Female Film Critics 24/375
If you haven’t seen M. Night Shyamalan’s two previous films – Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2017) – you may be a little lost because this conclusion to his trilogy brings together the main characters from both films.
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With the help of arbitrary deadlines, handy coincidences and characters explaining comic book tropes, Shyamalan attempts a series of elaborate plot twists – of course – that he doesn’t quite pull off cleanly but that are still pretty nifty and unveil some interesting surprises. Herculean performances by McAvoy, Willis and Jackson keep “Glass” watchable even when the narrative gets murky.
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Leeloo is back! SONY marks the 20 anniversary of Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element and its iconic heroine with theatrical re-release and July delivery of a special edition 4K UHD. Milla Jovovich’s Leeloo is perfection, a supreme being who has unique survival skills and high power compassion. The film is still visually stunning, thrilling to watch. Continue reading…
On the eve of another Luc Besson science fiction extravaganza (the director’s new film Valerian and the City of a
Read moreSci-fi is one of my favorite genres and this thriller has an intriguing premise. Sometime in the not-too-distant future, robot technology has enabled mankind to live ‘vitually’ through remote-controlled surrogates who go through the trials and tribulations of daily life (commuting, work, etc.) for them while they stay home, clad in bathrobes, cocooned in ‘stim chairs,’ hooked up to gizmos that allow them to control their ‘surreys.’
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