The visuals are stunning—that you can probably guess. Not all are perfect: too many, intentionally, have the herky-jerky quality of a first-person shooter video game. But others have a tactility that renders the descriptor “photo-realistic” inadequate. Most movies traffic in … Continue reading AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH
Everything was going so well for Jake Sully (Sam Worthington). He became a full-fledged Na’vi, the leader of the Omatikaya clan, married Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), fathered two boys (Jamie Flatters and Britain Dalton), a daughter (Trinity Jo-Li Bliss), and adopted … Continue reading AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
In 1998, Walt Disney Feature Animation released its 36th film, its first and only retelling of a Chinese legend: Mulan, the story of a daughter who dons her father’s armor and pretends to be his son to fight the invading Huns. … Continue reading MULAN
There’s no hyperbole in calling War for the Planet of the Apes the best of the franchise, just as there is no overstating the series’ contribution to motion capture performance. With each Apes installment, the technology gets a little better, but what makes War special is … Continue reading WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
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