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“Terminator: Genisys”
To watch James Cameron’s 1984 The Terminator again is to marvel at its ruthless narrative efficiency and the craft of making a great deal out of very little. It’s such a tightly scripted, self-contained little B-movie masterpiece that the film demanded a serie...
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“The Water Diviner”
A brawny historical melodrama with a twinge of magic realism amongst the oft-conflicting tones, Russell Crowe’s directorial debut The Water Diviner is an odd-duck curiosity about as commercially minded as that title would lead you to believe. It’s full of rook...
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“The Divergent Series: Insurgent”
The Divergent Series: Insurgent is so unmemorable that its long-winded, SEO-boosting title becomes a helpful marker for keeping track of what it is you’re watching. The film begins with more “previously on” summary than a late episode of Lost, but even the con...
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“Divergent”: Derivative Dystopia
Not all Young Adult (YA) adaptations are made the same. Don’t tell that to Hollywood executives, of course. Over the last decade, practically every YA novel with a supernatural or science fiction bent has been scooped up for adaptation, regardless of the under...
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A Good Day To Die Hard: Russian Russian ‘Til Life’s No Fun
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Some movie franchises flourish when the filmmakers consistently up the stakes, stunts, and villains. Take the Fast and the Furious movies, which have graduated from simple drag racing to driving a car out of the nose of an airplane. Those flicks are flexi...
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