Some films bank on personal experiences or memories to connect to viewers. I think IF attempts to remind viewers of childhood experiences to connect to its fantastical story, and I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that this approach works for some. […]
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The Expendables 4 (2023) ☆ ☆
Some movies exist just for the bullets, the bombs and the exploding bodies; this is one of them. The Expendables series began as an all-star ode to mayhem, with every action star imaginable recruited to populate stories where dozens, if […]
Continue reading »The Passenger (2023) ☆ ☆ 1/2
One of the worst things one can imagine happening at work is a shooting, perpetrated by a co-worker. This drama explores such a situation, leading to an explosion of violence rather early in the story, than following the aftermath to […]
Continue reading »I. S. S. (2023) ☆ ☆ 1/2
Space is a dangerous place, even if our big, wide, wonderful world is only a couple of hundred miles away, dominating the view for those fortunate souls on the International Space Station. But what if war suddenly breaks out on […]
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