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SCRAP – Review by Leslie Combemale

October 25, 2024October 26, 2024 Leslie Combemale Anthony Rapp, Lana Parrilla, scrap, Vivian Kerr

There have been great examples of aspiring actors breaking into the mainstream through DYI, and, well, by being scrappy. The best is Matt Damon and Good Will Hunting, a film he wrote that got him an Oscar and leading man status. It’s tough out there in LA, and the percentage of actors who make it is nearly zero. That’s the world in which Scrap actor/director/writer/producer Vivian Kerr and so many other artists exist. They survive, and sometimes even thrive not just with talent, but through sheer grit.

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ATLAS – Review by Nadine Whitney

May 23, 2024May 25, 2024 Nadine Whitney Abraham Popoola, Atlas, Brad Peyton, jennifer lopez, Lana Parrilla, Mark Strong, netflix, Simu Liu, Sterling k brown

Whatever Jennifer Lopez is doing in Atlas is enough to make you doubt she’s ever been in a movie before. Lopez isn’t given a stellar script to work with but that doesn’t excuse her abominable performance. Simu Liu is easy to believe as an AI synthetic because he has precisely one emotional state. Sterling K. Brown is solid as the heroic ranger who probably should have listened to Atlas, but he isn’t in the film enough to make enough of an impact. The fact that the most relatable character is the AI running the ARC is more than likely deliberate but speaks to how badly written and acted Atlas Shepard is.