Tag: Film Reviews

OPPENHEIMER (STORY ANALYSIS)OPPENHEIMER (STORY ANALYSIS)

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer is a 2023 biographical thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. Based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, the film chronicles the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, an American theoretical physicist who was pivotal in developing the first nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project, and thereby ushering in the Atomic Age. The film stars Cillian Murphy in the lead role.

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INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (ANALYSIS)INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (ANALYSIS)

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is a 2023 American action adventure film directed by James Mangold. The film stars Harrison Ford in his fifth and final portrayal of archaeologist Indiana Jones. Set in 1969, the film follows Indiana Jones and his estranged goddaughter Helena Shaw trying to locate a device that could change the course of history before Jürgen Voller, a Nazi-turned-NASA scientist, can take it for himself and change the outcome of World War II.

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DISCONTINUED: GOOD PREMISE, BAD MOVIEDISCONTINUED: GOOD PREMISE, BAD MOVIE

Discontinued

Discontinued is a 2022 indie scifi drama directed by Trevor Packham from a story written by Packham and Michael Villucci. The movie stars Ashley Hutchinson, Langton Fishburne, Robert Picardo, Michael Bonini and Charlie Talbert. The story is about a depressed millennial who discovers that the world she knows is just a simulated version of reality that is being shut down. Suddenly, she’s the only one who wants to stick around.

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