james wan
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Flounders But Doesn’t Quite Sink
At one moment in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, characters are running through a mutated jungle, chased by lion-sized cockroaches while avoiding violent, human-eating plants. In another moment, multiple characters are standing around, their hair flowing wildly, delivering wooden dialogue that’s almost as painful for them to say as it is for us to hear.…
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Aquaman 2’s New Suit Is Stealthy and Laden With Abs
It’s almost a guarantee for a superhero movie, or any highly merchandisable blockbuster franchise these days: new movie in the series, new costume for the hero. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is no exception, and we’ve got a look at the new suit in action.
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Lights Out: A Fast, Effective Horror Film
3Light goes off. The shadow of a monster appears in the gloom. Light goes on. Monster disappears. It’s a simple, if effective horror concept, and one that most people encountered in 2013’s viral short horror film Lights Out. I went into the full-length feature adaptation of this film wondering whether this simple scare would hold…