Villeneuve set out to make a sci-fi spectacle on an enormous scale, and he succeeds.
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“The Addams Family 2”
Low-brow toilet humor and mindless filler makes this another manufactured babysitter from the animation factory.
“The Card Counter”
This intense drama has all the expected hallmarks of a Schrader film, but feels disappointing, pointless, and routine.
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
For every gasp-inducing jolt and hold-for-tears touching moment, a sense of betrayal almost always follows.
“The Addams Family”
Such a pity that a goldmine of material was so thoroughly wasted.
“Annihilation”
There are allusions to the ritual of spirituality and the doctrine of science, from sinners to global warming to feminism to gender roles. The aspirations are grand, but what does it all mean?
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