Movie Review: Captain America: Civil War. Spoilery as heck! Do not enter if you haven't seen it, unless you want to be spoiled. I thought this movie was a thematic mess. ( Here's why. )

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[x-posted to my tumblr.]

I’ve been seeing a lot of comparisons b/w Kingsman as a male id fantasy and Jupiter Ascending as a woman’s id fantasy, but I don’t think that’s it at all. I think it’s a regressive v. progressive fantasy. At least, that's why I enjoyed the latter over the former. ( Warning for spoilers. )

Okay, yeah, I'm a purist. BUT, even if I weren't a purist, I have would have issues up the wazoo about RoboCop (2014) that had little to do with how very, *very* much I loved Peter Weller in the role of the original RoboCop (1987) and how its grim satire was so forward-thinking about the balance between safety and liberty; how identity and personal ( Read more... )

Last night I watched Philomena, a film starring Dame Judi Dench (must adore) and Steve Coogan, based on the book, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, based on the real-life story of Philomena Lee and her search to be reunited with her son Anthony, taken from her soon after his birth. Oh, man. It's an awesome social statement disguised as a feel-good ( Read more... )

Review is under the cut. ( Because the movie is very spoily. )

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