Tag: IMAX

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‘Oppenheimer’ Review: Nolan Captures a Perfect Trinity in Politics and Technology

Life is a choice, a rather bold statement considering that, too often, our subjective perspective does not lend itself very well to making a choice. Living with the consequences of those choices, and the resultant fallout, is where we most

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’- Film Review: Spectacle And Emotion Align

James Cameron has long been one of modern cinema’s true visionaries. As a filmmaker, he takes time between projects, waiting until the technology catches up to his lofty and brilliantly grandiose ideas. This time, it has been a 13-year stretch.

‘Nope’: Movie Review

I won’t lie. I went into Jordan Peele’s third film, Nope, without knowing much about it. Then I caught a trailer in front of another big movie. I was nervous about it. Not for the harrowing scenes, the trailer showed.

‘Dune’: Villeneuve’s Visual Epic Plays to Novel’s Strengths

Dune is the epic tale of Paul Atreides’ (Timothée Chalamet) ascension toward his destiny in Denis Villeneuve’s take on Frank Herbert’s novel. The ensemble is strong, the performances are emotionally bereft, but the visuals are the reason why theaters exist. Now playing at a theater or streaming on HBO Max.

‘The Suicide Squad’: Gunn Infuses Strong Characters into Raucous Summer Blockbuster

The Suicide Squad demonstrates James Gunn’s strong character building, creating a vividly fun Summer popcorn film. A couple of minor quibbles do impact the overall feeling of the film, but you should see this on the biggest screen possible.

Review: Live-action ‘Beauty and the Beast’ is glorified eye candy

Before I delve into Bill Condon’s effervescent and joyous Beauty and the Beast, there’s a minor confession that needs to be laid bare:  I hadn’t watched the 1991 animated classic prior to seeing the live-action version.  As it turns out,

Logan

To say that the Logan/Wolverine and Professor X characters have been as important a part of my comic book superhero upbringing as Christopher Reeve’s Superman was an understatement.  The beauty of the ‘X-Men’ film franchise is that their stories have