The Marvel One Shots are all just nice bonuses. Worth a watch for completionist's sake, but essentially a special feature on a blu-ray.
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A nice little bonus to connect some dots, and I'm not going to be mad at extra Agent Coulson content.
I want to love this because of Liv Tyler and Edward Norton, but I just can't quite get there.
<b>Depeche Mode</b> are one of the most successful bands in the world. Since the early 80s, they've been releasing albums featuring a string of hits, most notably "Enjoy the Silence" and "Just Can't Get Enough". However, while their catalog is impressive, it's their live shows that really capture why they've maintained their status. After the release of their album Songs of Faith and Devotion, they embarked on The Devotional Tour, at the time their darkest album to date. The album features a new direction and tone for Martin L. Gore, the group's lead songwriter. During the recording of the album, lead singer Dave Gahan was struggling with addiction and there was friction within the group. But when you hear him singing Gore's lyrics, you are taken to another level. Songs such as "Walking In My Shoes" and "Get Right With Me" are mixed with Gahan's raspy voice, a darker tone through which you hear his struggles, minimal electronics, and sleek guitar symphony.
Directed by Anton Corbijn, <i>Depeche Mode: Devotional</i> is a cinematic masterpiece. Featuring songs from the band's celebrated catalog, such as "Behind the Wheel", "Never Let Me Down Again" and "Fly on the Windscreen", the concert film, filmed in Barcelona, Liévin and Frankfurt, aligns the band members accordingly to set the stage for each song performed.
The stage also features video sets, which Corbijn created for most of the songs. They're dark, mesmerizing, and incredibly beautiful. Highlights include "I Feel You", "Enjoy the Silence", and "In Your Room". Depeche Mode's early music is more pop-friendly, but this transition comes full circle as their songs about religion and sex are on display, and there's nothing that be compared to this film to tell you otherwise.
It's a dark film with a very intimate setting-like structure to it. While filmed in 1993-1994 and no announcement of a remastered version on the way as of this review, we recommend watching with LG OLED's Perfect Black technology to give you the look and feel of being in the audience. When you do, you'll literally feel the urge to reach out and touch faith.
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I am not a fan of Whiplash, and he is a significant part of this, so meh. However, I am a huge fan of Sam Rockwell's Justin Hammer and ScarJo's Black Widow, so I guess you win some, you lose some.
I'm a DC casual on a good day. My favorite DCEU movie is Shazam, so that's where I'm starting from. I am down for a good female ensemble so I gave this a shot, and not even Margot Robbie can get me fully on board. She made it worth the one watch though.
Mockingjay is a bit of a shift from the first two installments, being the first to not have an actual Hunger Games in the plot. Instead the focus is on the politics of the uprising, with time spend filming propaganda clips, visiting hospitals, and trying to recover hostages. It's still a very enjoyable watch and a quality addition to the franchise; it's just that it follows Catching Fire which is SO good.
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Mockingjay Part 2 is the weakest of the core franchise. It's good but not great. It has a few memorable moments, but overall if I haven't just recently watched it, it is the hardest to remember. The ending is overall satisfying though, so it's a satisfying enough conclusion, even if it lacks some of the energy of the others.
A heck of a lot better than it was given credit.
Is it perfect? No, but it is a ton of fun and SHOULD have been the start of something more.
This should have been split into two movies. I read the book, so I was able to fill in the gaps with my pre-existing knowledge. If I hadn't, parts of this would have been a little confusing, especially around Snow's friendship with Sejanus. Maybe some voice-over narration could have helped, and a little less singing.
Either way, I'm excited to have more Hunger Games content. It's definitely not on the same level as the others for me, but it's still a solid entry.
The first half hour was pretty funny, and then it was less funny as it went on. They usually make shorts, so for this being their first jump from 3-minute-long shorts to a full length movie, it is successful enough.
Iron Man holds up surprisingly well after 15 years. It feels like it was even longer ago with how many movies and shows have followed it. I saw Iron Man in the theater when it came out on a whim, and I was so pleasantly surprised by the balance of action with comedy and character moments. They really did something here.
