The word "deadpan" can be used to describe the tone and performance approach to the original Men in Black. In that film, Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith played two very different, black-suited secret agents who took on "the scum of the universe" together, by utilizing high tech weaponry. The key to that film was in the controlled, expressionless recitation of dialogue from the … [Read more...] about New Movie Review: ‘Men in Black: International’
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‘CREED II’ New Movie Review: The ‘Rocky’ series still has fight left
The first line spoke in Creed II is "You got this." It’s uttered to Adonis Creed (played by Michael B. Jordan) by his girlfriend, Bianca (played by Tessa Thompson), before a boxing match and the statement pretty much sums up the movie: overly familiar but confident. While Creed is enjoying his sudden fame and a newly formed family, an old, personal foe begins to hound him: … [Read more...] about ‘CREED II’ New Movie Review: The ‘Rocky’ series still has fight left
ANNIHILATION New Movie Review
Writer/director Alex Garland's Annihilation is about duality, specifically the uncomfortable contrast between suicide and self-destruction. Because it's a such a predictable, lumbering and thoroughly unpleasant film, it seems to have much less on its mind. Natalie Portman portrays Lena, a soldier turned biologist who's abducted and forced to take part in a bizarre mission. … [Read more...] about ANNIHILATION New Movie Review