Songbirds
Similar2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), 2046 (2004), A Trip to the Moon (1902), Black Hawk Down (2001),
Blade Runner (1982) Brazil (1985),
Desert Hearts (1985) Die Hard (1988), Dune (1984), I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016), Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985),
Mars Attacks! (1996) Metropolis (1927),
Once Upon a Time in America (1984) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), Random Harvest (1942), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Stormbreaker (2006),
Strange Days (1995) Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019), The Eiger Sanction (1975), The Hunger (1983), The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Saint (1997), This Is Where I Leave You (2014), Twelve Monkeys (1995), Videodrome (1983),
Watch afterAquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), Napoleon (2023),
Oppenheimer (2023) Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023), Thanksgiving (2023), The Marvels (2023), The Nun II (2023), Wonka (2023),
StudioLionsgate,
Despite a challenging premise and an overlong runtime, the Hunger Games prequel makes the most of the hand it’s been dealt.
The character of Coriolanus Snow is an odd choice for a Hunger Games hero. In the original books and films, as played by screen giant Donald Sutherland, Snow was a cold-hearted, cruel dictator clearly meant to echo real world fascist leaders. Here, in the prequel story The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (say that five times fast), Coriolanus (Tom Blyth) is just a sensitive, emotional teen dreamboat whose main goal is to provide for his family in the wake of the violent revolution that tore apart Panem, the country formerly known as the United States of America.
It’s difficult to understand why author Suzanne Collins, who wrote the novel Songbirds is based on, made the decision to try to humanize a violent authoritarian when a core theme of the original Hunger Games books and movies was lashing back at systemic oppression. Nonetheless, director Francis Lawrence (Catching Fire, I Am Legend) and his enthusiastic cast of talented performers make the best of the rather thematically confused story arc they’ve been given, turning in one of the most exciting, emotionally arresting entries in the franchise. Continue Reading →
Five Nights at Freddy's
SimilarA Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), BloodRayne: The Third Reich (2010), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Dawn of the Dead (2004), Eastern Promises (2007), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Jennifer's Body (2009), Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017), Silent Hill (2006), Snakes on a Plane (2006), The Shining (1980), The Sixth Sense (1999), The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008), Wild Things (1998),
Watch afterA Haunting in Venice (2023),
Barbie (2023) Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023),
Oppenheimer (2023) Saw X (2023), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), The Marvels (2023),
StudioBlumhouse Productions,
I have never played Five Nights at Freddy’s. I need to make that abundantly clear before proceeding with this review. Continue Reading →