow

    ★★

    Any movie should be able to stand on its own merits. But when it comes to rebooting or remaking a beloved title like the ’90s cult hit The Crow, there’s a certain responsibility that comes with it.

    And remaking Brandon Lee’s film—a project that cost him his life—feels wrong. So very, very wrong.

    Rupert Sanders' new version of The Crow, starring the undeniably talented Bill Skarsgård, goes its own way—straight into a brick wall.

    As a big fan of the…

  • Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver

    Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver

    ★★

    If there's one undeniable truth in this world, it's that Zack Snyder cherishes three things:

    1. Wheat
    2. Slow motion
    3. Wheat, gloriously undulating in slow motion

    Beyond this trio of obsessions, pinning down Snyder's directorial essence is like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands. He undeniably favors style over substance, yet occasionally, this style elevates his films from mere visual feasts to engaging cinema.

    Unfortunately, "Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver" doesn't belong to that distinguished…