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Aliens: A Critique
Ripley’s second round with the xenomorph has it all! ACTION PACKED! Badass colonial marines, cute kid, weird robot guy. And of course monsters, more monsters. Bigger and badder. Ripley in Caterpillar Power Loader exoskeleton machine fights massive alien queen. Best sequel ever made. Dare I say, better than the original?
By Rae Fairchild (MRB)2 years ago in Critique
Avatar
So immersive that people quite literally had to seek psychiatric help to cope with the knowledge that there is no Pandora for us to escape to.
By S. C. Almanzar2 years ago in Critique
Apollo 13 (1995)
Three friends take a road trip to the moon. Disaster strikes. Plans are changed and they have to fight the vast and unforgiving vaccuum of space itself and fix some complicated mechanical errors on their ride. They call for back-up from Houston, get home safely, but never saw the flag.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
Star Wars (1977)
Whiny boy who dreams of leaving his overbearing uncle and aunt's moisture farm to become a rebellion pilot, gets his wishes and much more. Also, he discovers he's the chosen one for a weird cult of space wizards and then with his new pals destroys a planet killing space station.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1997)
Forget the forever overhyped Office Space. This is the one Mike Judge movie you need to see. Beavis and Butt-Head literally do America in this farce that sees Demi Moore and Bruce Willis deliver some of the strongest work of their acting careers. This was definitely overlooked by the Academy.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
Lord of the Rings (Critique). Top Story - August 2023.
Movies: decent adaptation, wonderfully cast. A lot of detail cut to make these books fit to the screen, and yet characters gaze meaningfully for minutes on end. At least I finished them.
By L.C. Schäfer2 years ago in Critique
The Unlit Mermaid
Someone wake up Xavier Bardem and get him an espresso. Several espressos. Somebody, anybody, turn the lights on. Not awful, except for Xavier Bardem and everything Lin Manuel added. A dutifully formulaic film, the Mermaid charms, the Prince bores, the crab annoys. Try reading the Hans Christian Anderson version.
By ADP2 years ago in Critique
The Host (2013) This is a Love Story
The Host is from 2013, filled with twists and turns. Melanie Stryder knows something is off. Wanderer is a body-snatching invader unaware that to live, she must love. Riveting, heartwarming, with a sprinkling of love, and you have a movie worth getting your popcorn out. Proving love does conquer all.
By EYHCS2 years ago in Critique
Dirty Dancing
"Nobody puts Baby in a corner." I remember my mother telling me at the ripe age of twelve that this is a film for every teenage girl to watch. A film that almost did not make it in the industry because of the concept with fantastic casting to boot. Worth the watch.
By Chloe Rose Violet 🌹2 years ago in Critique
Balancing Barbie: a brutal task
Greta Gerwig is an expert tightrope-walker. Balancing a child’s entertainment with societal critique, the dangers of consumerism against the millions Mattel makes off this movie, and empowering women on the one hand versus unrealistic beauty standards on the other.
By Joe O’Connor2 years ago in Critique
It Happened One Night (1934)
Pre-code Hollywood brings feisty women and virile men, who save themselves for marriage (just). It is of its time and place.
By Rachel Robbins2 years ago in Critique
Oppenheimer: A polarising Prometheus
Man plays with fire, and burns the world. That’s awfully familiar. They say that theory can only get you so far, but does that give you permission to play God with the rest of humanity?
By Joe O’Connor2 years ago in Critique