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'Solo: A Star Wars Story'
(POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD) Solo: A Star Wars Story is one of the biggest box office disappointments in recent history. Currently, Solo: A Star Wars story is sitting at a paltry domestic earnings of $127,745,692 per (Box Office Mojo). Let's just say this is an underwhelming amount especially compared to the main Star Wars films. The question is, why?
By Ethan Wayne8 years ago in Futurism
Despite Critics and the Price Tag, 'Waterworld' Has My Approval
What’s so wrong with Waterworld. Kevin Costner and Dennis Hopper battling it out to gain a foot hold in this post environmental apocalypse at sea. Yeah, I like the 1995 action adventure with an environmental conscience, and it’s unfortunate that critics allow factors outside the movie screen to affect their judgment.
By Rich Monetti8 years ago in Futurism
'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Provides Fun Story and Stellar Performances
A lot of us Star Warsfans have been very apprehensive about the newest anthology film, Solo: A Star Wars Story, myself included. I feel like most of us have just been very hesitant about someone who wasn't Harrison Ford playing Han Solo.
By Jonathan Sim8 years ago in Futurism
The Abjuration of the Astronomer
You are quiet. Softer than usual—the edge is there, but your eyes sag with exhaustion. You’ve none of your usual confidence, none of the venom that has vanquished so many foolhardy critics. When you enter your new temporary residence (though a voice in my head says prison instead), you do it in shambles. You only brought one bag, and I can see the papers and garments stuffed hastily inside as you set it on the table, head bent, sighing heavily. You walk to the tiny window over the empty writing desk.
By Jay Tilden8 years ago in Futurism
'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Movie Review
Released: May 25, 2018 (United States) Length: 135 Minutes Certificate: 12A Director: Ron Howard Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Joonas Suotamo and Paul Bettany
By Robert Cain8 years ago in Futurism
The External Nose
Some are tiny and button-like, some look like a ski jump, others have bumps in the middle or wide nostrils, but they are all sone of the biggest mysteries in evolution. Why do we have an external proboscis that protrudes from our faces? This should be an easy question to find an answer to, but nothing could be further from the truth. A lot of research has been done on the shape of the nose and that is determined by the climates our ancestors lived in. In a paper published in PLOS Genetics, "Investigating the case of human nose shape and climate adaptation" byArslan A. Zaidi, Brooke C. Mattern, Peter Claes, Brian McEvoy, Cris Hughes, Mark D. Shriver, the authors put forth the idea that wide noses with larger nares are selected for in warm, wet environments, and long, narrow noses are selected for cold, dry climates. They examined nose measurements from a total of 140 women who were of West African, East Asian, northern European or South Asian ancestry. One doesn't have to leave Africa to find exceptions to their findings. Northern Ethiopians and Eritreans have narrow noses, and genetics have shown little admixture from Europeans or Arab groups, and instead have a common cluster of Y chromosome E3b, a haplogroup unique to the horn of Africa. Then there are the Fulani people of West Africa. They live in a warm, humid climate, but have narrow noses. This is the largest tribe in Africa, and they do not fit the mold these researchers have determined.
By Monica Bennett8 years ago in Futurism
'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Movie Review (Spoiler Edition)
When I walked into to see this movie, I was astonished to see that the theatre was almost completely empty. I double checked my ticket, convinced that I was at the wrong theatre. After all, this was no ordinary Hollywood flick: it was a Star Wars movie, for crying out loud! The seats should be filled with eager audiences chattering about what they expected from the movie and how it would change the rapidly expanding lore of the revitalised franchise. However, to my great dismay, for the entirety of Solo: A Star Wars Story, the theatre was only filled to one-fourth of its maximum capacity. After seeing the movie, however, I understood why, but at the same time, I felt like its not really the movie's fault.
By Arvind Pennathur8 years ago in Futurism
Bad Cinema Corner: 'Le Voyage Dans La Lune' (1902) [Part 2]
Le Voyage Dans La Lune (1902) – George Méliès Also Known As: I Could Not Attend My Cousin’s Weird Theatre Play About Wizards On The Moon, So I Asked My Mom To Film It And Show It In Every Subsequent Family Meeting Ever To The Chagrin Of Everyone Else
By Taylor Walker8 years ago in Futurism
Arguments for the Existence of God. Are They Still Relevant Today?
Throughout the history of theology, there have been many arguments proposed to justify the existence of God. They have all not survived without some form of criticism, in many cases coming from believers themselves.
By Cosmic Peak8 years ago in Futurism
Dear Scientology
Dear Scientology, I am done! Done being a victim. Done being exploited for your gain. Done giving money that I don't have for services and books that don't improve my life. I am done being brainwashed into thinking that a life of Scientology is the only way to live.
By Joy Ergang8 years ago in Futurism
