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‘The Dog Stars’: Dark, Predictable, and Bold

Hello, Review-Verse audience!  Poster of ‘The Dog Stars.’ Courtesy of 20th Century Studios. Today’s subject: Ridley Scott ’s The Dog Stars, based on the novel by Peter Heller. Jacob Elordi as Hig and Josh Brolin as Bangley from ‘The Dog Stars.’ Courtesy of 20th Century Studios. The film took place in 2035. Jacob Elordi from Wuthering Heights starred as mechanic Hig, a survivor of a flu pandemic living with his dog Jasper and former Marine Bangley, played by Josh Brolin of Avengers: Endgame . Despite flying from their base in Erie, CO to Denver for supplies and reflections on his deceased wife, Hig longed to fly to a rumored safe haven in Grand Junction, CO, against Bangley’s protests given the hopelessness since the pandemic. Jasper the dog and Jacob Elordi as Hig from ‘The Dog Stars.’ Courtesy of 20th Century Studios. When Hig decided to finally make his dream a reality, he flew off with Bangley staying behind to defend their base from savages called Reapers. However, his plane ...

Gareth Edwards' The Creator: Harrowing, Yet Heartwarming

  Theatrical poster of  The Creator , now in theaters. Courtesy of 20th Century Studios. So, on October 10, 2023, me and my friend saw The Creator . I detected a little Star Wars vibe in the trailer. With the final result, I saw vibes of Star Wars, and the likes of Blade Runner, Avatar, Elysium, even Armageddon. It was harrowing in the struggle for humanity to survive with and without artificial intelligence, heartbreaking towards the end, yet heartwarming with that chosen one kid trope. John David Washington leads The Creator as U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Taylor, here to literally save the world from the worst of Artificial Intelligence. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. In The Creator , in 2065, John David Washington played a U.S. Army Sergeant trying to protect a girl with artificial intelligence capabilities from rogue Army forces as part of a bigger issue of keeping humanity from extinction. Between the battle against all odds and trying to keep a calm kid from living...