Ben Kendrick

Editorial Director @ComicBook. Host @WhatIsPodcastX. Film Critic. SEO. Ex-Publisher @ScreenRant.

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Joined a new social platform and wondering if I’m on it - or just want to know where else to connect with me?

I’m keeping my Linktree up-to-date: https://t.co/Slq6zUsKmr

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Tonight’s screening: #starwars

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#supermariomovie getting some mixed reviews out the gate. I’ll say this: I agree, it tries to do too much and there are some distracting Easter eggs/references. BUT I still think it’s fun, my kid cackled like a maniac, and we talked all the way home about her favorite parts.

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Moviegoers approaching the film as an indie character drama that happens to take place long after a zombie rage virus crippled the continent may be more forgiving (or even very pleased).

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#28yearslaterthebonetemple is easily the weirdest entry in the series - which, for some viewers, will be a welcome continuation of the subversive direction last year’s 28 Years Later took the franchise.

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Ultimately, with the saturation of zombie movies and TV shows that have come and gone since the originals, The Bone Temple provides plenty of surprises but could be disappointing to viewers who are looking for excitement over contemplation in their zombie viewing.

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Primate threads a very tight needle between semi-serious animal threat and brainless fun - but would have been better and much more memorable if it had pushed its premise a lot farther (one way or the other).

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#PrimateMovie has a great premise and some truly creepy moments (as well as some truly horrific kills); however, it’s more Friday the 13th than Cocaine Bear.

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Moviegoers who see the trailer and are intrigued by the concept will get what that setup promises but the film is relatively small and contained - which keeps the tension high but the overall variety of set pieces narrow.

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In some ways, it's better than previous ones - the action is amazing and there is some very fun character stuff. All those bits are actually better than what they recycle from the Way of Water - but that good stuff is pulled down by already seeing much of it in the Part 2.

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Saw #AvatarFireAndAsh last night - and am pretty underwhelmed this round. The visuals are, as always, absolutely incredible - and I'm still invested in the Sully family story. But a LOT of Fire and Ash feels like a rehash of The Way of Water (including a weirdly identical Act 3).

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The Ash clan's Varang starts out strong and then gets sidelined in an equally strange pivot for Quaritch. I'd absolutely recommend fans see it (and see it in the best theater near them) but where Way of Water really surprised and reinvested me, Fire and Ash did the opposite.

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Tonight’s screening: #PredatorBadlands

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@rustybrick

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Tonight’s screening: #TronAres

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@rustybrick Man, normally I wouldn't - but my 4 year-old is increasingly reckless with it. So trying the tech woven this round.