Tag: Sci-Fi

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Time for a Reel TERMINATOR: DARK FATE review

About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): More than two decades have passed since Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, changed the future, and re-wrote the fate of the human race. Dani Ramos (Natalia Reyes) is living a simple life in Mexico City with her brother (Diego Boneta) and father when a highly advanced and deadly …

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Time for a Reel GEMINI MAN review

About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): Gemini Man is an innovative action-thriller starring Will Smith as Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, who is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move. Despite a couple of major box office stumbles such as Wild Wild West (1999) and …

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Time for a Reel SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME review

About the film (courtesy of Columbia Pictures): Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever. Jon Watt’s Spider-Man: Far from Home is an entertaining summer adventure for teenager Peter Parker as he deals with the fallout from Avengers: Endgame. This was …

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Time for a Reel FAST COLOR review

Ruth (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is constantly on the run because she has a secret. She’s different that most people. And that difference has her running to stay free and stay alive. She’s been running for a while now and abandoned her family in the process. Now, with nowhere else to turn, Ruth finds herself on the …

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Time for a Reel CAPTAIN MARVEL review

Feel free to read this short review in its entirety without the fear of any dreaded spoilers. I will also take a moment to mention that there are, per standard Marvel Cinematic Universe operating procedure, a couple of scenes during the credits, so stay put. The aforementioned Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU for short, has …

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Time for a Reel GLASS review

This is my word of advice to those interested in seeing Glass. While in theory this new movie could be enjoyed on its own, do yourselves a favor and have already seen at least Split (2016) prior to heading to theaters to checking out Glass. And for those that may not already know, Unbreakable (2000) …

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Time for a Reel BUMBLEBEE review

Michael Bay promised a continuation of the Transformers franchise, even after stepping away as director after last year’s Transformers: The Last Knight. Paramount Pictures have had Bay’s back, despite less than stellar reviews and waning domestic box office numbers. Why? This franchise is an absolute beast in the international market, earning almost 4x what it …

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Time for a Reel KIN review

We’re right at the tail end of August which typically is a place where studios stick the movies that have a snowball’s chance in…well…summer of succeeding. Typically these are ones that couldn’t quite stand up to the big boys and girls in the school yard but might find some success in the area where the …

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Time for a Reel THE MEG review

August is in full swing which means, in the movie world, this is the time to burn through some titles that weren’t quite hot enough to withstand the summer blockbuster heat. It’s not necessarily that these are bad movies, although some of them definitely will be, it’s more of a case where the smart business …

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Time for a Reel THE DARKEST MINDS review

Alexandra Bracken is an author who specializes in Young Adult (or YA) novels. Being basically a young adult herself at the age of 31, she has just been there and just did that. Even though she’s young in age, she’s pretty seasoned in terms of experience. She already has more than ten novels to her …