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Stowaway
The personal drama is lacking, leading to a very slow pace; however, the visuals are beautiful and there are genuine moments of suspense.

Ben Pivoz
Apr 22, 2021


Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker
There is enough material here for at least two movies, serving to blunt the impact of several of the revelations. However, this is how they

Ben Pivoz
Dec 20, 2019


Terminator: Dark Fate
It sets up its plot, assumes we already know what is going on, then plunges headlong into its action. Despite being in the title, fate is ne

Ben Pivoz
Nov 1, 2019


Ad Astra
The gorgeous shots out the window of a space shuttle are there because of what they say about the protagonist, not just because they are awe

Ben Pivoz
Sep 20, 2019


Men in Black: International
It may have been smarter to introduce these characters in a simpler story, then dive deeper if this is successful enough to warrant a sequel

Ben Pivoz
Jun 14, 2019


Fast Color
With the way superheroes currently fill up multiplexes seemingly on a weekly basis, Fast Color is a nice counterpoint. It treats its people

Ben Pivoz
Apr 25, 2019


Captive State
There is so much going on and not sufficient time spent making any of it connect for the audience. Everything does eventually make sense, bu

Ben Pivoz
Mar 15, 2019


Alita: Battle Angel
Although Alita is never pushed to the side, there is so much mythology and backstory it sometimes seemed like I was watching the pilot for a

Ben Pivoz
Feb 21, 2019


Replicas
There are a lot of complex emotions inherent in this story. They are mostly ignored in favor of whatever this was supposed to be. It is ill-

Ben Pivoz
Jan 11, 2019


Bumblebee
People who want to see giant robots fighting might get bored in the middle, but they will be mostly satisfied. People who want to see a teen

Ben Pivoz
Dec 21, 2018
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