Posts tagged 2023
REVIEW: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ may be my last Marvel outing for a while
REVIEW: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ may be my last Marvel outing for a while

Being a Marvel effort, the closing scenes take pains to establish that no ending is permanent. The characters will still be available for future filmmakers to take off the shelf and drop into a story every so often. But I can’t get over the feeling that even if the Guardians reappear later on, I’m not inclined to rush out to see them. Vol. 3 feels like as good a time as any to bid the Marvel Cinematic Universe adieu for a while.

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Film, New ReleasesRobert Snowguardians of the galaxy, vol 3, volume 3, chris pratt, zoe saldana, james gunn, dave bautista, bradley cooper, will poulter, movies, review, 2023Comment
REVIEW: ‘Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ is a successful dice roll
REVIEW: ‘Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ is a successful dice roll

The fact that I still had a good time in the newest movie based on the tabletop game - without much of the context - suggests that Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves succeeds on its own merits. It doesn’t require total immersion in the lore, and that’s more than you can say about a lot of geeky series these days.

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Film, New ReleasesRobert Snowdungeons & dragons, d&d, movie, film, review, 2023, chris pine, michelle rodriguez, justice smith, regé-jean page, hugh grantComment