Tag: war
REVIEW: Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
I probably have a similar history with James Cameron’s Avatar to that of most people. I saw it once when it came out and loved the visuals and music. However, I wasn’t won over by the movie’s paper-thin characters and paint-by-numbers story of colonialism and love overcoming the ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Andor – Season 1, Episode 11, “Daughter of Ferrix”
***SPOILERS*** In “Daughter of Ferrix,” we learn that Marva has passed away. Cassian and Melshi are captured and eventually helped by strangers. Dedra encourages the ISB to give the Daughters of Ferrix a permit for Marva’s funeral to draw them out. Vel informs Clea of Marva’s...
Read MoreREVIEW: Andor – Season 1, Episode 1
Andor is a character and a show for which I’ve really been trying to temper my expectations. I didn’t like Rogue One or care much for its characters. The Book of Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi were sizable disappointments. I’ve quickly gone from “Star Wars TV is good, at...
Read MorePutin vs. J.K. Rowling
BlabberingCollector | Mar 26, 2022 | 0
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been making headlines for decades now, as has Russian President Vladimir Putin… but never before in the same headline! Putin has recently said: ‘They [the West] cancelled J.K. Rowling, the children’s author – her books are published all over t...
Read MoreMaster and Commander Returns for a Prequel
This’ll take the wind out of your sails. Deadline exclusively reports that 20th Century Studios (formerly 20th – and then 21st – Century Fox, till Disney bought it) is developing a new movie based on a series of novels by Patrick O’Brian. The books center on British Navy captain Jack Aubrey ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Outside The Wire (2021)
Lyndon Hall | Jan 17, 2021 | 0
This last Friday, Netflix released a new movie called Outside the Wire. This film is set in a near future where the U.S., aided by their Gumps (robotic soldiers), are peacekeepers in the middle of a European civil war. Our introduction to the main character Harp, played by Damson Idris, is well esta...
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