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Week of May 26, 2017
Mutants eat with their talons just like the
rest of us. First up…
Logan
You can tell a superhero is getting old
when villains start using credit-card scams on them.
Luckily, the aged protagonist in this
action movie knows to keep his PIN protected.
A weathered Wolverine/Logan (Hugh Jackman)
struggles to survive in a mutant-less future where his healing factor is
failing and his once powerful mentor (Patrick Stewart) suffers from
Alzheimer's.
Matters worsen when a young mutant (Dafne
Keen) escapes from a laboratory and asks for his help in reaching a mutant safe
haven up north. Accepting, however, puts the irritable immortal’s life in
danger for the first – and possibly last - time.
Focusing more on the character than his
infamous claws, this end chapter of the Jackman era may suffer from some lulls
but is ultimately a fitting tribute to the troubled Canuck with strong
performances, furious action and a moving script.
Incidentally, elderly superheroes always
keep some candy in their spandex. Green
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The Great Wall
If China were smart they would’ve got the
Mongols to pay for the Great Wall to be built.
Oddly, the intruders in this fantasy movie
are not even of Earth.
Searching for China’s famed black powder,
mercenaries Garin (Matt Damon) and Pero (Pedro Pascal) are attacked by
mysterious creatures, and survive.
When they are later captured by the
military, Commander Mae (Jing Tian) tells them of the horde and their need to
cleanse the earth of avarice. Intrigued, Garin agrees to help kill the colony’s
queen. Insatiable, Pero teams with another captive (Willem Dafoe) to pilfer the
explosive powder.
With a multitude of highly stylized battles
imbued with eye-popping aerial attacks in a kaleidoscope of colours, this
visually striking creature feature has a very familiar script and an
unintentionally hilarious performance from Damon that borders on campy.
And while China’s Great Wall did deterred
invaders, it inadvertently encouraged graffiti artists. Yellow Light
Get Out
The great thing about interracial
relationships is you’ll never start to look alike.
Even dressed identical, the mixed-race
couple in this horror movie would maintain their distinctiveness.
Black photographer, Chris (Daniel Kaluuya),
is nervous about spending the weekend with his white girlfriend’s (Allison
Williams) family (Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Caleb Landry Jones).
His fears are soon confirmed when he begins
having strange encounters with the few other black people around who all warn
him to get out.
Things get even stranger when Chris ends up
on the auction block for the family’s affluent white friends to purchase for
their own nefarious reasons.
More psychological horror than slasher
flick splatterfest, this socially relevant debut from comedian-cum-director
Jordan Peele deals with the racial divide in America with a monstrous metaphor
that is frightening foremost for its high probability.
Besides, meeting white people isn’t scary
as long as you have your hands up. Green
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***Retired Gun***
Shane
The reason you don’t see old gunslingers is
because greeters at Wal-Mart cannot be armed.
Another reason, as this Western points out
is that most end up dead.
After the Civil War a weathered gunfighter,
Shane (Alan Ladd), moseys into a Wyoming settlement where he befriends a farmer
(Van Heflin), his wife (Jean Arthur) and their son Joey (Brandon deWilde).
When Shane learns a greedy cattleman (Emile
Meyer) and his henchman (Jack Palance) are strong-arming the settlers off their
property, he agrees to help fight back.
Admired by Joey for his prowess with a
pistol, Shane cautions him on the way of the gun.
Still one of the greatest films ever
produced thanks to its poignant storytelling, compelling characters and
ambiguous ending, this Technicolor adaption of the popular paperback is a
gritty dissertation on obsolescence.
Besides, the world still needs gunslingers
to perform twice daily at Wild West theme parks.
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