Dog’s Movie House: “Alien: Romulus” Is A Return To Form For Franchise!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at the latest film featuring everyone’s favorite xenomorph! “Alien: Romulus” has released and director Fede Alverez has succussfully made “Alien” scary again. With so many iterations and crossovers and whatnot over the past 45 years, to say that the idea of “Alien” has become somewhat diluted can be considered an understatment. Even original director Ridley Scott wasn’t entirely successful in reviving his iconic creation (though choosing to explore broader themes in movies like “Prometheus” and “Alien: Covenant” were big swings at something new). Alverez punches things up a bit by going back to the basics and, for the most part, “Alien: Romulus” is the third best film in the franchise!
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Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at Alex Garland’s latest film titled “Civil War.” The title says it all: America is in the middle of another civil war, with a group called The Western Alliance, led by California and Texas, having secceded from the Union and taking up arms against the current president (Nick Offerman) who has, as the film begins, begun serving a third term and has had his troops fire on civilians. Covering this nightmare are photojournalist Lee (Kirsten Dunst), her reporter partner Joel (Wagner Moura). Tagging along on the trip to Washington D.C. are newbie photographer Jessie (Caillee Spaeny) and veteran reporter Sammy (Stephen McKinley Henderson). The quartet finds out the hard way about the fog of war and, after a certain amount of fighting, it doesn’t seem to matter what side you’re on!
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