Tag: 2021
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Spider-Man: No Way Home (’21 review)
5 outta 5 Spider-Man: No Way Home is a culmination of not only the Spider-Man story in the Marvel Cinematic Universe but also a full-on victory lap for all the Spider-Man movies. Considering the series kicked off with 2002’s Spider-Man and spawned about a dozen different films, that is a remarkably deep well to pull…
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Mortal Kombat (2021 Review)
3 outta 5 While there have been a few attempts at adapting the ‘90s bloody fighter videogame phenomenon Mortal Kombat, it hasn’t taken off. The latest reboot/remake of Mortal Kombat doesn’t sanitize the game’s goofy, gory goodness and goes for full carnage. This makes it one of the more faithful and decent videogame adaptations. Sure,…
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Nobody (2021 review)
4 outta 5 Nobody is forged from the John Wick mold. Maybe a bit too closely, considering the screenwriter also penned the original Wick film. A couple of moments seem a bit too easily copied and pasted from that modern masterpiece with some fringe changes. However, just because a movie is clearly based off something…
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Eternals (2021 review)
3 outta 5 Newly minted best picture writer/director Chloe Zhao (Nomadland) is the latest filmmaker to take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Eternals. The MCU has always mashed up different genres with a superhero twist and Eternals turns out to be the MCU’s attempt at a picturesque art-house indie with a lush visual tapestry…
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