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Star Trek (2009)

Star Trek (2009)
Rating: ★★
May 12, 2009Intergalactic Adventures
J.J. Abrams revives the Star Trek franchise by recasting it with younger faces and rewriting continuity. But in the appeal to a hipper, sexier vibe, it feels a long way from Gene Roddenberry’s creation – nowhere in evidence is the original's concern with galactic politics and social issues of the day
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Carriers (2009)

Carriers (2009)
Rating: ★★★½
Aug 9, 2017Countrywide Epidemic/Social Collapse and Harsh Survival
Set in the midst of a deadly infection that has wiped most of the country out, the film is extremely well written, focusing on harsh moral choices that the characters must make. Chris Pine is cast as a less-than-heroic lead
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Rise of the Guardians (2012)

Rise of the Guardians (2012)
Rating: ★★
Dec 12, 2012Animation/Team-Up Between Imaginary Characters
The concept – sort of akin to but with various imaginary beings (Santa, Jack Frost, The Easter Bunny, The Tooth Fairy etc) teaming up in an adventure – has a mild amusement to it but the film itself feels like an utterly processed piece of modern animated children's movie formula
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Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)

Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)
Rating: ★★
May 17, 2013Intergalactic Adventures
I had mixed feelings about J.J. Abrams' reboot of Star Trek This time around the actors seem more at home in the characters and the plot works a good deal better (for the most part), while Abrams creates a hurtling effects spectacle that is the most action-oriented of the Trek films
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Z for Zachariah (2015)

Z for Zachariah (2015)
Rating: ★★
Sep 24, 2015Post-Holocaust Love Triangle
This starts promisingly but it soon becomes apparent the classic story, which only takes place between two people, has been rewritten for the Young Adult audience with the addition of a third character and the focus on a love triangle, while abandoning most of the book's themes
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For the Love of Spock (2016)

For the Love of Spock (2016)
Rating: ★★★
Sep 18, 2016Leonard Nimoy Documentary
Documentary about the life of Leonard Nimoy made for the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek. Directed by Nimoy's son Adam, this is mostly a biography tracing Nimoy's life with some fascinating material showing the evolution of Spock
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Star Trek: Beyond (2016)

Star Trek: Beyond (2016)
Rating: ★★
Jul 30, 2016Intergalactic Adventures
Gene Roddenbery created a tv series that was about boldly going, confronting different ways of life. The choice to hire the director of The Fast and the Furious films to helm the film made for the show's 50th anniversary says how wrong-headed the reboot series has become – all about cool young leads and hurtling effects sequences
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A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
Rating: ★
Sep 23, 2018Young Adult/Magical Journey Across the Universe
High-profile adaptation of the classic children’s work by Madeline L’Engle that has been entirely wrenched out of shape by its director to become a heavy-handed message about diversity. It is SF made by people who think the genre is just eye candy and absurdly over-the-top costumes
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Rating: ★★★½
Mar 9, 2019Animation/Comic-Book Superhero
Sony, the holders of the Spider-Man copyright, squeeze more out of the property with a madcap animated offering that mixes up a host of alternate takes on Spider-Man in what visually resembles an explosion at a pop art exhibition
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Rating: ★★
May 13, 2023Sword and Sorcery
A new film based on the role-playing game. The first film several years ago is poorly regarded. This is an attempt to reboot a film series but suffers badly from being handed to two comedy directors and their flip treatment
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