Tag: movie review
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Project Hail Mary Review: Does the Movie Live Up to the Book?
When I first read Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir several years ago, I thought it was one of the best stories I’d ever read. But when I heard they were making it into a movie, I was uncertain. The story is about a human astronaut’s friendship with an alien that looks like a rock…
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“The Shape of Water” Review: An Alien Fairytale
Last weekend I went to see Guillermo del Toro’s new film, The Shape of Water. I didn’t know what to expect going into it. Trailers made it look like a slightly spooky story — perhaps a conspiracy tale? — about a mysterious alien creature. That is the basis of the movie, but what the trailers failed to capture…
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5 Things I Loved about “Logan”
James Mangold’s Logan is not like other X-Men movies. While I have enjoyed the X-Men series overall, I’m not the biggest fan, I don’t know the lore well, and I’ve never cared much for Wolverine’s gruff character. But that’s exactly why I was excited to see Logan. I had heard it was different, and it is.…