Tag: 2017
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
…gorgeous vistas, striking costumes, and wild lighting are undercut by…
The Shape of Water (2017)
My wife described this film’s opening sequences as a “Disney princess introduction,” and I knew that I had to steal her phrase…
Bright (2017)
…The modern-day fantasy setting is intriguing – even if the execution is quite patchy. Bright also drips in social commentary…
Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017)
…faults play into strengths: bits of distracting FX result from the scale of the action, and raw takes serve up organic moments…
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
…some of the best ideas of Paul Dehn’s treatment for Battle of the Planet of the Apes are finally brought to the screen… arguably as good as any of the original set of sequels…