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Solaris (2002)

Solaris (2002)
Rating: ★★½
Apr 1, 2003Enigmatic Alien Planet/Ghosts of Memory
Steven Soderbergh's English-language remake of Andrei Tarkovsky's epic SF film. Soderbergh trims Tarkovsky's long-windedness and makes the plot tighter, more intimate but this still emerges as a lesser version than the original
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The Andromeda Strain (2008)

The Andromeda Strain (2008)
Rating: ★★
Jun 15, 2008Virus from Space/Michael Crichton Adaptation
TV series remake of Michael Crichton's novel about the attempts to contain a viral outbreak from space. Crichton's story was a straightforward work, whereas the mini-series has been absurdly overburdened with other plots
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Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Rating: ★★
Nov 2, 2009Jailed Genius Enacts Vigilante Justice
Vigilante film where Gerard Butler exacts revenge against the justice system while imprisoned in a jail cell. The dispatches become entertainingly improbable to the point that Butler almost becomes a Batman villain in all but name
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Ender’s Game (2013)

Ender’s Game (2013)
Rating: ★★
Nov 2, 2013Space Military Recruits in Training
I will defend Orson Scott Card as an exceptional science-fiction writer, his controversies aside. While this is an extremely faithful adaptation of his book, it works unevenly as a film and never soars dramatically
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Prisoners (2013)

Prisoners (2013)
Rating: ★★★½
Sep 23, 2013Vigilante Parent Tortures Child Abduction Suspect
Dark and gripping thriller from Denis Villeneuve about child abductions and a distraught parent who decides to torture a suspect to find their whereabouts.; Superbly well written thriller that raises some big contemporary issues about the legitimacy of torture. Both Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal give utterly convincing performances
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
Rating: ★★
Jan 13, 2024Future Televised Human Hunting
The Hunger Games was one of the biggest franchise of the 2010s. Here a number of the key talents return to make a prequel to the events, telling a story from the early days of the Hunger Games
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