![]() Rotten Tomatoes Critics Consensus states that "Cargo takes a refreshingly character-driven approach to the zombie genre that's further distinguished by its Australian setting and Martin Freeman's terrific lead performance." 13. Cargo, 2017, 88%Ĭargo is a film for anyone wanting to reflect on the chaos of the last year - starring Martin Freeman, Cargo follows a father navigating a terrifying pandemic in the wilderness of Australia as he tries to protect his daughter. Rotten Tomatoes Critics Consensus says: "Sharply written and brilliantly performed, Mank peers behind the scenes of Citizen Kane to tell an old Hollywood story that could end up being a classic in its own right." 14. ![]() The film stars Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, and Tom Burke, and is directed by David Fincher. ![]() Mankiewicz as he tries to finish Citizen Kane. This black and white film is set in the 1930's and is a dramatic comedy that tells the story of alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. The film's last minute breakdown is really the loss of such clever details.Erik Messerschmidt, winner of Best Cinematography for "Mank", poses with Halle Berry and Jan Pascale in the press room during the 93rd Annual Academy Awards Photo by Matt Petit/A.M.P.A.S. This and other particulars - a monstrous surveillance eye on a sinuous, seemingly endless arm invades Harlan's basement clothes from disintegrated victims float through tree branches a peanut butter sandwich Ray has thrown at the kitchen window slides almost imperceptibly down the glass as he wonders what to do next Ray asks a man who appears to have survived a plane crash, "Are you a passenger?" - create a potent mix of recognizable and fantastic moments. Indeed, two of the most awful scenes involve people fighting each other. No, says Dad, this "came from someplace else." Rob tries again: "What do you mean, like Europe?" This brief comedy only sharpens the scares that follow, not all caused by aliens. If the first part of the film offers an absorbingly detailed look at the family's dysfunction, the ride in the minivan tightens the focus, as they struggle to make sense of the disaster unfolding around them. This collapse is especially disappointing because War of the Worlds begins as a provocative look at how terror affects family and community, that is, something more complicated than an explosion movie. Gangbusters effects and terrific camerawork propel Steven Spielberg's film well into its last act, when it runs out of energy and ideas. ![]() In part, this focus is achieved by Ray's quick thinking - he steals the only working vehicle in sight, determined to drive the kids to their mother in Boston, imagining against odds that this end will provide safety. What comes next is a prolonged look at unthinkable devastation, framed by one family's reactions. It's the watching that dooms them initially: they can't anticipate that the machines will, seconds later, be detonating buildings and zapping human targets into a dust that recalls the white detritus that clung to survivors of the 9/11 attacks in NYC. But the domestic strife soon takes a backseat to the gargantuan trauma brought on by an alien invasion - lightning strikes awaken towering Tripods, machines on long spider legs that push up from under the streets of Bayonne, NJ, the pavement buckling and cracking as people, including Ray, watch in astonishment. A brief game of backyard catch reveals immediately that Robbie resents his dad's absence and selfishness. WAR OF THE WORLDS stars Tom Cruise as Ray, a disheartened, divorced father, taking care of his two children - 10-year-old Rachel (Dakota Fanning) and 15-ish brother Robbie (Justin Chatwin) - for the weekend.
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