Tron is far easier to recognize by its groundbreaking special effects than its narrative heft. This is after all the film -- directed by Steven Lisberger -- that pioneered computer-generated imagery and shatter grounds on how computer technology was a prominent tool to constructing imaginative worlds beyond what is created through labor-intensive nature of hand-built production design. Too bad the Academy perceived this not as a honorable achievement but instead as "cheating" for the use of technology that proved less…
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The Kentucky Fried Movie 1977
During the early age of Saturday Night Live came sketch comedy that proved to be an acquired state for the satirically-laced humor and political incorrectness it pioneered. This only made The Kentucky Fried Movie, an anthology sketch comedy serving as a collection of irreverent skits lampooning popular media trends from commercials to genre cliches, a tough sell. It's low budget was another hurdle, one that's quite evident on display.
The schlock however can hardly compete the fresh dose of laughs…
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Apocalypto 2006
As American historian and philosopher William Durant states in the title card, a great civilization is not conquered from without having already destroying itself from the inside. This theme runs deep into the roots of Mel Gibson’s harrowing exploration of the ancient Mayan civilization in 16th century Yucatán as we follow the tribe — played by a wide cast of Mexican actors — enduring a slowly collapsing civilization and the darkest and most barbaric corners of the human race. It…
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Capone 2020
When playing a man suffering mental illness, there is a tricky balance between over-the-topness and realism that actors must pull off. Unfortunately for Tom Hardy, through his pale skin and bloodshot eyes, his performance as the notorious gangster diagnosed with neurosyphilis slips gravelly into the former, succumbing to unintentional hilarity. The English actor struggles to make dues as he croaks his way through each scene with his raspy voice that inspires more chuckles than despair for a man at death’s…
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