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by Jaime Rebanal

‘The Creator’ Review: Visually Stunning Sci-Fi Epic Struggles With Severe Misgivings

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At a certain point in time, we simply must accept that most dystopian fiction isn’t really so far out in the future as much as it may very well be the present. This can be very well said about The Creator, Gareth Edwards’s highly ambitious science fiction epic built around mankind’s relationship with artificial intelligence. Whether recent events have made The Creator and its aspirations feel like they’ve dated themselves already, perhaps what might catch most about it is that in an era where many major studio releases are based on a beloved property with the intention of starting a franchise. And I think on that ground, I can’t help but at least respect what Edwards is aiming for.

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by Jaime Rebanal

The Witch – Review

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Robert Eggers’s debut The Witch is a movie that works so perfectly yet I still struggle trying to grasp onto why it’s so loved. My theater experience watching The Witch was never the most pleasant and unfortunately on the spot I could not gather my thoughts properly, but upon a revisit I find myself all the more conflicted because what I remember having worked so well for me that one time never seemed to latch on. All I know for a fact is that there is another crowd of moviegoers who will certainly like, or even love The Witch given as it feels like a rather refreshing entry for the horror genre considering where it lies in recent years, and I won’t deny its good qualities. I’m not one of those people, and that’s what pains me because there’s so much to The Witch that I know should work for me. Continue reading →