Avatar: The Way of Water soaks in atmosphere but drowns in its story

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Avatar: The Way of Water soaks in atmosphere but drowns in its story

James Cameron finally gives us the sequel we've been expecting -- a lush, pulpy technical marvel both buoyed and sunk by its technological advances.

Kick Back & Enjoy a Few at Your Local “VFW”

Grizzled veterans go up against a drug dealer’s zombie-like henchmen in Joe Begos’ gory, fast paced action-horror film.

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The Computerized Humanism of “Avatar”, Ten Years Later

We revisit the underappreciated humanism of James Cameron's effects-driven blockbuster a decade after its release.

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