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X Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

#X Men #filmedit #Sophie Turner #Nicholas Hoult #James McAvoy #Jessica Chastain #Jennifer Lawrence #Simon Kinberg #my gifs #movie gifs

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"Invasión de Apple TV+ se renueva para una tercera temporada"

Apple TV Plus ha confirmado que su popular drama de ciencia ficción, “Invasión”, regresará para una tercera temporada, luego del éxito de la segunda temporada que concluyó en octubre. Aunque los detalles sobre la nueva temporada son escasos, se ha anunciado que la producción comenzará en febrero, manteniendo a los fanáticos en vilo sobre qué giros emocionantes traerá la historia. El creador de…

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#APPLE TV+ #Constellation #Invasión #Simon Kinberg

[eddiemsguitar]

Say what you will about Dark Phoenix but Simon Kinberg was like "Fuck it it's the last one of this franchise" and put his favorite X-Men character Dazzler in it and I think that's iconic

#x-men #dazzler #dark phoenix #simon kinberg

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X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

"The mind is a fragile thing. Takes only the slightest tap to tip it in the wrong direction."

#x-men: dark phoenix #simon kinberg #james mcavoy #michael fassbender #jennifer lawrence #nicholas hoult

[silveragelovechild]

Have you heard of “Invasion” on AppleTV+? I was looking some something to watch and I decided to give it a try. So far I’ve only seen one episode… it’s intriguing but I hesitate to watch more.

As the title suggests, it’s about an alien invasion but the angle is that it focuses on the humans characters, not the aliens or special effects. It features an international cast. The first episode folllows a small town sheriff (Sam Neill), a Long Island house wife, and a Japanese astronaut. (Not all of these characters survive the first episode).

The Sam Neill portion probably hints at the aliens most (crop circles) but it emphasizes Neill and his meth troubled town more than the aliens.

The house wife portion is probably the best. Golshifteh Farahani’s character appears to have a loving family - husband and 2 kids. The alien aspect is hinted when all the kids at school get nose bleeds. She tries to reach her husband all day but he never answers. That night she has a confrontation with him. I thought her performance was terrific.

The astronaut portion is also good… subtlety hinting at a secret relationship. And it has a big surprise twist involving the aliens.

I hesitate going forward because:

The focus on the character building is slow moving. I had the urge to fast forward.

There are 2 twists that made me feel I was wasting my time getting to know some of the characters. Will that happen every week?

The series was released in 2021 and didn’t get great reviews (47% at Rotten Tomatoes). Although it’s been renewed for a second season.

It’s created/written by Simon Kinberg. He’s written 4 X-Men films, although one was good (Future/Past) the 3 others were terrible. His recent film “The 355” (which he wrote & directed) has an RT score of 24%.

As I tried to decide whether to invest more time, I learned that a major plot point (spoiler alert) involves a few human children can some how telepathically “hear” and communicate with the aliens. While other aspects of the show seemed unique, this telepathic children trope is over used and a writers cheat (Kinberg) to resolve the story. So I’ve decided to not watch more. (But Golshifteh Farahani is very good in the show and I’ll look out for her in the future.)

#science fiction #alien invasion #Golshifteh Farahani #Sam neill #not all of them survive #over used tropes #international cast #twists and turns #Simon Kinberg #x-men #the 355

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The 355

#library #dvds #movies #the 355 #simon kinberg #jessica chastain #penelope cruz #fan bingbing #diane kruger #lupita nyong'o #edgar ramirez #sebastian stan

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The 355 (2022) Simon Kinberg 

May 21st 2022

#the 355 #2022 #simon kinberg #jessica chastain #diane kruger #penelope cruz #lupita nyong'o #fan bingbing #sebastian stan #jason flemyng #edgar ramirez #leo staar #john douglas thompson #sylvester groth

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The 355

Aggressively generic action film that is easy to dismiss as a Charlie’s Angels knockoff. Diane Kruger’s having fun, though.

Rating: 2.25/5

Photo credit: IMDb

#the 355 #2022 #simon kinberg #spy #Jessica Chastain #Penélope Cruz #Fan Bingbing #Diane Kruger #Lupita Nyong'o #Édgar Ramírez #Sebastian Stan #2.25 #film reviews #film review #twenty-words-or-less #twol #2022 uk release

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Work together or die alone.

#The 355 #Simon Kinberg

[ryanscottwrites]

I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Simon Kinberg for Slash Film! Based on STAR WARS REBELS alone I jumped at the opportunity, but we also discussed INVASION season 2, the X-MEN and his impressive career in general. Check it out, if you please.

#invasion #tv #simon kinberg #star wars rebels #x men #interview

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The 355 (2022)

#The 355 #filmedit #Jessica Chastain #Lupita Nyong'o #Sebastian Stan #Penélope Cruz #Diane Kruger #Simon Kinberg #my gifs #movie gifs

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THIS MEANS WAR

I just saw this movie on TV. It’s a romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, and Tom Hardy. Witherspoon plays a woman named Lauren who moved to L.A. six months earlier, to be with her boyfriend, who then subsequently dumped her. So now she’s living alone, working at a job as a product tester, and her only friend is a woman named Trish, who is played by Chelsea Handler. Trish tries…

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#Angela Bassett #Chelsea Handler #Chris Pine #Marcus Gautesen #McG #Reese Witherspoon #Rom-com #romantic comedy #Simon Kinberg #This Means War #Timothy Dowling #Tom Hardy #Will Smith

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THE 355 (2022) ★★★★☆

THE 355 (2022) ★★★★☆

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#Diane Kruger #Edgar Ramírez #Emilio Insolera #Fan Bingbing #Jason Flemyng #Jessica Chastain #John Douglas Thompson #Leo Staar #Lupita Nyong&039;o #Penélope Cruz #Peter Jahnig #Sebastian Stan #Simon Kinberg #Sylvester Groth

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X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

"Once you know the extent of your power, then you can learn to control it."

#x men: apocalypse #simon kinberg #bryan singer #michael dougherty #dan harris #jack kirkby #stan lee #james mcavoy #michael fassbender #jennifer lawrence #nicholas hoult

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XXX: State of the Union (2005)

Say what you will about XXX; it’s a supremely idiotic attempt to make James so hip for the kids. With its forced moments of skateboarding, motorcycle riding, parachuting and cliff diving, it did manage to stand out, however. That’s more that can be said about the sequel, XXX: State of the Union. You can’t even have fun ridiculing this follow-up because you’ll be too bored.

Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) barely escapes a coordinated attack that destroys the NSA bunker from which the XXX program is run. After he receives news that Xander Cage (not actually appearing in this movie) has been killed in Bora Bora, he searches for someone even more extreme. Enter Lieutenant Darius Stone (Ice Cube), a former U.S. Navy SEAL imprisoned for breaking the jaw of General George Deckert (Willem Dafoe), now the Secretary of Defense.

From the casting alone, you already know who the villain is and I'll give you a hint, it isn't Peter Strauss as the President of the United States. Unfortunately, the film takes itself dead serious – or perhaps believes that everyone watching is too stupid to figure any of this out on their own - and it’s an eternity before the beans are spilled. Before then, we are subjugated to several pointless action scenes all so we can get to a ludicrous climax that’ll make your eyes spin right out of their sockets. Before you get too excited, keep in mind it takes energy to stay awake. XXX: State of the Union will drain you like a thirsty teen drains a bottle of Mountain Dew.

I suppose this is a “better” film than its predecessor, but by being “better”, it’s worse. Vin Diesel sliding down a stair railing on a serving platter was ridiculous but at least I remember it. The most memorable segments of this picture kinda just make you wince out of embarrassment. At one point, Darius Stone is driving in a fancy car, trying to catch up to a bullet train (impossible, but whatever). As he begins running out of road, he makes the vehicle fly onto the train tracks, which promptly shred the tires down to nothing and leaves the car to travel onward at full speed on its rims alone. It’s the kind of picture where people are captured but kept alive by the villains for ludicrous reasons and the evil schemes are so flimsy it’s a miracle they don’t get thwarted fifteen minutes in. Had the film been courteous enough to be that short, I might’ve given it a pass.

I didn’t wait very long to begin writing my review of XXX: State of the Union but that was already too much. This picture is like water being poured into your open hands. Coming up with enough words to explain why this movie sucks was a chore. (On DVD, July 28, 2018)

#XXX: State of the Union #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #Lee Tamahori #Simon Kinberg #Ice Cube #Willem Dafoe #Scott Speedman #Peter Strauss #Samuel L. Jackson #2005 movies #2005 films

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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

My rating: 7/10

Deeply flawed and very cheesy, yes, but honestly? It kept me reasonably well entertained throughout, and it's certainly more interesting to watch - and feels more like an actual movie - than a lot of the soulless, focus-grouped-to-death green screen epics Disney has been churning out.

#X-Men: The Last Stand #Brett Ratner #Simon Kinberg #Zak Penn #Patrick Stewart #Hugh Jackman #Halle Berry #Youtube