“Elysium”: Heavy are the Burdens of the Exosuit Gladiator
Answering the most important question first: no, Elysium is nowhere near as revelatory as writer/director Neill Blomkamp’s previous film, the Oscar-nominated District 9. Constructed with four times...
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Matt Damon had no idea how far he’d have to drive to track down Minnie Driver. I’d never heard of Andy Weir’s novel The Martian until the first trailer for director Ridley Scott’s movie adaptation...
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1000 potato, 2000 potato, 3000 potato, 4! Here a potato, there a potato! Potatoes, potatoes galore! My son and I went to see The Martian two weekends ago, partly because we were both interested and...
View Article“Ford v Ferrari”: The Little Best Picture Nominee That Could
Stars of the hot new motion picture White Men Can’t Brake. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: in a personal record, I saw eight of this year’s Academy Award nominees for Best Picture before they...
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