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THE BATMAN

March 19, 2022 By 4 Comments

THE BATMAN

One thing you can say about THE BATMAN without fear of contradiction is that there is a lot of it. Clocking in at three hours or so, it packs in enough plot for a trilogy, as though all concerned fretted that this might be their only shot at the rebooted DC franchise. Fear not, though.… Read More »

Tagged With: Batman, Gotham City, motocycle, open refrigerator, political corruption, superhero, vigilante justice

THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT

March 16, 2016 By Leave a Comment

THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT

As is the wont with these franchises based on young adult novels, THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT, the third in the series, begins where the last one left off. No flashback montage, no character narration bringing us up to date. Instead, there’s just a quick reminder that Jeanine is dead, and that everyone on screen is… Read More »

Tagged With: Chicago, dystopian future, franchise book to screen, genetic purity, romance, sequel, unexpected power point presentation

DOPE is Genius

July 3, 2015 By 2 Comments

DOPE is Genius

DOPE is a provocative blend of gritty realism, gentle compassion, and piercing social satire that is so unlike anything that has come before that its maker, Rick Famuyima, may have just invented a new cinematic sub-genre in the spirit, and brilliance, of the Coen Brothers’ FARGO.  Boldly venturing into issues of identity, class, gender, sexuality,… Read More »

Tagged With: cinema, class issues, DOPE, film, geek culture, gender issue, hip-hop, movie, narrative, race relations, Rick Famuyima, social satire, The Bottoms

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

May 13, 2015 By Leave a Comment

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

George Miller first sent Mad Max blazing across the sere post-apocalyptic landscape in 1979 and thence onto cinematic legend. Sequels followed. Mel Gibson in the eponymous role rose to international fame and, eventually, Miller moved on to different sorts of classics with BABE and HAPPY FEET. Now, thirty years and more later, he is revisiting… Read More »

Tagged With: Charlize Theron, cinema, dystopian future, George Miller, Hugh Keays-Byrne, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, movie, narrative, Nicholas Hoult, patriarchy, post-apocalyptic, reboot, Sci-fi, Toecutter, Tom Hardy

INSURGENT Keeps the DIVERGENT Franchise Puffing Along

March 20, 2015 By Leave a Comment

INSURGENT Keeps the DIVERGENT Franchise Puffing Along

The advantage of seeing outstanding actors in a middling film is that you can appreciate just how good they are on a whole new level.  And INSURGENT is certainly a middling film, though that is an improvement on the last installment in this franchise, DIVERGENT. With a new director, Robert Schwentke, bringing Veronica Roth’s YA… Read More »

Tagged With: Ashley Judd, book to screen, Chicago, cinema, DIVERGENT, dystopian future, factions, fantasy, film, INSURGENT, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller, movie, narrative, Octavia Spencer, Robert Schwentke, Sci-fi, Shailene Woodley, THeo James, Tony Goldwyn, Veronica Roth., young adult and tagged Ansel Elgort

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