Female Film Critics 24/375
Just like that amazing concrete from ancient Rome that we are not able to replicate today, we have lost the ability to buckle swash like Hollywood of yore could. We simply don’t know how to do it anymore. Ya have to go back to before the turn of the millennium to get the last great attempt that you can embrace without hesitation…
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The trailers don’t prepare you for the strikingly emotional human story at the heart of A Quiet Place: Day One, a phenomenal film that subverts expectations in rich and affecting ways.
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Even though it’s the third film in the franchise, A Quiet Place: Day One is the prequel to the first two that followed the Abbott family as they tried to stay one step ahead of the invading Death Angels…sightless aliens who hunt by sound and won’t rest until humanity is destroyed. Day One takes place at the beginning of the invasion when the armor-plated creatures with impeccable hearing first landed on Earth. The story follows Sam, a terminally ill woman living with her cat in a hospice just outside of New York City. She and a group of residents go on a field trip to the city just hours before the alien attack occurs, leaving them fighting for their lives again…in a totally terrifying way.
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IF was conceived by John Krasinski (of The Office fame) as a lasting reminder to his daughters that life doesn’t always have to be fun, but it shouldn’t stop us from trying. He also took on the roles of director and co-star as well as the task of amassing a who’s who of live and voiceover cast and crew including fellow Office mate Steve Carell as Blue, the big purple IF.
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According to legend, when his home planet of Krypton was about to explode, baby Kal-El’s parents placed him in a space capsule headed for Earth. But what no one realized until now is that, just before blast-off, Kal-El’s beloved puppy, Krypto, jumped into the capsule too. Written by director Jared Stern (LEGO animated films) with John Whittington, this animated comic-book feature is loosely based on DC’s “Legion of Super-Pets,” which first appeared in 1962’s “Adventure Comics #293.” It’s loaded with laughs, imaginative jokes and a heartfelt life lesson about the value of friendship – and it sets up a sequel.
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If you didn’t see A Quiet Place (2018), you’ll be bewildered because John Krasinski’s sci-fi sequel begins where the first left off. Instead of the peace and tranquility they’ve sought, the Abbott family must once again run and hide from vicious extraterrestrial creatures that hunt by sound.
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A Quiet Place gives horror a new sound—silence. The horror film A Quiet Place is exactly that—very quiet, meaning viewers
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Some moviegoers absolutely love to be scared, frightened out of their wits. If so, this dystopian horror thriller is for
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Shh…Don’t Say a Word. Sci-fi giant spider-like creatures can’t see you—so no need to hide—except, if they hear you—they’ll kill
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