MI Fallout is Tom Cruise’s fun cartoon for grown-ups
It’s a cartoon for adults, a roller-coaster-in-a-theater. When watching, see how it differs from the 1960s TV show to see how we have changed.
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To understand the War on Terror see Tom Cruise in “Edge of Tomorrow”
Summary: Every war brings forth a film that captures its special nature. For the American war in Vietnam that was Apocalypse Now, showing the violent purposeless madness that it became. For our post-9/11 interventions (weirdly named the “War on Terror”) that film is Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow. It perfectly captures the repetitive nature …
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Review of “Oblivion”: Of Cruise and Nothingness
Summary: Today Locke Peterseim reviews Oblivion, another attempt by Hollywood to bring science fiction to film. It shows their love of imagery — of the glossy finish — over the substance of the story. That’s sad, because we can learn much from the alternative perspective provided by hard sci-fi. it’s another in our series of Sunday …
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“Edge of Tomorrow”: Cruise, Again and Again
Summary:Â Today we have another guest post by film critic Locke Peterseim, reviewing Edge of Tomorrow. He shows how it provides a mirror into which we can see ourselves, in effect a riveting documentary about modern warfare (as we see it from the homeland). Battle scenes crammed full to the frames with CGI armament and …