Tag: Harrison Ford
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Captain America: Brave New World
Finally made it to the movies tonight to see Captain America: Brave New World. It is merely good. I wish it was great – the cast is solid. It has the same problems as a lot of the Phase 4/5 MCU movies where the writing isn’t on point. Ross reconciling with Betty is completely unearned.…
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Movie Review – Ender’s Game
Note: my love of the book predates any knowledge of OSC’s deplorable politics and views on gays. Not discussing that here. I have a long history with the book Ender’s Game. My brother gave it to me to read after he read it and loved it, I couldn’t have been more than 10 years old.…
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Ender’s Game News – Ben Kingsley and Hollywood Whitewashing
Some notes: This post has some plot details of Ender’s Game: The Book, so if you haven’t read it (and WHY NOT) read the rest of this at your own risk. I hesitate to even write this, as Orson Scott Card’s books were a pretty fundamental part of my childhood, after I read my brother’s…
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Movie Review – Cowboys and Aliens
Saw Cowboys and Aliens today, and it was just okay. The early parts of the movie seemed to go in fits and starts, though the climactic scenes moved along well enough. It’s an interesting mix of Sci-Fi and Western themes, and I do have to admit I had to rethink a few characters after seeing…