Tag Archives: Superpower

Project Power (2020) ☆☆(2/4): A flat genre piece without much power

Posted on August 17, 2020 by

Netflix film “Project Power” does not have much power and imagination to boost its supposedly intriguing story premise, and that is a big letdown to say the least. While initially beginning with considerable potentials, the movie eventually gets devolved into … Continue reading →

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Fast Color (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): The superpower running in her family

Posted on June 30, 2019 by

“Fast Color” is a little film which tries something different with its familiar premise. Revolving around the dynamic interactions among its three main characters who are connected with each other via not only blood and but also their inherited superhuman … Continue reading →

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Dark Phoenix (2019) ☆☆(2/4): A lackluster finale for the 19-year-old franchise

Posted on June 6, 2019 by

“Dark Phoenix”, the last chapter for what was begun with “X-Men: First Class” (2011) and then continued with “X-Men: Days of Future Fast” (2014) and “X-Men Apocalypse” (2016), is messy and tedious to say the least. While merely trudging from … Continue reading →

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Avengers: Infinity War (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): An ambitious but mixed cliffhanger

Posted on April 26, 2018 by

“Avengers: Infinity War”, the 19th feature film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), attempts to be a big, ambitious cliffhanger for whatever will come in the next year, but it does not entirely work well as trying to juggle too … Continue reading →

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Lucy (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Bound for 100%

Posted on September 6, 2014 by

 Rarely do we come across a wild, crazy movie like “Lucy”, which is utterly preposterous and ridiculous from the start but is also amusing and entertaining for its willing attitude to push a silly but interesting science fiction premise all … Continue reading →

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Chronicle (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : They’ve got the power, but…

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

“Chronicle” is an interesting SF drama working well as the mix of the two film genres which have become notably prevalent during the last decade. On the surface, it presents itself as one of those ‘found footage’ movies a la … Continue reading →

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