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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 2024
I've had a soft spot for the Mad Max series since I first saw it as a graduate student. I quite liked Fury Road and had meant to see this one in theatres (but the timing never quite worked out). I went into this movie blind, and it took until near the end before I realized that this was prequel to Fury Road. That is a testament to George Miller's narrative ability as prequels often feel unnecessary (I'm looking at…
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The Hunger Games 2012
A student of mine is writing on The Mockingjay movies, so I figured I needed to catch up on the series as a whole since it has been a while since I read the books or watched the movies. I did see this movie in theatres when it came out, and both my wife and I could recall the major plot moves before they happened on screen. However, I didn't have many memories of this movie beyond the three-fingered salute,…
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The Creator 2023
I decided to go out on a whim and see a new sci-fi film in 270X, a theatre gimmick that I hadn't seen before. I really liked Gareth Edwards' earlier film Monsters (and I liked Rogue One, but how much of that film is actually his work is unclear), so I was intrigued to see what he could do with a medium sized budget. The results are quite good!
As a sci-fi film, The Creator doesn't necessarily break new ground,…
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Barbie 2023
I put off writing this review for two days because I wanted to be certain how I felt before I put paper to pen (so to speak).
I loved this movie. I cried at the end. I loved the wry, witty tone that starts from the very beginning. Margot Robbie as Barbie is great. Ryan Gosling as Ken might be even better. Some of the key speeches made hit home so hard. America Ferrerra as a working mom who finally…
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