Solo is a Star Wars Story that’s also a Western. That’s exactly what makes it good, and also why it isn’t.
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What’s the meaning of Alex Garland’s 2018 science-fiction movie Annihilation? A lot of things, actually. And what it means may differ from me and you.
That’s probably not the answer you’re looking for. I’m not sure that there’s a true answer. When we talk about films like Annihilation, we need to accept that some films have multiple meanings.
I had pegged Crazy Rich Asians as Hollywood cashing in on stale plots and tropes that Hong Kong drama series had long wrung dry. Then I watched the movie and could not stop thinking about *that* scene.
The most interesting games, to me, are the ones that allow us to surprise ourselves. They offer moments of introspection; opportunities for us to glance beyond the veiled… more
Wes Anderson, the senpai of symmetry and enabler of all who disproportionately fuss over proportions, has done it again with his latest movie, Isle of Dogs. The shots… more
It was roughly 30 minutes into playing the new God of War when I thought to myself: “Wow, this feels like I’m playing my father.” It is the… more
I was a 17 years old, a misshapen mass of acne and awkwardness, when I first watched The Incredibles. There were explosions, but the biggest ones didn’t happen… more