A hyper-stylized, psychedelic, energy-galvanized homage to black culture loaded with passion, war-meditation, & bold social/political commentary juxtaposed with Chadwick Boseman’s final acts: one of the best Spike Lee joints since DTRT. 8.9/10.
[category:actionadventure/periodhistorical/war/survival,date:2020-03-02,rate:8.9,type:movies]
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Category: Survival
Crawl (2019)
A claustrophobic scarefest that gives Gators their Jaws moment w. many parallels, mega-impressive storm-of-the-century CGI, breakneck natural horror scenes, & exigent backbone of sports characterization – but lazily-scripted dialogue. 7.6/10.
[category:horror/survival/disaster,date:2019-04-03,rate:7.6,type:movies]
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The Revenant (2015)
Though it finally got DiCaprio his [long-overdue] Best Actor Oscar amidst powerful natural landscapes, Iñàrritu’s grisly historical western revenge survival-thriller is a heavy, punishing, graceless experience of pure excruciation in a war/blizzard. 5/10.
[category:western/survival/war/actionadventure/periodhistorical,date:2015-10-02,rate:5,type:movies]
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Jaws (1975)
Forever changing how we view beaches & the first officialized summer blockbuster, Jaws is as perfect an engine of horror/action as its chondricthye – pure real-world evo/survival terror w. black comedic govt exposé & one of best scores ever. 9.4/10.
[category:classics/horror/actionadventure/slasher/blockbusters/survival/kaiju,date:1975-12-07,rate:9,type:movies]
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Noah (2014)
A cinematographically-striking, visionary modern portrayal of the biggest story ever told with the biggest scale imaginable in apocalyptica w. strong performances; belief system-relying, but the most cinematic biblicism ever on big screen. 7.9/10.
[category:actionadventure/science-fiction/fantasy/drama/periodhistorical/blockbusters/horror/survival/apocalyptica/religion,date:2014-01-30,rate:7.9,type:movies]
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The Purge (The TV Series)
Horrifically acted with snail-slow pacing, dramatically nerfed budget, and cop-out exposition spread too thin through overloaded dull character arcs given more focus than the event, this shameless Purge gimmick.. barely offers any Purge. 2.1/10.
[category:horror/slasher/political-drama/survival,date:2018-07-03,rate:2.1,type:tvshows]
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10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
Although Goodman & Mary try their hardest with this painfully uninspired script, 10 Cloverfield Lane is a somnambulistic test of patience with seemingly no clue it bears the name of a monster franchise-fans waited 8+ years for answers to. 4/10.
[category:science-fiction/survival/apocalyptica,date:2016-09-24,rate:4,type:movies]
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Kong: Skull Island (2016)
Fast-paced, nostalgic, and divergent from its kin in the franchise, S.I. aggrandizes the action with a cast of A-listers – but depthless husk of comparatively-shallow explosions, mediocre setting, bad creature designs, and weird humor/tone. 4/10.
[category:actionadventure/kaiju/blockbusters/survival,date:2016-07-02,rate:4,type:movies]
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Saw II (2005)
A rare horror-sequel that reframes and pushes the boundaries of the original by hand of D.L. Bousman, Saw II remixes the low-budget indie thrills and nightmare puzzles/contraptions of its predecessor for a passable gorefest follow-up. 6.5/10.
[category:horror/psychological/survival,date:2005-04-13,rate:6.5,type:movies]
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Saw III (2006)
A new apprentice that looks more akin to a fashion-show model than grisly psychological torture-master is just one of the problems in a far-lazier chessboard of cruel games passing the threshold of gore & even preaching w/o tension. 3/10.
[category:horror/psychological/survival,date:2006-04-13,rate:3,type:movies]
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