Outside the Wire imagines a world in 2036 where human troops on both sides are assisted by robotic soldiers and drone pilots. No, the film is not set in Baltimore. It is clear to me that nobody is bothering to heed the warnings of the great machine uprising given to us in The Terminator films. Next thing you know, some genius will attempt to open a theme park with dinosaurs. Actually, that’s not a bad…
"Outside the Wire: A Future Aided By Robots"Tag: Netflix
Netflix has unveiled their 2021 film slate as of January 11 and the streamer is aiming big by releasing at a new movie every week. TITLES BY GENRES ACTION Army of the Dead Awake Kate Outside the Wire (January 15) Red Notice Sweet Girl HORROR Fear Street Trilogy No One Gets Out Alive There’s Someone Inside Your House Things Heard and Seen THRILLER Blood Red Sky Beckett Escape from Spiderhead Intrusion Munich O2 Night Teeth…
"Netflix Unveils 2021 Film Slate As Of January 11"
One can look at We Can Be Heroes as being a copycat of films like The Avengers (and with children) but this film is so much more. Perhaps what is the most surprising is that this is a stand-alone sequel to The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl. Taylor Lautner does not reprise his role. The film finds a way to hide this, of course. While this may be a stand-alone sequel, the film makes…
"We Can Be Heroes: A Superhero Film With Heart"
Actor-director-producer George Clooney and actress Caoilinn Springall participated in a press conference to discuss The Midnight Sky. Critics Choice Association members were invited to attend last Tuesday’s press conference. It was the penultimate Netflix press conference for CCA before 2020 comes to an end. Netflix has been hosting virtual press conferences for CCA members dating back to Da 5 Bloods this summer. The press conferences are mostly limited to their awards contenders and allow members…
"George Clooney Talks The Midnight Sky"
The Midnight Sky, directed by and co-starring George Clooney, is a modern-day version of Stanley Kramer’s Oscar-nominated On the Beach. Living in isolation is one of the major things to come out of 2020. To no surprise, one of the biggest film’s of the year is about just that. No, there isn’t a pandemic but the planet is suffering. Is humanity heading towards the verge of extinction? Quite possibly. And yet, George Clooney does one…
"The Midnight Sky: A Modern-Day On The Beach"
Chadwick Boseman graces the screen and bids fans farewell during an Oscar-worthy performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. It was never supposed to end this way. Chadwick Boseman was our king. He was never supposed to be taken away from us so soon. I’ve watched this film twice–the first viewing came before the embargo lifted. But it is a struggle to pen the words. What do you say about an award-worthy performance when you’re watching…
"Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: A Farewell To A Star" Netflix announced the list of movies, television series, and specials that are coming and leaving the streaming service in January. All titles and dates are subject to change. Coming Soon 50M2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL After betraying his bosses, a hitman hides out in a vacant tailor shop, where he’s mistaken for the late owner’s son, an identity he decides to embrace. Bonding: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Totally broke and banned from every dungeon in…
"Netflix: Coming and Leaving in January"
The outright fabrications in Mank are just too much to overcome in the David Fincher film and they have not sat well since viewing the film. When it comes to Orson Welles, the film sides more with Pauline Kael’s discredited piece on the Citizen Kane origin. I understand she’s dead and cannot defend herself but history has largely proven her piece to be wrong on the matter. But here’s the thing: there are too many…
"Mank: Fabrications Can’t Be Overcome" Netflix announced the list of movies, television series, and specials that are coming and leaving the streaming service in December. ? denotes that the film is a part of the Netflix holiday slate. All titles and dates are subject to change PODCASTS More Like This. Launching November 25. A podcast from Netflix Queue, the journal that celebrates the people, ideas, and process of creating great entertainment on Netflix and beyond. Host Krista Smith is joined…
"Netflix: Coming and Leaving in December"
Hillbilly Elegy launches on Netflix this fall as an awards contender for Amy Adams and Glenn Close but their performances cannot save the film. I’m a Kentucky native so naturally, I like that there were scenes set in Jackson, Kentucky. Having a film directed by Ron Howard and starring Amy Adams and Glenn Close is enough to pique my interest. But there needs to be more here in order to elevate the film and take…
"Hillbilly Elegy: Oscar Bait Falls Short"