The Cinematic Review-verse

  Tron: Ares poster. Courtesy of Disney. Tron: Ares was a sequel that didn't need to happen, but light-cycled well, anyway. From Jared Leto humanizing another Dillinger-brand living weapon to the gumption from Greta Lee to the amazing special effects to the great industrial and electronic scoring by Nine Inch Nails , it did a little justice to the original 1982 classic. Years after Tron: Legacy , rather than just bringing humans into the computer, ENCOM founder Ed Dillinger's grandson Julian, played by Evan Peters , sets up an AI named Ares , played by Jared Leto , as part of a plan to bring living technology into the real world. Unfortunately, under Julian's authority, those programs can only last a few minutes in the real world, but he's determined not to let that stop him from becoming a powerful tech billionaire. Ares teams up with ENCOM CEO Eve Kim , played by Greta Lee , to take down Julian and another rogue program named Athena , played by Jodie Turner-Smith . Ar...

  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...