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MOVIE REVIEW: The Martian
MOVIE REVIEW: The Martian

Simply put, "The Martian" from director Ridley Scott and headlining star Matt Damon, is a great survival film.  It strikes all of those aforementioned chords of survival essence and entertainment.  Giving it the easy labels of "Castaway in Space," "Robinson Crusoe: Astronaut," "Interstellar without Nolanism," "Apollo 13 on Mars," or "The Next Gravity" sells it too short.  "The Martian" doesn't need to borrow anything from those five notable survival film stories and can stand confidently aside, or even above them, as an exemplar all its own in the genre.  Meet what is sure to go down as one of 2015's best films.

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2015, 5 STARS, ADVANCE MOVIE REVIEW, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanShowPlace ICON X at Roosevelt CollectionsThe Martian, Ridley Scott, Drew Goddard, Andy Weir, Science fiction, Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Michael Pena, Sebastian Stan, Kate Mara, Pietro Scalia, Dariusz Wolski, Arthur Max, Mars, Mark Watney, NASA, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Harry Gregson-Williams, Unbroken, Castaway, Robinson Crusoe, Gravity, Prometheus, The Cabin in the Woods, 3D, Interstellar, Sean Bean, Kristen Wiig, Aksel Hennie, Ant Man, Ant-Man, Oscar contenders, 2015, 2015 Fall Movies, STEM, life lessons from movies, life lessons from films, life lessons, life lessons from film, movie commentary, film commentary, movie review, film review, Don Shanahan, Donald ShanahanComment
MOVIE REVIEW: Jupiter Ascending
MOVIE REVIEW: Jupiter Ascending

"Jupiter Ascending" is an utter mess of missed opportunity and misguided world-building.  Just as with a majority of science fiction movies, the visual panache is present in astounding detail.  That, once again, is the easy part.  Unfortunately, none of it (and I mean none of it), is created with purpose or direction that becomes compelling and stirring to you as the audience.  None of its creative ingredients work to earn your investment, acceptance, attention, or even your basic comprehension.  

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1 STAR, 2015, MOVIE REVIEW, SPECIALDon ShanahanJupiter Ascending, Star Wars, Science Fiction, Avatar, The Wachowskis, Larry Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, The Matrix, Speed Racer, Cloud Atlas, Mythos, Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie Redmayne, Sean Bean, Donald Shanahan, Don Shanahan, Every Movie Has a Lesson, movie review, film review, movie commentary, film commentary, life lessons from film, life lessons from films, life lessons from movies, life lessons, That 70's Show, That 70's Show Curse, Topher Grace, Oz the Great and Powerful, Black Swan, Foxcatcher, 21 Jump Street, Tangled, John Toll, Michael Giacchino, JackassComment