A magnum opus proclamation returning to sci-gen roots: kubrickian IQ, hardcoded existential wonders, epic-scale visuals, galactic mystery, prognosticable futurism, and pago-agnosticism – even if the project deserved > on cast & resources. 8.7/10.
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Category: Science-Fiction
Prey (2022)
The Best Film Of Predator Frnchise; flips 3x-red dot focus: self-de/reconstruction, real-world primal hunt synergy, dark indie flvr, fem|colonialism allegory, [of chief importance] celebration of native/indigenous tribes led by neo-Ripley x S.C. 9.3/10.
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Nope (2022)
Peele’s [by far] most entertaining project is a batsh*t crazy horror x sci-fi x western x Golden-Age Hollywood x 21st C. blockbuster nightmare w. epic scale, Gen. Z x SM clout(/d) chase toxicity, & crux Black/POC allegory: The Invasion! Of White. 9.1/10.
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Thor: Love And Thunder (2022)
Despite Guns N’ Roses Trailer, KV, & Nathalie’s Physique, L/T: quite plausibly most completely unnecessary blockbuster, even for MCU; dumbed-down, giggly snooze pimping Ragnarok, humbling Taika, proving Scorsese right 10x. Shame,.. Bale. 4/10.
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The Adam Project (2022)
Beautifully-locationed in VC wilderness with solid FX & action scenes, but a bland, schmaltzy, forgettable, tired screwball Netflix-signature rehash of ~every ’80’s sci-fi film of public conscience w. a woefully-miscast ensemble led by genre-ill R.R. 4/10.
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Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
The Conclusion To The Jurassic Era Works As ~Totalitarian Experience: A Wild BCE Reversal Of Apex Predation & Postapocalyptica W. A+ Fandom-Service & Full-Circle, Only T-Rex’d By Growing [MCU-Blamable] Exhaustion Of Legacy/Team Prjs. 7.6/10.
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Ms. Marvel (2022)
A+-cast & first bonafide sign of *any* representation in history of blockbusters for world’s largest-but-x’d minority: brown people, but wildly-unoriginal CW Tween/ YA kitsch: retcon Khan to Green Lantern ripoff to protect yt Mr. F4ntastic. 6.2/10.
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Strawberry Mansion (2022)
A hyperimaginative time/space-bending fantasia dreamscape & new cult-classic contrastively juxtaposing the ethereal freedom, limitlessness, mystery, euphoria, life of imagination w. etiolate, grayscale euthanization of govt. & capitalism. 9.5/10.
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Lightyear (2022)
Despite The First Cheer LGBTQ+ Scene In Disney & Lush Galaxy Visuals, LGYR: a toy of plasticy genre-clichés w. ~zero likeness/nostalgia [from bizarre MAGA-look to Evans (mis)cast] & worrying omen of Pixar factory-zation infinity/beyond. 5/10.
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Kimi (2022)
Zoë Kravitz is spellbinding in a visceral, white-knuckle, startlingly-prognosticable, hyperbolic cat-and-mouse game drenched in atmospheric paranoia, corporate assassin thrills, mental health, post-covid conspiracy; even if ~amuse-bouche. 8/10.
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