Oliver Platt

Flatliners (1990)

Flatliners (1990)
Rating: ★★
Aug 17, 2002Exploring the Afterlife/Haunting
A film about med students stopping their hearts so as to explore the afterlife. This aims for big ideas but befalls director Joel Schumacher who delivers pretty visuals but finds nothing any more profound than a figurative group hug
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Bicentennial Man (1999)

Bicentennial Man (1999)
Rating: ★
Dec 21, 1999Robot Gains Self-Awareness/Isaac Asimov Adaptation
Isaac Asimov may not have been the best science-fiction writer ever but his stories buzzed with challenging ideas. In the hands of Chris Columbus, one of Asimov's robot stories is reduced to mawkish sentimentalism
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X: First Class (2011)

X: First Class (2011)
Rating: ★★★
Jun 5, 2011Comic-Book Superheroes/Origin Prequel
An X-Men origin story that serves as the occasion to recast the series with younger actors. This works far better than the previous two films, integrating the characters in a strong story, although is quiet at the superheroic action
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Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017)

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017)
Rating: ★★★
Jan 21, 2018Wonder Woman's Creator Biopic
Biopic about William Moulton Marston, the creator of Wonder Woman This covers the key aspects of Marston's life and how it influenced the comic-book and delves into the highly unconventional lifestyle he led in a polyamorous relationship and exploring BDSM
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