This does have the feel of a victory lap, bringing everything full circle and giving everyone their time to shine. Everyone loves the literal-thinking lunk Drax (Dave Bautista) and towering tree-man Groot (Vin Diesel) but it is stoic cyborg Nebula (Karen Gillan) and eager-to-please empath Mantis (Pom Klementief), previously both pretty one-note, who end up […]
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)Directors: Michael Jelenic, Aaron HorvathScreenwriters: Matt Fogel, Shuntaro FurukawaStarring: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen It has been thirty years since Mario made his last big-screen appearance in the Bob Hoskins-fronted live-action masterpiece (if you ask the right people…) of videogame cinema. Given the
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Jurassic World Dominion (2022) Director: Colin Trevorrow Screenwriters: Emily Carmichael, Colin Trevorrow Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, DeWanda Wise, Mamoudou Athie, Isabella Sermon, Omar Sy, BD Wong Dinosaurs, nostalgia and locusts… oh my! We’re not in the park anymore. The dinosaurs have escaped, and for the first time
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The Tomorrow War (2021) Director: Chris McKay Screenwriters: Zach Dean Starring: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Betty Gilpin, Sam Richardson The Tomorrow War is, essentially, about time travel. Trying to use the past to save the future. In this specific case, it’s about cobbling together a bunch of ideas and scenarios
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) Director: J.A. Bayona Screenwriters: Derek Connolly, Colin Trevorrow Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Geraldine Chaplin, James Cromwell, Jeff Goldblum, Toby Jones, Ted Levine, Daniella Pineda, Justice Smith, Rafe Spall, BD Wong The monsters are out of the closet, they’re off the island and they’re in your bedroom, but these
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Moneyball (2011) Director: Bennett Miller Screenwriter: Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christ Pratt, Robin Wright Moneyball (2011) was a hit at the Academy Awards in 2012, notching 6 nominations. Not bad for a sports movie, huh? Moneyball was adapted for the screen by Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List) and
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