Upgrade (2018) Short Review

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I’ve recently watched the John Wick franchise’s first two movies again, and felt actually way more underwhelmed than the first time I watched them. I really like Keanu Reeves and I think he worked a lot to accomplish the action scenes on these movies.

But I noticed that the action on Wick‘s movies might sometimes comes across as pretty much just that – action. No actual depth of character.

Nevertheless, John Wick is a fun franchise. But while watching Upgrade, a fun little movie from Leigh Whannell, I identified some fresh takes on the genre that actually surprised me.

I could describe it as an action movie with a strong narrative concept, choreographed with beauty and featuring fresh perspectives on the craft of directing. Plus, there was some cool acting from Logan Marshall-Green (Grey).

Grey in Upgrade.

Origin (2017) Short Review

Author: Dan Brown

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“Where do we come from? Where are we going?”

I read Origin in two days. Mind you, I’m a film student currently neck-deep in academic research, and yet, I could not put this one down.

Dan Brown is a favorite of mine since The Da Vinci Code, and he has arguably set a unique voice in contemporary literature by incorporating his love for the classics within an edgy and fast paced narrative, which still seems to be the core of his work with the Robert Langdon saga.