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Week of March 25, 2016
Incubation chambers are the "it"
product of the dystopian future. First up…
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Ironically, the tweens who grew up with the
Hunger Games are now young adults struggling with their own eating disorders.
Mind you, the titular famishment in this
sci-fi movie is more of a metaphor.
Determined to overthrow the Capitol and
kill its president (Donald Sutherland), Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) aligns
herself with an all-star squadron (Natalie Dormer, Sam Claflin) that also
includes her boyfriend Gale (Liam Hemsworth) and ex-partner Peeta (Josh
Hutcherson).
Behind enemy lines, the team trots through
booby-trapped and mutant infested sewers, losing friends along the way.
Meanwhile, the love triangle between
Katniss, Gale and Peeta comes to a head.
The fourth and final chapter of this
dystopian series, Part 2 is a satisfying conclusion to this respectable
franchise. Peppered with plenty of surprises and noteworthy performances, this
dark and dire installment is likely its best.
Furthermore, this finale means archery
related injuries amongst girls are sure to decline. Green Light
Daddy’s Home
The upside to being a stepparent is that
you can ditch out right before the kids’ college tuition is due.
Fortunately, the replacement dad in this
comedy has lots of time to decide.
The unabashed stepfather to his wife’s
(Linda Cardellini) two children, Brad (Will Ferrell) is living out his paternal
dreams. But his ongoing bonding with his new kids is interrupted by the arrival
of their bad-boy birth father: Dusty (Mark Wahlberg).
Initially welcoming, Brad’s hospitality
quickly turns to hostility when he feels Dusty encroaching on his territory.
But can the bumbling Brad outwit the alpha male interloper?
While its progressive plot could have been
playful, this re-teaming of Ferrell and Wahlberg in familiar comedic archetypes
struggles to make the awkward family situation seem all that humorous,
original, or even somewhat realistic.
Incidentally, the best way to get rid of
the birth father is to bring up child support.
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***End of Days Inn***
Things to Come
The first thing to do in a post-apocalyptic
world is execute all the psychics for not warning us ahead of time.
Thankfully, the citizens in this sci-fi
movie received many declarations of war.
An air raid on Everytown from an unknown
adversary sets off a global conflict that finds resident John Cabal (Raymond
Massey) enlisting as an airman.
Decades later, the war-torn town is devoid
of technology as society has deteriorated into a dystopian wasteland controlled
by warlords.
But engineers have created an advanced
civilization in the desert that will lead humanity into a new technological
age.
Exploring the evolution of humanity through
the ashes of war and regenerative powers of progress, this 1936 adaptation of
H.G. Wells’ novel may suffer from longwinded diatribes but its unique narrative
and stylized set designs are worth it.
Moreover, dystopian futures are the reason
the sewer housing market is so hot right now.
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