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Anything Nice to Say: I, Robot
Posted on February 23, 2022 Leave a Comment
Will Smith’s career was on the backslide after Wild Wild West, but as time has passed, there has been a growing respect for I, Robot. Maybe it just came out at the wrong time. As technology progresses, the warnings from Asimov are more and more relevant.
Anything Nice to Say: War of the Worlds
Posted on July 29, 2020 Leave a Comment
Tom Cruise running away from aliens. You don’t need to make a movie more complicated than that. With a high critic score, but a relatively low audience score, viewers weren’t quite as enthused about this remake. We try to launch a full scale invasion on anything nice to say about War of the Worlds.
Anything Nice to Say: Tron: Legacy
Posted on March 25, 2020 Leave a Comment
Tron: Legacy may not be the best movie, but it’s definitely a work of art. The combination of the visual aesthetic with Daft Punk’s soundtrack is outstanding. Here are some of the nice things I had to say about the sequel to 1982’s Tron.
Anything Nice to Say: Johnny Mnemonic
Posted on February 26, 2020 Leave a Comment
Keanu Reeves stars in this Dolph Lundgren-career-killer based on a short story by William Gibson. It dropped all the names and the ball. We took a second look at Johnny Mnemonic and embraced the bizarre.