Posts tagged reboot
Review: Road House (2024)
Review: Road House (2024)

The best part of the Road House remake is Jake Gyllenhaal, who makes his bouncer-warrior another one of his dark loner characters.

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Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnton BergstromRoad House, remake, reboot, Doug Liman, Anthony Bagarozzi, Charles Mondry, Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams, Joaquim de Almeida, Hannah Lanier, Conor McGregor, action movie, bar fights, bouncer, Florida Keys, UFC, mixed martial arts, The Third Man, Patrick Swayze, Neo-WesternComment
On Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Genre Reflections, and the Franchise Reboot
On Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Genre Reflections, and the Franchise Reboot

Anton explores the dinosaur franchise, its science fiction themes, and the nature of the reboot.

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Essays, Movies TodayAnton BergstromJurassic World, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Jeff Goldblum, Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell, Rafe Spall, Isabella Sermon, B. D. Wong, Toby Jones, Derek Connolly, Colin Trevorrow, science fiction, Gothic, adventure, action movie, blockbuster, summer, reboot, genre, diegetic reboot, clonesComment
Roundtable: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Part 2
Roundtable: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Part 2

The 3 Brothers discuss the film as a reboot or remake, fandom, Han Solo, and the ending.

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RoundtablesAnton BergstromAdam Driver, Andy Serkis, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson, fandom, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, J- J- Abrams, John Boyega, Lawrence Kasdan, Lupita Nyong'o, Mark Hamill, Max von Sydow, Michael Arndt, Oscar Isaac, Peter Mayhew, reboot, remake, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force AwakensComment
James Bond 007: Casino Royale (2006)
James Bond 007: Casino Royale (2006)

An articulation of the very essence of the series.

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Flash Back, Reviews, James Bond 007Anton BergstromCaterina Murino, classical Hollywood style, Daniel Craig, emotional realism, Eva Green, female characters, Giancarlo Giannini, Ian Fleming, intensified continuity, James Bond, James Bond 007, James Bond 007 Retrospective, Jeffrey Wright, Jesper Christensen, Judi Dench, looking, Mads Mikkelsen, Martin Campbell, mirrors, Neal Purvis, Paul Haggis, psychological depth, realism, reboot, Robert Wade, Simon Abkarian, twist, womenComment
James Bond 007: For Your Eyes Only (1981)
James Bond 007: For Your Eyes Only (1981)

As restrained as Roger Moore Bond films get.

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Flash Back, Reviews, James Bond 007Anton Bergstromaction, Bond girls, Carole Bouquet, Cassandra Harris, Cold War, Desmond Llewelyn, Greece, Ian Fleming, Jack Hedley, James Bond, James Bond 007 Retrospective, Jill Bennett, John Glen, John Wyman, Julian Glover, Lois Maxwell, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Michael G- Wilson, Michael Gothard, music, reboot, revenge, revision, Richard Maibaum, Roger Moore, spy thriller, TopolComment