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Prey (2022)
Amber Midthunder steals the show as the fierce young Comanche warrior, Naru, who defends her tribe from the ferocious Predator. Has beautiful cinematography, tense, edge-of-seat action, unexpected jump scares and actual character development. Naru does not get an easy time, but never gives up. Relentlessly boundary-pushing in the best ways.
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Critique
The Lord of the Rings: The Cinematic Trilogy
A movie is never the same as the book--yet can render its own full world. Peter Jackson’s vision of Middle Earth accomplishes this through enthralling sets, admirable heroes and heroines, terrible villains, and inspired scenes of comradeship, battle, and hard-won peace. Add in homage to imaginary languages and histories.
By Mark Francis3 years ago in Critique
Lord of The Rings Trilogy (2001 - 2003)
Jackson did awesome to bring Tolkein's incredible world, story and characters to life. Viggo WAS Aragorn, Hugo WAS Elrond, Christopher WAS Saruman. Elijah WAS Frodo. I have one question, thought, Mr Jackson. Well three. Where was Sharkey?, Where was the Scouring and where on all of Middle-Earth was Tom Bombadil?
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Critique
50 Critics: Norbit
The 2007 comedy Norbit is Eddie Murphy’s hilarious return to multi-personality comedies of his earlier films like The Nutty Professor and Coming to America. In Norbit Eddie Murphy plays a lifelong passive nerd who goes on a journey of standing up for himself once he has found his true love.
By Joe Patterson3 years ago in Critique
Skinamarink
If you are looking to waste two hours staring at a black screen waiting for something to happen, then this is the movie for you. The directors attempt at psychological terror fails from the very first dark screen. See "Barbie" instead and get a few laughs with her and Ken.
By Barbara Gode Wiles3 years ago in Critique
A Defense of New Moon
New Moon is a harrowing depiction of an insecure girl suffering from depression. Whether or not we agree with why Bella is depressed, Meyer captures her internal turmoil perfectly. The book is lacking as a romance and it's definitely not a feminist masterpiece, but it is a fascinating psychological study.
By C.M. Vazquez3 years ago in Critique
A Christmas Carol (Critique)
Iconic, picturesque and spooky. A nauseatingly sentimental promotion of crass consumerism. Scrooge has no arc; he's just moved by terror from one extreme view to the opposite. His motivation is corrupt. Still a terrible person, but now buys love with generosity.
By L.C. Schäfer3 years ago in Critique
Critique: 2001 A Space Odyssey
Deep mysteries, unsolved, lie below the surface of the film. Black rectangles repeated at scale through time, with the exact dimensions of an obscure movie screen and a dollar bill. A hand touches the screen, and a human is reborn as something new, outside the Earth. What did Kubrick know?
By Big Dreams3 years ago in Critique
Few Good Men Critique
Rob Reiner's 1992 film "A Few Good Men," starring Tom Cruise as Lt. Daniel Kaffee, brings to the forefront the complexities of military justice, honor, and personal accountability. While the film undoubtedly showcases Tom Cruise's charismatic portrayal and the tension-filled courtroom drama, it's essential to examine both its strengths and shortcomings in its exploration of these themes.
By Nav k Aidan3 years ago in Critique
