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RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN (2023)
Starring Lana Condor, Jane Fonda, Toni Collette, Annie Murphy, Will Forte, Sam Richardson, Colman Domingo, Nicole Byer, Eduardo Franco and Jaboukie Young-White. Directed by Kirk Demicco and Faryn Pearl.
Starring Lana Condor, Jane Fonda, Toni Collette, Annie Murphy, Will Forte, Sam Richardson, Colman Domingo, Nicole Byer, Eduardo Franco and Jaboukie Young-White. Directed by Kirk Demicco and Faryn Pearl.
REVIEWS Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken - DreamWorks' latest catch isn't too fresh
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019)
Starring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Ed Skrein, Mahershala Ali, Jennifer Connelly, Keean Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Lana Condor, Jackie Earle Haley and Eiza González. Directed by Robert Rodriguez.
Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in. Everything is new to Alita, every experience a first. As she learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield Alita from her mysterious past while her street-smart new friend, Hugo, offers instead to help trigger her memories. A growing affection develops between the two until deadly forces come after Alita and threaten her newfound relationships. It is then that Alita discovers she has extraordinary fighting abilities that could be used to save the friends and family she’s grown to love. Determined to uncover the truth behind her origin, Alita sets out on a journey that will lead her to take on the injustices of this dark, corrupt world, and discover that one young woman can change the world in which she lives.
Starring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Ed Skrein, Mahershala Ali, Jennifer Connelly, Keean Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Lana Condor, Jackie Earle Haley and Eiza González. Directed by Robert Rodriguez.
Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in. Everything is new to Alita, every experience a first. As she learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield Alita from her mysterious past while her street-smart new friend, Hugo, offers instead to help trigger her memories. A growing affection develops between the two until deadly forces come after Alita and threaten her newfound relationships. It is then that Alita discovers she has extraordinary fighting abilities that could be used to save the friends and family she’s grown to love. Determined to uncover the truth behind her origin, Alita sets out on a journey that will lead her to take on the injustices of this dark, corrupt world, and discover that one young woman can change the world in which she lives.
REVIEWS Alita: Battle Angel - An entertaining sci-fi stuck between the past and the future
Alita: Battle Angel - Devilishly fun sci-fi action