It’s no secret that we here at The Moving Arts weren’t big fans of McG’s take on the “Terminator” franchise with this year’s “Terminator Salvation.” In fact, in our review we called it “as desolate, joyless, and lifeless as the robot-ruled world it depicts.” Needless to say, we’re not too keen on seeing what the [...]
What do you get when you mix the anti-vowel (McG) director of “Charlie’s Angels,” with the anti-character, anti-plot writers of “Catwoman?” “Terminator Salvation,” of course. How bad is it? You’ll have to listen to the dizzying, time-travel-laden podcast to find out! Also, “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” is yet another example of [...]
The idea that the machines that enrich our lives today will eventually achieve sentience and take over the world is one of Hollywood’s most compelling tropes. “The Matrix,” “I, Robot,” and to a lesser extent, the Emilio Estevez flick, “Maximum Overdrive” all indulge in some variation of this robotic demise of mankind. But for all [...]
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