FUN AND ENJOYABLE, BUT NOT A “SKADOOSH” SEQUEL Back in 2008, DreamWorks Animation released their newest animated feature Kung Fu Panda, a tale that’s mixed martial karate, Chinese ascetic mythos, and hilarious cartoon frivolities. Directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne, the film, which starred the voice talents of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Ian McShane, James Hong, and Angelina Jolie,
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OF FAITH, HOPE, AND REDEMPTION With dozens of films genre being released each year, a typical one that gets overlooked by the more popular ones (action, drama, comedy, animation, etc.) is the subgenre category of religious movie. These films (sometimes called “faith-based” features) usually center around the struggles and ideas of a person (or groups) identity of a religious
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A DISAPPOINTING (AND MESSY) SEND OFF FOR AQUAMAN AND THE DCEU Back in 2018, Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Comics released the superhero film Aquaman to the cinematic masses, diving into the underwater realm of the DCEU franchise in the series six installment. Directed by James Wan, the film, which starred Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe,
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A DERIVATE SPACE OPERA BORE The Star Wars universe is a massive and extensive sci-fi playground of heroes, soldiers, droids, gunslingers, mythical druid knights, and a great host of other alien races, creatures, and beings. Original created by George Lucas, the Star Wars series began as a film trilogy (i.e., the original trilogy) that was a “love letter” to
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The time to fight has come as Netflix releases the official trailer for the second half of director Zack Snyder’s sci-fi epic Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver. View trailer below.
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A GRAND SCI-FI VISUAL BLOCKBUSTER OF A TRUE EPIC CINEMATIC EXPEREINCE Beyond fear, destiny awaits! A future beyond our amazement and wonder, but is rooted in humanity, the evolution of mankind, the trappings of power, and the dangers of blind fanaticism. In 2021, moviegoers everywhere got to experience Dune, a sprawling and dense narrative driven film adaptation that’s based
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A VISUALLY FUN FANTASY ADVENTURE WORTH “ROLLING THE DICE” ON Throughout the years, Dungeons & Dragons, the popular fantasy roleplaying tabletop game, has enticed players around the globe for years, spinning their own personal tales with friends of depicting characters, companions, and challenges along the way….via told by the Dungeon Master. The game has seeing a celebratory life for
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AN INSPIRING (YET FORMULAIC) CROWD-PLEASING SPORTS DRAMA Underdog tales are the stuff of excellence in the classic “human connections”, tugging at an intangible (yet instrumental) cord of emotions and of “feel good” revelations. Outmatched heroes, difficult challenges, going against the odds, and defying expectations are the hallmarks of what most humans strive for, finding the link of being “greater
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A SEVERLY UNDERCOOKED AND DISMAL ACTION-COMEDY ENDEAVOR FAILURE The blending of films can be a perplexing one. However, just like a good recipe, such conditions and create something that unique and profound, amping up the cinematic flavoring for some crossover viewing consumptions. Dramas and thrillers, sci-fi and comedy, horror and fantasy are just some of the mixtures that have
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A TWISTY TALE TWIXT PRIVILEGE AND DESIRE While popular film genres such as action, horror, and comedy are the more dominant categories of feature film classifications, there are a plethora of subgenres out there that help grouping movies that can be pinpointed down into a specific presentation. Perhaps the most interesting one (and peculiar) category would have to be
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