Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
Similar2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Apollo 13 (1995), Armageddon (1998), Blown Away (1994), Catwoman (2004), Code of Silence (1985), Con Air (1997), Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000), D.E.B.S. (2005), Die Hard (1988), Die Hard 2 (1990),
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) Dune (1984), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), Hitman (2007), La Vie en Rose (2007), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997), Sliver (1993), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Generations (1994), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Fifth Element (1997), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), You Only Live Twice (1967),
Watch afterDune: Part Two (2024), Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023),
My favorite moments in Rebel Moon: Part Two - The Scargiver come during quick breaths before a plunge.
In the first, warriors Tarak (Staz Nair) and Milius (Elise Duffy) come to terms with their likely imminent deaths at the hands of a smoke-spewing tank. Having spent years of his life consumed by survivor's guilt, Tarak thought having a cause to die for would be enough. It isn't. He wants to live, but he probably won't. The next best thing is to die fighting alongside a peer like Milius.
In the second, Kora (Sofia Boutella) is in the midst of blasting her way through the fearsome dreadnought King's Gaze. After slaying a warrior wielding a high-tech superheated sword, she takes a moment to catch her breath. With some pilfered cloth, she wraps the blade's hilt so she can use it without burning herself. It's a moment of improvisation, providing Boutella a chance to deliver a quieter piece of physical acting that stands in contrast to brawling with a corridor of goons or swordfighting Ed Skrein's Admiral Noble. Continue Reading →
The Pope's Exorcist
SimilarApt Pupil (1998), Buffalo Soldiers (2002), Carrie (1976), Conspiracy Theory (1997), Constantine (2005), Die Hard (1988), Godzilla Raids Again (1955), Happy Death Day 2U (2019), I Stand Alone (1998), Jaws: The Revenge (1987), JFK (1991), Klute (1971), Minority Report (2002), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), Rosemary's Baby (1968), Silent Hill (2006), The 39 Steps (1935), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Crow: Salvation (2000), The Devil's Rejects (2005), The Godfather Part III (1990), The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999), The Shining (1980), We Own the Night (2007),
Watch afterAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), Evil Dead Rise (2023), Five Nights at Freddy's (2023), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), Saw X (2023), The Equalizer 3 (2023), The Nun II (2023), The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023),
If you like loud noise jump scares, you’re going to love The Exorcist: Believer. Continue Reading →
Meg 2: The Trench
Ever since James Cameron boldly wrote “S” after ALIEN on a chalkboard and then changed it to a dollar sign, the quickest way to sequel-ize your killer extraterrestrial/reptile/mammal/whatever has been to add more of it. You scored a hit with people fighting one giant mosquito? Great, here’s a sequel with six of them. Continue Reading →
Bird Box Barcelona
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Jackie Brown (1997) Kiss the Girls (1997),
Live and Let Die (1973) Love and Honor (2006), Mystic River (2003),
Rebecca (1940) Shaft (2000) Starship Troopers (1997), Swimming Pool (2003), The 39 Steps (1935), The Handmaid's Tale (1990),
The Name of the Rose (1986) The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Road (2009), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Wild at Heart (1990),
Okay, fine, Bird Box Barcelona isn’t exactly a sequel. It’s more of a continuation, as Netflix gets a belated start on making a franchise out of 2018’s Bird Box, a perfectly fine but unremarkable film that inexplicably became a smash hit. Smash or not, five years is a long time, so you might need a refresher course. Much of Earth’s population has been decimated by malevolent beings with visages so emotionally overwhelming that anyone who looks at them immediately commits suicide, and the survivors are forced to navigate what’s left of the world with their eyes covered, lest they see whatever “they” are. That’s really all you need to remember. Continue Reading →