With Dune Part 2 coming soon, Dune Part 1 has been re-released into theatres, three years after its original run. Does Denis Villeneuve’s science fiction epic hold up, or is it still too early to tell?
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Knock at the Cabin Book Review
The Cabin At The End Of The World is the basis for the upcoming M. Night Shyamalan film Knock At The Cabin. Despite boasting an interesting premise, cracks begin to show just below the surface.
Stranger Things Season 4, Part 1 Review: Bloated In More Ways Than One
Stranger Things has returned with season 4. Will this return continue the downward tragectory after season 1? Or will it soar back to former glory?
Hummingbird Salamander Book Review: How to Make Your Audience Care
Despite having a fantastic backlog of previous work, Jeff Vandermeer’s Hummingbird Salamander fails to connect with readers.
Don’t Look Up Review: Disruption Dismemberment
Don’t Look Up is a drama-comedy that tries to have a serious story while lampooning politics, technology, social media and celebrity culture. All this leads to a scattered mess.
Nightmare Alley Review: The Importance of Story Structure
Despite getting smacked at the box office by Spiderman: No Way Home, Guillermo Del Toro’s Nightmare Alley is worth the time to analyze.
Dune: Denis Villeneuve’s Story Lacks Immediacy
While Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is by all means a good film, the ending is beyond disappointing. But there were things that could have kept this from being the case.
The Midnight Sky: Wasted Potential
The Midnight Sky is the latest movie from Netflix and is directed by and starring George Clooney as Augustine Lofthouse, an astronomer who might be the last person on the earth after an unspecified global catastrophe. He is trying to reach the crew of the Æther, a spaceship returning from a mission from one ofContinue reading “The Midnight Sky: Wasted Potential”
Yesterday and Chekov’s Gun
Yesterday is a pretty simple concept, and a fairly simple movie overall. Anyone that’s heard the movie gets the basic concept. A failing musician (Himesh Patel) gets hit by a bus and the rest of the world forgets everything about the Beatles. Its a simple enough concept, but it forgot one of the basic rulesContinue reading “Yesterday and Chekov’s Gun”
Take Shelter vs. The Invitation: What is the Point?
Looking on the surface, Take Shelter and The Invitation do not have too much in common. Take Shelter is the story about Curtis (Michael Shannon) who has prophetic dreams of a devastating storm, his quest of building a storm shelter to survive it, and how it affects his life, particularly with his wife Samantha (JessicaContinue reading “Take Shelter vs. The Invitation: What is the Point?”
The Sensations of Storytelling 