Tag Archives: sci-fi

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

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mL2639_1024x1024My first run as an online film critic began with a Spider-Man review, so it’s only natural for me to try and start a new one in the same way.

THE STORY: Spider-Man fails to stop a particle accelerator experiment that puts him out of commission, but brings five other Spider-heroes from parallel dimensions to Brooklyn. It’s up to Miles Morales, bitten by a radioactive spider two days earlier, to learn the ropes from these displaced heroes and stop the accelerator before it tears the universe apart.

THE SCORE: “Amazing” and “Spectacular” are words that come to mind. 4.5/5

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Power Rangers

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Ahhh, after 10,000 years I’m free! It’s time to review movies!

What’s It About? After gaining superpowers from an ancient artifact, five misfit teenagers must learn to overcome their differences and become a team of warriors in time to defeat an alien invasion.

STRAIGHT UP: A confused mess, both narratively and visually. 1/5

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Voltron: Legendary Defender (Season 1)

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Red Comet Reviews features a TV series for the first time!

Voltron (1984) was a great show that aged like a bottle of fine milk. Can this new one inherit my hopes and dreams?

What’s It About? Five travelers from Earth are chosen to become the paladins of an alien princess, and must use the power of Voltron – five lion-shaped machines that can combine to form a mighty robot – to defend the universe from a vicious conqueror.

STRAIGHT UP: Has all the tools to surpass the original. 4.5/5

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Star Trek Beyond

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Sure, I’d love to watch Fast & Furious: In Space!

What’s It About? When the starship Enterprise is destroyed by an unknown enemy, Capt. Kirk and his crew become stranded on a distant world, where they must find a way to survive and escape.

STRAIGHT UP: A showcase of thrills, humor, and imagination. I loved it. 5/5

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Pokémon: The First Movie – Retro Review

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Pokémon is back! Time to revisit the hypest movie of my childhood.

What’s It About? When the bio-engineered Pokémon Mewtwo escapes from its lab, it’s up to the young adventurer Ash and his friends to contain it before its power threatens the whole world.

STRAIGHT UP: Leave the memories alone. 0.5/5

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Captain America: Civil War

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Marvel movies are cinematic comfort food, and I always go back for seconds.

What’s It About? When Captain America and Iron Man come to a disagreement about the future of the Avengers, a shadow agent exploits the tension to cause an all-out battle between the two heroes and their closest allies.

STRAIGHT UP: Standout action and character work; among Marvel’s best. 4/5

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Rakuen Tsuiho

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With the encouragement of my friends, I’ve decided to continue my efforts to spotlight anime films of note. This one was making headlines in Japan just a few months ago.

What’s It About? When the digital world she calls home is hacked by an unknown entity, DEVA security officer Angela Balzac assumes a flesh-and-blood form and travels to the wasteland known as Earth to find the source.

STRAIGHT UP: Smart concepts, but dry presentation. 3/5

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