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Sietch Tabr, Arrakis
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Naomie Ackie is an incredibly charming actress who was given absolutely nothing to work with in her Star Wars role. Really happy she got so many great roles since then. Blink Twice was one of my favourite movies of 2024 and it completely hinged on her fantastic performance.
Supergirl - Terrible.
Blue Beetle - Had some charm but I didn't really like it.
Clayface - Solid film, really good when it fully embraces the body horror genre, but really let down by its script outside of that.
Creature Commandos - Fun show. Nothing too special, strange project to start a cinematic universe with, but I liked it.
Lanterns - I really loved the first 5 episodes, but I think it went slightly downhill afterwards and the finale totally blew it for me.
Peacemaker - I never really cared about Peacemaker to begin with and that hasn't changed much, but it's a good show that knows exactly what it wants to be. John Cena absolutely delivers and whenever the jokes hit, they are really good.
Superman - A bit messy, but so charming it still won me over. Corenswet is an absolutely perfect Superman and the ending feels so cathartic, I can forgive almost all of its smaller missteps.
The Suicide Squad - It's an absolute banger, idc. Second favourite Gunn movie I think. While I really dislike the cherry-picking which elements from the old DC universe get to be carried over, this film still absolutely rocks.
Goddamn, I just realised I have reached over 200 followers on letterboxd and haven't posted a single review in almost a year. I will try to write more over there considering so many people have followed me recently :)
Fantastic allegory for the average right-wing man, whose corruption comes exclusively from fascist deceivers and whose biggest obstacle to finding stability and happiness in life is his own self.
People (re)discovering Lynch's Dune is a funny affair everytime because it leads to the inevitable question: "Why is Brezhnev there?"
I do agree with this, controversial as it may be. As much as I want to see adaptations of Children of / God Emperor of Dune, Denis Villeneuve started and ended this trilogy with a clear vision, a distinct artistic intent and with any future sequels, this level of craftsmanship is simply not guaranteed. In our current media landscape and with Paramount / Skydance soon owning the rights to the Dune franchise, there is huge potential for Dune to be turned into another mega-franchise that puts content output over quality. Dune: Prophecy was already a massively flawed production; Shai-hulud beware if they actually touch more Brian Herbert books like Hunters / Sandworms of Dune.
Dune does not belong to Villeneuve. Obviously. He made an adaptation of a highly successful saga of novels and gave it his own spin. I understand everyone who wants to see this story go beyond Messiah and as a huge Dune fan, I would obviously be there day one to watch it. The idea of God Emperor on the big screen is deeply fascinating to me. But Villeneuve absolutely has the right to make HIS Dune: Part Three the fulfillment of HIS own creative vision. If his final movie in the trilogy reaches some different conclusions than the book (like the twins being born already and in their teens instead of babies at the end of the narrative) I'm not outraged about this.
Adaptation is a transformative process of interpretation and translation and if there is a great story to be told that involves teen Leto and Ghanima long before their activities in the novels, I think we should celebrate this instead of viewing it as the certain doom of all future adaptations. The right creative voice could carry on with this story no matter how different it is and if no other sequels happen, we should be glad about the amazing trilogy of movies we got.
I have never cared too much about Star Trek, though I did want to revisit some of what I'd seen before. Maybe now is a good time to watch The Next Generation for the first time instead? Patrick Stewart's character sounds so ... Inspiring.
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We mourn the passing of Patrick Stewart, who inspired countless individuals at NASA (and beyond) to boldly go where no one has gone before.
ALT Image description: A packed, sparkling starfield captured by our Hubble telescope — with strange new worlds potentially awaiting. Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA, R. Cohen
An adaptation of Dune: Messiah should feel like the most colossal movie ever put to screen. After Dune: Part Two, I thought they couldn't go any bigger, but they did. The scale of these IMAX shots is pure insanity. That's what an intergalactic Empire should look and feel like.
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Avatar: Seven Havens delivered 4 great episodes to finish its first Season. While I do think the series suffers from having too many characters, many of whom feel underdeveloped, Pavi and Nisha's journey in these episodes was fantastic. The animation felt more refined, the stakes were all there and the payoffs worked beautifully. The final episode is a very good ending for this first unit of the narrative, leaving us with an interesting conflict and a great set up for an exciting journey that feels like this story is just beginning.
I wish we had gotten more answers about Korra's time and there were lots of shots in the trailer that were either cut from the episodes or are actually from Season 2, so in that regard I was slightly let down, but I know that in time, we will get all the answers we yearn for. Loved the sequence where the past incarnations are shown as start constellations and in general, I think this series carried on the mythos of this franchise beautifully.
Overall, thanks to the great world-building and its good cast of main characters, I found this a very enjoyable season. Not perfect and it didn't have the punch that Korra Season 1 had in my eyes, but it's a very strong foundation for what comes next.
Full ranking of the franchise because so many people have done it:
1. Korra Season 3
2. ATLA Season 3
3. Korra Season 4
4. ATLA Season 2
5. Korra Season 1
6. Seven Havens Season 1
7. ATLA Season 1
8. Korra Season 2
9. Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (movie)
Deepest pits of hell:
Netflix Avatar series, Shyamalan's movie.
