In a way, Prometheus and Alien: Covenant are its own thing in the Alien movies, since it mainly centers around an android named David, rather then having the focal point being the aliens themselves. It’s almost a character study with a horrific backdrop of monstrous aliens — well, David himself is pretty monstrous too, with his amoral curiosity.
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Over 500 filmmakers entered a Halloween film festival contest headed by Ripcord. The contestants were wittled down to 12 finalists, whose short films will screen on October 29, at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood. The winners will be announced the next day, with the first prize being $100,000, the largest sum in a short film competition.
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Silo was never on my radar because I didn’t have Apple TV up until this current season of Formula 1. And this season of F1 for the U.S. meant needing an Apple TV subscription to watch, so obviously I had to do just that, and promptly linked it to the F1 app. A few months later I finally went on the Apple TV with my partner to add random TV shows and movies to our watch-list. She mentioned that she read Silo and heard that the show was pretty good.
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The Batman mythos is ripe with many characters and stories that can translate into TV, and the next character in the works is the Batman villain, Poison Ivy. Do I need to explain who she is? I mean… you are here. A very nerdy and geeky blog. You’re the right audience. Right?
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At this point it isn’t new news that Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are reprising their roles in the next installment of The Mummy. It was a long time coming and fans are rejoicing. To this day, The Mummy is still one of the greats, and their chemistry had a lot do with it.
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Director Matt Reeves’ The Batman quickly became my favorite live-action version of Batman. The tone had a dark detective noir feel, the city felt real, lived in, and in disrepair. And then you had Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman. Pattinson embodied the character perfectly. Clearly emotionally damaged from trauma, and unhinged rage that he can barely contain.
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I’m usually a fan of movies herald by A24; they’re a tad bit more artsy and quirky. I’m also a fan of Alex Garland’s work, most notably being Ex Machina, which I consider one of my top 10 films.
(more…)My dad had a children’s book that he passed down to me which left a lasting impact on me. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak addressed the loneliness, a creative spirit, and a sense of belonging. Maybe a lot of it is implied and I projected, but regardless, it was comforting.
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