Finally I sat down to watch "Deadpool & Wolverine" The experience is not bad but not the greatest neither, Deadpool movies have never had that "hero" effect like Avengers movies, its more of an action comedy but there were a few things that bother me that I would like to put out first, the absurd amount of cameo and insinuations, it was more of a trash talking movie, how the killed Nova on the spot. I had great expectations that it could lift up the MCU but I left feeling somewhat indifferent, this movie may not be flawed at all on its own way, it is a good action comedy movie; however it simply does not meet my expectations for innovation and restart the this hole here theme movie franchise that is the MCU.

• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6263850/
• Platform: Amazon

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The movie starts with Wade Wilson appears feeling quite low as our charming and sarcastic main character, he recently separated from Vanessa and now holds a low paying job selling cars while he shares a home with Blind Al once more. It seems he has stepped back ten steps from the state we left him in Deadpool 2, but then after a few scenes BAM!! He gets swept into a multiverse expedition by the Time Variance Authority, aka TVA. His universe faces issues after Wolverine died, he had no clue of this and now he decides to step up to rescue it, although that was not the reason he was brought in to the TVA. Since he is Wade after all he believes that searching for another universe's Wolverine is the ideal way to tackle this issue, after all he wants to matter, he wants to be a hero but also fail at it because he is selfish AF!!.

At this stage of the story things grow rather complicated, the story is mostly about two friends on a journey together while being mixed up with multiverse antics and TVA games. In the film is Mr. Paradox played by Matthew Macfadyen as a TVA agent with his own agenda and Emma Corrin who plays the role of Cassandra Nova, cast out so early in life that her Twin, Charles Xavier didn't even know she exist, she was thrown out in this void to rule with an iron fist, basically anyone the TVA didn't like was thrown into this void, this void really felt awkward like it had no direction, like a ghost ship in the middle of the sea, a part of the movie that is full of gags and guest characters.

You can find lots of cameos in this movie, it acts as a homage to every Marvel movie made over the last three decades but mostly for characters that were probably forgotten or even the first well known heroes, I'm sure most people who started to watch Avengers only movies didn't even know Blade existed, lets not talk about Elektra, it also covers X-Men and the Fantastic Four along with others. If you've seen every Marvel film and are well inform in the gossip department you will appreciate this; casual viewers might feel confused. The cameo by Chris Evans as Johnny Storm is impressive in a sense that nobody expect to see him but also confuse things when you attempt to understand the multiverse's characters.

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are truly the main attractions and I know this post is already turning to be a pessimistic one but I just can't avoid it, this is Oppenheimer allover again, I was expecting a movie to be about something and turn out to be totally different, I was expecting the movie to be about this two super heroes to go back in time and change events for the rest of the MCU meaning I was expecting them to go into the other timelines but instead we got this eternal ongoing fight between the basically two immortals or as Wolverine said "It's one of God's best jokes you can't die..." all their fight scenes were pointless and not impressive, impressive was watching Captain America fight Thanos and picking up Thor Hammer.

In a more positive note it is true that you could tell their electrifying chemistry reveals how much fun they had while shooting this movie, in the character of Deadpool, Reynolds excels through his humor and regular interactions with the audience, looking directly at the camera and telling one of his jokes. Jackman takes the character of Wolverine as if no time had passed and their differing styles of humor clash, this was one of the best aspects of the movie, as a comedy it was great, during the movie their characters really take the time to simply staring and reviewing how bad their lives are while making fun of each other and telling jokes to hurt each other.

Secondary characters like Blade, Elektra, Gambit and others were suppose to make the movie full of known faces and probably amuse the audience, type like Avengers End Game so when ever you watch there was a super hero, this time around a rejected super hero, well it didn't felt that way and there was nothing amazing about this other characters.

While performing their villain roles well enough, Aaron Stanford and Emma Corrin struggle with being very flat but I don't thing it was a problem to do with the actor but with the script, it was a bit upset we did not get to see more of Pyro and Cassandra Nova with her now been basically gone on their first appearance, also lets consider that this movie multiple times mention the Multiverse thing was not working for Marvel and will probably take a different approach, may be part of it is why now RDJ is going to do Dr. Doom, like almost saying forget about what had happen, we changing things around just because.... so Nova might not return ever. I would not mind if they don't bring back Mr. Paradox because imo he is not that much important and never felt like a real villain just a spoil childish TVA employee.

Special effects during fight scenes throws me off because on those very long ones like the first one between the TVA agents and Deadpool it feels very over extended, its like when millions of Mr Smith try to attack Neo and he had to get out flying because it would never end, then the same thing happen when Deadpool and Wolverine were fighting all the other Deadpool alternates, I was like ok how are they going to end this fight? lets have Peter safe the day and the fight stops, I was like what the fuck?!

I really can not understand how most websites are saying this is a 9/10, even if we put this movie on its own bracket of a comedy type movie it was not that fun that I could not stop laughing at it, I'm glad I did not watch this at the theater because if there is one thing annoying me is when you go to watch a movie and people start laughing because others are but it all fells force, this is the picture that came to my head after I watch the movie. As a comedy it did a good job, a 7/10, don't get me wrong a solid 7 because it was fun and made me laugh a few times.

The movie was not emotional at all, they try hard to make it feel emotional with the situation between Vanessa and Deadpool, Vanessa gorgeous as always, that women is fire. But it never felt that way, probably because of the jokes that always interrupt the moment, on the other Deadpool movies it probably had more effect because it was something new to the table. The movie even tries to generate a similar effect with Wolverine of how bad he felt after he fail the X-Men on his universe, showing how he was always trying to get drunk and try to forget things, and the moment it was taking some force when Nova was trying to manipulate him, they break the scene.

Things become quite chaotic towards the ending with the Time Ripper is being manipulated by Cassandra Nova to eliminate each division of the multiverse and claim the Void as her domain. To prevent her from destroying everything they must collaborate and redirect the machine's energy of matter and anti matter, this is when both Deadpool and Wolverine decide to challenge each other as a joke, for the heroic act of sacrifice since they can heal quickly, in the end they both endure the explosion and escape unharmed, I'm ok with that but feel that if Wolverine had die it would have more impact to the movie.

The conclusion creates an opportunity for additional multiverse events to happen later, even though they claim many times that the Multiverse theme didn't work for the MCU, contrary to expectations of its destruction the Fox X-Men universe continues to exist, since Wolverine exists, this implies that we might find more of their characters in the future on MCU movies, it keeps all of its choices available for the future.

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Yesterday I saw one of the most pleasant and entertaining films in a while!

Its title; Wolfs - with George Clooney and Brad Pitt.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14257582/

I could not resist seeing this film the moment I laid eyes on it. Both Clooney and Pitt are from my favorite actors, so imagine my joy seeing them together in the film.

The synopsis:

Two rival fixers cross paths when they're both called in to help cover up a prominent New York official's misstep. Over one explosive night, they'll have to set aside their petty grievances and their egos to finish the job.

Characterized as crime, thriller - this film has only 6.5 out of 10 as a rating in imdb. It will be interesting to see if this will change in the future.

The duration of the film is 1:48 min, which can be considered a long time, but you do not understand how quickly the time passes.

The film starts in a very interesting way and has many plot twists as it evolves. In my eyes, it seemed like a not too high-budgeted movie, but it did not change my opinion on the movie.

You can check out the trailer, but I would recommend that you watch the film before you watch the trailer :) It gives away some of the scenes, hehe

The performances were great, just as we are used to by these talented men. They cooperate and match great together, and this is evident. The dialogues were ok, I cant say that they were too smart, but they were pleasant with funny elements and there is some mystery to be revealed at the end (so pay attention)

I do not think that we will see this movie to the Oscars, but it has won a small place in my heart!

I would give it a 6.9 or 7 out of ten :)

p.s. If you enjoyed Oceans series of films, you will definitely enjoy this one and please do come back to let me know what you think!

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Influencia de películas de acción de los 80' y 90' o del Western; cuál sea el género que influyó a la reconocida de manera unánime, nueva excelente producción de Netflix, demuestra que cuando se hace un buen trabajo, se obtiene resultados que posiblemente superan las originales expectativas; comienzo está reseña haciendo hincapié en esto porque cuando una productora, distribuidora o algún servicio de streaming, no promociona efectivamente su producto, resulta que es el espectador quien decide dar valor a una película (en este caso) y motive a muchos otros a presenciar y resaltar una producción de buena calidad.

Influence of action films of the 80' and 90' or Western; whichever genre influenced the unanimously recognized, excellent new Netflix production, shows that when a good job is done, you get results that possibly exceed the original expectations; I start this review emphasizing this because when a production company, distributor or any streaming service, does not effectively promote its product, it is the viewer who decides to give value to a film (in this case) and motivates many others to witness and highlight a good quality production.

"Rebel Ridge", thriller criminal, con elementos de acción y que en mi opinión es un moderno western, es el último e inesperado éxito en Netflix, está película fue estrenada a comienzos del mes de septiembre y narra la historia de "Terry Richmond", un hombre misterioso que se dirige al pueblo de Shelby Springs en dónde debe cancelar la fianza de su primo que injustamente fue apresado por la policía local y los cuales abordan y detienen a Terry confiscando el dinero que él obtuvo de manera legal; ese hecho desencadenará situaciones que se pudieron evitar, pero cuando quienes decidieron proteger usan ley para sus beneficios, es entonces donde un hombre hará todo lo posible para hacer justicia.

"Rebel Ridge", a crime thriller, with elements of action and in my opinion a modern western, is the latest unexpected hit on Netflix, this film was released in early September and tells the story of "Terry Richmond", a mysterious man who goes to the town of Shelby Springs where he must cancel the bail of his cousin who was wrongfully arrested by the local police and who approach and detain Terry confiscating the money he obtained legally; That fact will trigger situations that could have been avoided, but when those who decided to protect use the law for their benefits, is then where a man will do everything possible to do justice.

El film fue dirigido y escrito por Jeremy Saulnier, quien obtuvo reconocimiento por el excelente film de terror "Green Room" (2015); en esta oportunidad desarrolla una historia con muchos clichés de películas de acción de los 80' y 90', siendo esa la principal atracción para promocionar el film, aunque el punto fuerte está en el relato de todos los sucesos que unen a una serie de buenos personajes y a su vez da validez a lo que es un thriller criminal; los diálogos escritos por Saulnier son muy buenos, es una batalla de palabras en imponer control y poder, es un primer paso para lo que es inevitable y justamente es eso lo que valoro del film porque primeramente hay un buen desarrollo de la historia lo cual nos prepara para el enfrentamiento final.

La necesidad de usar un lugar alejado de grandes edificaciones, pero que a su vez tenga aspecto de no ser un lugar completamente rural, es muy importante para la historia; Saulnier nos enseña desde el primer momento que no importa si un sitio pueda verse pacífico, de un modo u otro podrá aparecer problemas y eso es lo que ofrece desde la escena que da inicio a esta historia; cabe destacar que los encuentros que van sucediendo entre estos personajes se crea una gran tensión lo cual pareciera que todo puede elevar el enfrentamiento en cualquier momento y es un acierto del director que mantiene las expectativas por un largo momento; cabe destacar que las escenas de acción podrán sentirse repetitivas, pero también puedo decir que son entretenidas, con excelentes coreografías y perfectas para la historia.

The film was directed and written by Jeremy Saulnier, who got recognition for the excellent horror film "Green Room" (2015); in this opportunity he develops a story with many clichés of action movies of the 80' and 90', being that the main attraction to promote the film, although the strong point is in the story of all the events that unite a series of good characters and in turn gives validity to what is a crime thriller; the dialogues written by Saulnier are very good, it is a battle of words in imposing control and power, it is a first step for what is inevitable and that is exactly what I value of the film because first there is a good development of the story which prepares us for the final confrontation.

The need to use a place far away from big buildings, but at the same time it has the aspect of not being a completely rural place, is very important for the story; Saulnier teaches us from the first moment that no matter if a place may look peaceful, in one way or another problems may appear and that is what he offers from the scene that begins this story; It should be noted that the encounters that are happening between these characters creates a great tension which seems that everything can raise the confrontation at any time and it is a success of the director that keeps the expectations for a long time; it should be noted that the action scenes may feel repetitive, but I can also say that they are entertaining, with excellent choreography and perfect for the story.

Las actuaciones son buenas y de las características que más me sorprendió del film; originalmente el personaje de "Terry Richmond" debió interpretarlo John Boyega, pero por inexplicables situaciones, dejó el proyecto lo cual llevó a que fuera suplantado por Aaron Pierre, lo cual me pareció un acertado casting, su actuación es más que correcta, se nota que su personaje es leal, sabe de las dificultades del sistema, pero eso no evita a presionar para hacer lo correcto y eso es el primer desencadenante de la historia, la cual después es una exigencia para ser justicia; otra gran actuación es por parte de Don Johnson como "Chief Sandy Burnne", un buen antagonista, un hombre de la ley, su propia ley, lo cual le hace transitar un camino errado y por eso cada vez es más difícil regresar a lo correcto o que ya no quiere hacerlo; los diálogos entre estos dos protagonistas son de lo mejor del film.

The performances are good and one of the features that surprised me the most about the film; originally the character of "Terry Richmond" should have been played by John Boyega, but due to inexplicable situations, he left the project which led him to be replaced by Aaron Pierre, which I thought was a good casting, his performance is more than correct, you can tell that his character is loyal, he knows the difficulties of the system, but that does not prevent him from pushing to do the right thing and that is the first trigger of the story, which later is a demand to be justice; another great performance is by Don Johnson as "Chief Sandy Burnne", a good antagonist, a man of the law, his own law, which makes him walk a wrong path and that is why it is increasingly difficult to return to what is right or he no longer wants to do it; the dialogues between these two protagonists are among the best of the film.

Sé que habrá personas que se sientan decepcionadas por el hecho que Rebel Ridge no es la típica película de acción, con balaceras, persecuciones, explosiones y demás; este es un buen thriller criminal, con buenas escenas de acción, pero en mi opinión es perfecta para el término de "western moderno", tiene el cliché de la llegada de un hombre misterioso a un lugar alejado de todo y en dónde el sheriff o todo un cuerpo policial controla todo y un acto desleal abrirá un enfrentamiento que se va cocinando lento hasta el momento del inevitable enfrentamiento final; lo que acabo de describir no lo considero spoiler, sino una descripción de lo que es este film que va acompañado de muchas otras características, notables todas y por eso muchas personas la consideran de lo mejor que ha estrenado Netflix en este año.

I know there will be people who will be disappointed by the fact that Rebel Ridge is not the typical action movie, with shootings, chases, explosions and so on; this is a good crime thriller, with good action scenes, but in my opinion it is perfect for the term "modern western", it has the cliché of the arrival of a mysterious man to a place away from everything and where the sheriff or an entire police force controls everything and a disloyal act will open a confrontation that is slowly cooking until the moment of the inevitable final confrontation; What I have just described I do not consider a spoiler, but a description of what is this film that is accompanied by many other features, all remarkable and that is why many people consider it one of the best that Netflix has released this year.

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A true story, a biography, a drama.

When I saw the title, when I saw the actors and the fact that it was a true story, I had to watch this!

The Banker

In the 1960s, two African-American entrepreneurs hire a working-class white man to pretend to be the head of their business empire while they pose as a janitor and chauffeur.

This is the story synopsis.

But there is more to it.

The story starts with a little boy. A boy who will not settle with what everyone is doing.

We are talking about a very peculiar timeframe .. It s the 60s and things are difficult for black people. They are not allowed to do many things.

The true story begins with two African Americans (Bernard Garrett and Joe Morris), meeting each other and decide to take some great risks that will ultimately provide more opportunities to the African Americans.

They decide to find a white man they could trust and hire him to do business.

However, as they grow more successful, there are more challenges that they need to face and overcome.

The film highlights their struggles while shedding light on the racial and financial inequalities of the time.

The performances of all actors is excellent, and the film photography is great. It really feels as if you live during that era.

You can watch the trailer here:

You can read more about the true story here: https://www.history.com/news/bernard-garrett-banker-jim-crow

The film is characterized as a Biography & Drama, however there are some elements that make you smile and it is a very enjoyable movie to watch.

Samuel Jackson is of course unique - as always!

Overall, I would put a good 7.5 (maybe more) to this film and I highly suggest it.

Have you watched this; Let me know!

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Review

☢️ Rated - Clasificación: PG-13 
🎭 Genre - Género: Thriller | Drama | Based on real events 
😜 Original language - Idioma original: English
🎥 Director: Bruce Beresford
📅 Release date - Fecha de estreno: 2013
🎬 Running time - Duración: 240 min.
✍️ My score -  Mi puntaje: 09 to 10

Agatha All Along, Episode 3 aired last night and I couldn't wait to watch it so I went to be a bit late, now trying to stay awake at work. Episode 3 in my opinion is the confirmation that this is a good series when it comes to production, how they creating this fantasy world of the witches, the actors been smooth developing their role and how the story make sense, but I do have to mention at times some characters are just too feminine, in the case of Billy, nothing that would stop me from watching the series for now.

This episode title "Through Many Miles of Tricks and Trials," certainly did justice to it since we are discussing escape room feels, a multitude of pop culture references and a witch road trip that might change your ideas about your next family excursion, the production of the series have definitely exceeded expectations this time, developing an episode that is both a mystery and a comedy, if not perfect I would call it a great balance between both.

• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15571732/
• Platform: Disney+

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Agatha's Coven gets to the witches' road, it's quite a spectacle to see, this is what I refer to creating the fantasy world. The design of the set is completely impressive, with these bent trees that appear ready to grab you, they used real miniatures for a few of the background locations, just as done in the vintage Wizard of Oz movie, and I didn't mention it on my previous recap but this adventure they having does feel like the Wizard of Oz Golden Road type.

The Salem 7 are still after Agatha and are trying to figure out how to get her since they have all the time in the universe but are eager to turn her apart or burn her, what ever is on their power. On the previous episode I was a bit confuse as what was "Billy" name since he is been mention online as Billy character name although in production they all have turn into calling him "Teen", yup I don't understand the reasons for this and don't want to think there is something else behind but just trolling him. Jennifer had the idea to call his parents at some point in the episodes but how they going to do that if my speculation he is Wanda's son, she dead? is she?!.

Through the road, there are several trials they have to complete, the first trial is quite a dramatic event, they show up in this kitchen that appears to be plucked from a home decor magazine, mysterious invitation card that featured a riddle is presented to them, and its Sharon who has managed to crack the code. It seems that everything is about wine! Not just any red wine, but a Spanish one that has serious House of M energy . We finally confirm all of Agatha's details, it seems that in exchange for the Darkhold, she traded her child, this discovery introduces a new dimension to Agatha's character. We all know that Agatha is all about herself, she can care less about the "Coven" but as they go through the multiple trials they will have to work together. But I think form this episode we start to watch how far Agatha will go to get back her power, on previous episode at the last moment they needed a witch with earth powers and she picks up Mrs. Hart. I truly believe she was a witch that probably was under a spell and forgot everything but the fact is that she was not or at least that what it looks like since Billy did mention anyone can become a witch with the proper study, Mrs. Hart had no powers and she dies, she was just a regular muggle that Agatha intentionally took so the others could shut up and she was right about not needing her to open the portal so she was well aware all this time, heroes starting to turn into the bad guys?

The first trial seem to be directly attach to Jennifer, there is this big house, lot of decoration and fashion into it but they all know its fake, like the life style she was trying to pretend to have when Agatha went looking for her, I think each of the trials will refer to either their personalities or life, similar to how The Box in Dark Matter operates, each universe that shows up behind each door represent the mental state and person who opens the door, same thing each trial will be link to each one of them, wonder how its going to be once its Agatha's.

This weekend I might probably burn some hours watching WandaVision that I never saw because the at the time the super hero theme content burn out was a thing and I felt like just skipping it but to understand more about Agatha and Billy I will have to watch it since there are a ton of reference to WandaVision based on what I have found online after asking myself some of the questions I write about above, also the reason why I went late to bet last night after watching the episode. I have mention this before and try to remind anyone reading my posts that I'm not the geek type viewer, I personally prefer to react to content instead of knowing before hand, makes it more interesting for me.

The one who have so far stole the show is Billy, this young guy is a witch geek, probably even know more text book witchcraft than anyone else in the series and keeps everything in a little notebook, during the episode Agatha once mention how the road suits him with his Gothic looks, either he was born to be in the road or backwards, this actually tells us he probably has the potential to overpower all of them, I'm really enjoying the interaction between the two since they are the main characters of this series, probably Agatha at some point becomes his teacher.

Aside from this an amateur who doesn't know or have the experience I'm starting to believe that is the total opposite, in fact give me Loki vibes, what if Billy knows everything about the road and witchcraft or is he just working his vengeance against Agatha, there is this spell that activates when ever he says his name or talks about himself, nobody can listen to him and a symbol shows up on his mouth, who did that?, I guess Agatha will eventually figure out who Billy is.

The episode over all has some clear targets, examines themes of sacrifice, power, and the outcomes of our choices that really connects with each of the characters as they start to tell their stories one by one, this make more questions to come up as how or if they all will eventually connect with Agatha somehow or is it that they all have individual agendas, the second answer is the most obvious but lets face it this kinda of series always have a message behind it, as I mention on my previous recap, this is not your classic war conflict movie like any other Avengers or Guardians of The Galaxy.

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There is satisfaction when you jump in to watch a movie that you thought would be bellow average or at least wont let you finish it and been satisfied about it, gives you context and closure at the ending, Rebel Ridge is just that, a movie I thought was going to be bellow average but took me by surprise with some good action sequences and drama, not pretending its the best movie of 2024 but its a very well deserve 7/10, really earn it.

Known for his intense thrillers like "Blue Ruin" and "Green Room," Saulnier presents his best effort in this one, delivering a thrilling experience with a lot of action and drama, but not just kicking and shooting. I've been impressed by some of Saulnier's previous works, so I was eager to see his approach to a more conventional action movie, and he didn't disappoint. Rebel Ridge" brings to mind those tough action films from the 90s, yet it has a modern interpretation that makes it seem modern and significant.

• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11301886/
• Platform: NETFLIX

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In the movie there is Aaron Pierre who plays Terry Richmond, a former Marine who is simply trying to help his cousin. He is heading into this small town called Shelby Springs with a stack of cash to help his relative get out of jail. Sounds simple enough, right? will if only life was simple. Terry is shocked by some corrupt cops who basically take his money using the cover of "civil forfeiture", tf is that.

This is where things start to become interesting because Terry is certainly not going to accept this passively, we talking the G.I Joe action guy letting it slide, hell nah. He starts his own investigation on this guys and what he finds is a serious heap of corruption that extends way further than he had imagined. Here we are talking about an authority that has essentially become a legalized crime syndicate, using their power to benefit themselves, when ever we have similar cases usually people think "oh just like the movies" but in fact movies many times are made about real people so its nothing new under the sun.

In Terry's efforts to get justice for his cousin and to save him, he encounters Summer McBride, a character portrayed by AnnaSophia Robb who is a court clerk. While she has her own inner struggles, Terry becomes to her an opportunity to take action against the corruption she has seen, this movie is starting to sound a lot like Reacher but its not, just similar. In partnership they dissect this complicated web of lies and it gets chaotic quickly. On this movie the director Jeremy Saulnier has certain technique for increasing tension is exceptional. Every scene links with the one before and before you recognize it you're in the thick of this intense fight between Terry and the corrupt police force lead by Chief Sandy Burnne, reminiscent of enjoying a pressure cooker ready to blow, and you can't help but watch.

If we take a look at the cast, its not some extraordinary group of actions like AAA+ movies cast but they certainly did a great job, with one of those streaming gems movies. Aaron Pierre as Terry Richmond, absolutely nails it, you can easily recognize this guy's star power. He presents this subtle intensity to Terry that's simply fascinating, you can sense his military background influencing every action he takes, while still observing a vulnerability that makes him seem one of the good guys, he still has faith in humanity. Pierre matches up well with Don Johnson, he is wonderfully slimy as Chief Sandy Burnne. It's definitely a long way from his days on Miami Vice, for certain. Johnson demonstrate a perfect combination of condescending superiority and just barely restrained fury in his role as Burnne, you can see he's accustomed to getting what he wants and seeing him slowly accept that Terry is his equal is just awesome.

AnnaSophia Robb's performance as Summer McBride is reliable too, she serves as a good counterweight to all the testosterone in the air. Summer isn't only a damsel needing rescue or a romantic lead, well not romantic but its just an expression; she has her own development and intentions, she develops her character with this combination of determination and vulnerability that appears to be real. The remainder of the supporting cast also does a fantastic job with David Denman and Emory Cohen in the roles of the corrupt cops are perfectly wretched, and pay attention for James Cromwell in a minor but important part, mad acting skills too.

After watching the movie I was curious about other projects been on and I remember him from the movie Old (2021), many viewers have mention how of a great job he did after he pick up Rebel Ridge, since the protagonist was initially going to be play by John Boyega the guy from Pacific Rim: Uprising or mostly known for his role in Star Wars: Episode VII, he drop the role and there was some speculation that it was because the movie itself was bad although he and his manager came up front saying that it was because of a schedule issue and family reasons.

Still a big part of the audience feel the same way as I do, even comparing Rebel Ridge to a Rambo movie, so could Aaron Pierre be the new Rambo? I think that's going too far, Rambo is a character specific to an era in cinema. Although it has its imperfections, I truly enjoyed 'Rebel Ridge.' The type of film that brings to mind why you are such a lover of movies in the first place, to look for those gems and appreciate a movie that is not at the very top or with the highest budget, specially now days that we got stream only releases. The movie is full of excitement, stress, a touch of social critique and hero you can backup, I doubt there is any more to ask.

I found the action handling by Saulnier to be one thing I really appreciated. As we find ourselves in an age filled with action movies that are a chaotic blend of fast cuts and unstable camerawork, it was a welcome change to see action that was clear, coherent and actually exciting, watching Terry confront several cops in the police station with almost no way to escape builds up a lot of tension and got you in alert mode.

In conclusion, would I recommend "Rebel Ridge?" I think after writing this post the answer is very clear, that's an affirmative YES. Is it perfect? Nah, but what movie is? there is dedication to this movie in every aspect, while writing this post I found myself talking better about it than some of my favorite movies. This movie represents is a strong, enjoyable thriller that is definitely worth your investment of time, because now days watching a movie or specially a TV series is a serious time investment for me and I know for many others. It has excitement, it has sentiment, and it has a message.

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An army of dragons

Un ejército de dragones

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Agatha All Along” is a TV series I have been waiting on, truth is I like all kind of content related to magic stuff and imaginary worlds so on Monday I decided to watch the first couple of episodes (1 & 2) and it felt like very well produce content, never felt cheap or cringe or exaggerated, has a lot of elements of suspense that make you curious about figuring out things specially when you are not a full blown WandaVision fan where part of the story comes from, it was a great watch.

As soon as the show begins, you can tell that it is going to be a good one, the opening credits are this amazing fusion of old television show vibes and new Marvel vibes, complete with a TV screen that flickers like an old CRT television that pays homage to the “WandaVision” episodes, it’s like the creators of the show took all the best aspects of WandaVision and then made it even better.

• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15571732/
• Platform: Disney+

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Lets start with what this series is about, we have Agatha Harkness, the witch troublemaker of the MCU trapped in a spell by the Scarlet Witch who recently got smash in the movie "Multiverse of Madness. It has been three years since the events of the show WandaVision and Agatha has been living in this TV reality show which is a mix of crime dramas like "Deadloch", for anyone who does not know the story the first episodes starts as it was a total different show, you could actually believe that you are watching the wrong show, with Agatha been an investigator behaving like a regular person also been a dick the entire time until she goes to a crime scene where there is a body, red hair, all black fingers, you know that is Wanda.

Agatha is fully submerge into this world of crime investigator that is only happening on her head, examining a corpse and if you are watching closely you will notice all these clues that could point to Scarlet Witch but even with all this in her face, Agatha doesn’t even know it because she is under a spell, weird thing is that I thought spells disappear once the witch dies, does this mean she is not dead or spell rules on the MCU are different?.

Here comes Billy or as Agatha call him a few times "Teen", from what I found online he is the son of Scarlet Witch who is a teenager now and has no memory of his superhero family although I got no clue how Wanda got a kid but on "Multiverse of Madness" she was obsess with her kids on a different Universe?!. The point is that Billy has a goal, which is to walk the Witch’s Road, a place that is in this world, but only witches can see it or enter, it’s all very mysterious and awesome and you can tell that this is leading to some big things for the future of the supernatural in the MCU, there is also some musical part so far only singing for those who don't like musical, they are with me as long as it doesn't take over the action from the episode.

The cast in this series is full of very well known faces, a phenomenal cast with Kathryn Hahn as Agatha as always with that big smile and dark humor, her performance is spot on and entertaining. She has this kind of both funny and evil character that makes you want her to win even though you probably shouldn’t, the way in which she speaks such charisma and dramatic tone where ever she goes is just awesome.

I personally haven't seen Joe Locke before, but I have to say so far he has been very funny and good at developing his role, is his role a bit queer? well it looks like but that's not something in my interest of that would make me not watch the series, bellow all that Gothic Teen aspect there is a lot of muscle when it comes to acting, some of the best moments are when he just cant say his name, when ever he stars talking about himself an Agatha can't hear him or he is attempting to snap Agatha out of her trance, and you can tell that he’s just a kid who knows he’s destined for something great but just doesn’t quite know what.

Aubrey Plaza, who played Rio Vidal, she is quite the enigma and you can tell she is going to cause some trouble, I lover her bad ass character and from clips I have seen she ends up working with Agatha. The chemistry between her and Agatha, the way she portrays a woman with some past issues with her partner is amazing.

Agatha All Along is like a hunt mission for MCU fans, they keep pointing at WandaVision and some other aspects of the MCU, that will make you pause, stop and go back to try to figure out what some scenes are all about. I like the scene when they find the library card among, it is for the Westview Library and I guess all the dates on it are important, although they only reveal the times when Agatha and Wanda pull the Darkhold also known as the Book of Sins, there is a lot of details into this series, I might even want to find out what the other dates in the card mean.

The biggest puzzle for me as a regular average viewer is Billy, Wanda's son. Its a bit contradictory she had a son, I feel like I'm missing a lot of information that either the series will give out latter on or I will have to figure out for myself once its over, I have gone through this with other series that are based on some story or books and I usually decide to watch until the end and just wait, so I don't spoil things for myself, it sucks when that happens and the internet is an expert at it specially people on Youtube explaining the entire story before new episodes happen, similar to House of The Dragon, spoilers all over the internet and I don't want to go through the same with this series so I'll just wait for things to evolve.

Each of the two episodes ending make perfect sense with each other and even though second episodes ends up in a cliff hanger I think it was expected knowing that Agatha and her Coven either were about to get into the Witches Road or get destroy by the Salem Seven. So far this series look like the Deadpool & Wolverine of TV series for Marvel, its like the plain crash with She-Hulk and Secret Invasion, now after ECHO they starting to lift up to the point that Agatha All Along could be the series that bring them back on track to the glory days, rock solid 8/10 so far for this series.

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Posiblemente de todos los villanos que Batman debe enfrentar, es el Pingüino el que menos atracción me ha creado y es debido a la version live-action del personaje en la serie televisiva de los 60'; una versión contrarrestada por lo que hizo Tim Burton en "Batman Return", creando a un grotesco personaje que lo convirtió en un enemigo peligroso por sus motivos llenos de odio, pero de igual manera creía que no era tan digno y tal vez se necesitaba una versión más terrenal como pude observar en algunos films animados en dónde lo convirtieron en un jefe criminal, líder de la mafia, despiadado y cruel, siendo esa la versión a la que Matt Reeves decidió usar en su primer film del Caballero de la Noche y que ahora puede profundizar dándole una merecida y necesaria relevancia en la miniserie estrenada en HBO y MAX.

Possibly of all the villains that Batman has to face, the Penguin is the one that has created the least attraction for me and it is due to the live-action version of the character in the 60's TV series; a version counteracted by what Tim Burton did in "Batman Return", creating a grotesque character that turned him into a dangerous enemy because of his hate-filled motives, but I also thought he was not so worthy and maybe a more earthly version was needed as I could see in some animated films where they turned him into a criminal boss, that was the version that Matt Reeves decided to use in his first film of the Dark Knight and now he can deepen it by giving him a deserved and necessary relevance in the miniseries released on HBO and MAX.

"The Penguin", miniserie original de HBO y MAX, la cual es el primer spin-off de la película dirigida y co-escrita por Reeves, "The Batman" (2022); en esta historia dividida en ocho episodios, nos adentramos en mundo criminal de Ciudad Gótica, todo desde la perspectiva de "Oswald 'Oz' Cobb", quien originalmente es un soldado de alto rango en la organización criminal anteriormente liderada por "Carmine Falcone" y que después de su muerte, parece que todo comienza a derrumbarse y justamente ese es el momento preciso que "Oz" estaba esperando para así tratar de tomar control de lo que él siente suyo, pero para lograrlo deberá enfrentar a traumados y poderosos enemigos.

"The Penguin", an HBO and MAX original miniseries, which is the first spin-off of the movie directed and co-written by Reeves, "The Batman" (2022); in this story divided into eight episodes, we enter the criminal world of Gotham City, all from the perspective of "Oswald 'Oz' Cobb", who is originally a high-ranking soldier in the criminal organization formerly led by "Carmine Falcone" and that after his death, it seems that everything begins to collapse and that is precisely the precise moment that "Oz" was waiting for to try to take control of what he feels his, but to do so he must face traumatized and powerful enemies.

El pasado jueves fue el estreno del primer episodio de esta serie el cual recibió el nombre de "After Hours", un título perfecto para dar comienzo a esta producción que funciona como una directa secuela de The Batman, ya que los acontecimientos que ocurren al final del film desencadenan lo que ocurre en el episodio y marcarán la pauta a los restantes. Siempre he pensado que aparte de "Bruce Wayne/Batman" y demás galería de villanos, la ciudad en dónde se desarrolla la historia es muy importante, es un protagonista más y así como sucede en el film dirigido por Revees, también sucede en esta serie, ya que es el motivo principal de cada personaje, en dónde algunos quieren salvarla y otros solo quieren controlar, hundir o destruir.

No puedo decir que la premisa de la serie es original porque en otra producción basada en Batman, ya se relató algo parecido en dónde la lucha por la ciudad envolvió a villanos y futuros protectores, pero la diferencia entre la serie "Gotham" y esta nueva, es que el relato es completamente desde el punto de vista de un villano y eso es lo fascinante porque profundiza en esta versión del personaje, el cual tiene un apellido que suena importante, pero que justamente esa importancia no existe en quienes son más poderosos que él y es eso lo que motiva aún más a un oportunista, mentiroso y vil personaje.

Last Thursday was the premiere of the first episode of this series which received the name of "After Hours", a perfect title to start this production that works as a direct sequel to The Batman, since the events that occur at the end of the film trigger what happens in the episode and will set the tone for the remaining episodes. I have always thought that apart from "Bruce Wayne/Batman" and other villains gallery, the city where the story takes place is very important, it is another protagonist and as it happens in the film directed by Revees, it also happens in this series, as it is the main motive of each character, where some want to save it and others just want to control, sink or destroy.

I can not say that the premise of the series is original because in another production based on Batman, already told something similar where the fight for the city involved villains and future protectors, but the difference between the series "Gotham" and this new one, is that the story is completely from the point of view of a villain and that is what is fascinating because it delves into this version of the character, which has a surname that sounds important, but precisely that importance does not exist in those who are more powerful than him and that is what motivates even more an opportunistic, lying and vile character.

Desde su aparición en The Batman, el actor Colin Farrell creó un gran impacto; el aspecto de "Oswald "Oz" Cobb", su voz, la presencia perfecta del personaje es perfecta; desde el primer momento en escena se nota que dependiendo con quién esté podemos ver una actitud diferente de lo que realmente es y es que en el film, es respetuoso, posiblemente alguien sumiso, pero la realidad es que es alguien a quien se le subestima y mucho lo cual parece ser el gran error que cometen varios enemigos. La actuación de Farrell es excelente, te hace olvidar que él interpreta al personaje y crees plenamente que ese es su aspecto, ese debe ser el gran logro del actor y lo que considero es uno de sus mejores trabajos; por momentos se puede notar algo infantil o poco inteligente, pero la realidad es todo lo contrario, ya que es meticuloso y un peligroso oportunista. Otro personaje y por supuesto actuación que me ha gustado, es la de Cristin Milioti quien interpreta a "Sofia Falcone", princesa del mundo criminal que por ciertas circunstancias buscará imponer su apellido para retomar el control de la ciudad, el problema estará en su disfunción mental lo cual podrá o no dar credibilidad; en esto creo que Milioti ofrece entre locura, rabia y belleza, a una gran contrincante para "Oz" y los demás que quieran controlar a la ciudad.

Since his appearance in The Batman, the actor Colin Farrell created a great impact; the appearance of "Oswald "Oz" Cobb", his voice, the perfect presence of the character is perfect; from the first moment in scene it is noticed that depending on who he is with we can see a different attitude of what he really is and is that in the film, he is respectful, possibly someone submissive, but the reality is that he is someone who is underestimated and much which seems to be the big mistake that several enemies make. The performance of Farrell is excellent, he makes you forget that he is playing the character and you fully believe that this is his aspect, that must be the great achievement of the actor and what I consider is one of his best works; at times you can notice something childish or unintelligent, but the reality is quite the opposite, as he is meticulous and a dangerous opportunist. Another character and of course performance that I liked, is that of Cristin Milioti who plays "Sofia Falcone", princess of the criminal world that for certain circumstances will seek to impose her name to regain control of the city, the problem will be in her mental dysfunction which may or may not give credibility; in this I think that Milioti offers between madness, rage and beauty, a great opponent for "Oz" and others who want to control the city.

El episodio piloto es un gran homenaje a anteriores producciones televisivas o del cine que se basen en el mundo criminal, esto es genial porque se puede transitar en el género dramático, en el de acción, ser un thriller con mucha tensión, lo cual creo que será la tónica de la temporada, una lucha de intelectos entre personas subestimadas por su físico o condición mental, lo cual será su primera arma contra quiénes los subestiman; eso es magnífico, es una lucha no entre el bien y el mal porque esta historia no existen los héroes, ni mucho menos la justicia, está es una lucha por el poder, una guerra por Ciudad Gótica.

The pilot episode is a great tribute to previous television or film productions based on the criminal world, this is great because it can move in the dramatic genre, in the action, be a thriller with a lot of tension, which I think will be the tone of the season, a struggle of intellects between people underestimated by their physical or mental condition, which will be their first weapon against those who underestimate them; that is magnificent, it is a fight not between good and evil because this story there are no heroes, much less justice, this is a struggle for power, a war for Gotham City.

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