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May 21

There [still won't] be blood

Hunter Allen

MORTAL KOMBAT: ANNIHILATION1997Directed by John R. LeonettiWritten by Lawrence Kasanoff, Joshua Wexler, John Tobias, Brent Friedman, and Bryan Zabel (based on the video game Mortal Kombat 3 by Ed Boon and John Tobias)Spoilers: moderateAs we discussed, 1995's Mortal Kombat was that rarest of things...

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Apr 12

Cardboard Science: But the film is a saddening bore

Hunter Allen

THE ANGRY RED PLANET1959Directed by Ib MelchiorWritten by Sid Pink and Ib MelchiorSpoilers: moderateThere's always at least something a little enchanting about movies about life on Mars—that is to say, macroscopic life on Mars, the kind that can eat you or threaten you with rayguns, existing...

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