REMINISCENCE MAKES FORGETTABLE SENSE WITH BAD DIRECTING

🎥🎞Movie Review🎞🎥- REMINISCENCE -(PG13)- STARZ/HBOMAX - Warning: this is another global warming semi-action film! Hugh Jackman stars in this “what could have been” a saucy and sexy thriller…oh boy, this film had all of the right chemistry and actors to actually bring out a fantastic film, but the director seems to have decided to play it safe and not cross the boundaries of sexual tension which could have taken this film to the next level. 

The story line had a brief moment to spell bind the viewer into a new technology, which seemed pretty cool at first, but then became part of a mind twisting element to the film that didn’t need to be there; proving that “sometimes the easiest explanation in a murder mystery is the best way to go.” There are several twists and turns that are presented, where the viewer is shown the obvious answer for the ending in the movie, but the director tries to toss a new angle in the story that miserably tries to make you forget that the entire plot was already presented.

Kudos to Rebecca Ferguson (who plays “Mae) as she marvelously filled the film with some sultry, sexy performances which raised the expectancies of the film at first, but with the soft PG-13 rating, all her energy to present a memorable character are lost by the time the next scene crossed over the screen. She does deliver an emotional message at the end of the film which proved the inner brilliance of her character, which should have been the end of it, but the director took the film into deeper, lost territory by having to reaffirm a “lost lovers dilemma" that horribly extended this shallow love story into another hapless direction of boredom.

Jackman tries to perform at a top notch dramatic level and the films failure is not all his fault, but his supporting cast just seems to be going through the motions with very little emotion at all. Add to that, a lazy and boring shootout in a bar and a fight scene or two that truly wasn’t needed, well…it just goes to show you that it truly doesn’t matter who is in your film if your director is only relying on digital and blue screen effects to make the film look cool and darkly futuristic.

Don’t bother watching this pile of shit, but if you do feel the need to watch it, be sure you have a real action movie lined up to follow the end credits to this crap.

⭐️ ⭐️ 💫 [2.5 Stars]

STUDIO “E-MAGAZINE” TO RETURN THIS OCTOBER!

It was only a matter of time before the studio began efforts to restart the best E-Magazine in the state of Texas and bring the Quantum Storm E-Magazine [QSE] [literally] back into full swing. In the past, the publication was filled with organized storytelling, some intensive investigative reports, impressive layouts and fantastic award winning photography from cover to back cover. Even better, the studio has been receiving an overwhelming response from past subscribers to get the e-mag back out on the streets where it belongs and they will get their wish on October 1st!

With the resurgence of new upstart indie film and indie series productions starting to stake claim in the state of Texas and with no bonafide publication informing local actors and producers, having an inside look at following their progress or reviewing their work, a call has come out for the e-mag to return to the Internet and do what it was doing best; constructively critiquing new indie films with an unbiased eye and sharing the information with other film makers in the state. Our publication was widely known who tearing through the over-hyping fluff, getting to the real stories behind some awkward film productions that were only fledgling films at best and separating the amateur from the more professional projects within the indie film circuit.

The new e-mag will also plan to encompass one-on-one interviews with new actors, directors and producers, plus give detailed information about where to view the films that have been released for general viewing or not. The new publication will also single out those productions who have presented trailers and some good advertising, but failed to produce a real product to a viewing audience. One of the better angles getting more attention in the indie film circuit are the plethora of Facebook pages promoting films in progress and which are never released to the general public; the new QSE format will aim at those formats as well, outline weaknesses and strengths from each Facebook page that is critiqued.

The cost for the subscription to this new e-mag with be negligible as paper copies are not reproduced, but profits will solely be spent on e-mag reporters and photographers who will be back on the road making contact with some new production teams to bring you good stories and investigate areas of concern happening in your local community and beyond. As the publication did during it's first run, it is expected that the QSE will eventually have a large fanbase with subscribers located outside of borders of Texas with some worldwide exposure, due to it's complexity in sharing information with indie groups on the world wide web.

Like before, complimentary issues will be given to persons on the cover, persons interviewed, and businesses identified in each new release of the e-mag, delivered via email and in PDF format. Each new episode of the QSE will be released every 60 days at first during the remaining months in 2021, but then monthly in 2022. This blog will present updates with a brief summary of what to expect in each issue with subscription information. The team is already excited and ready to get things moving in the right direction with selected stories for the first three issues of the year!

If you have a story idea or a film production that you'd like for us to cover, let us know by sending an email to us here. We will be required to ask you a few questions prior to accepting your story pitch, as we do not accept stories from anonymous sources; for obvious legal reasons. So get excited, the first issue is all but ready to roll out for October 1st and we guarantee the first issue of the QSE Volume 2 will be an eye opener!

DISNEYS “MARVEL: WHAT IF…?” RAISES ANIMATION STANDARD

 🎥 🎞 Series Streaming Review 🎞 🎥 - MARVELS: WHAT IF?... - PG - DisneyPlus - A series from the Marvel Universe as presented by “The Watcher” - a cosmic creature who presents an alternate universes (Multi-verse) to infamous comicbook characters that most Americans grew up following in comic books. The Watcher was presented in many Marvel graphic novels, and most notably in the late 1980's, the fate of the Dark Phoenix in a series of books that told the fate of the lead female character in the Uncanny X-Men; leaving many to wonder if the The Watcher had either actually witnessed a real event or if the reader was being exposed to actual events in the prime timeline.

 

Part one introduces “Captain Carter” or who I would have dubbed “Captain Britain” - as well known in Marvel lore - as a female British operative who just happened to be at the right place and time for things to happen. The transition in the initial storytelling is pretty obvious as a re-write of what actually transpired in the Captain America film, but drastically turns to the wildly bizarre and sometimes hilarious depiction of a normal human realizing the increased coordination and agility that comes with the serum that changed Steve Rogers into America's most iconic Marvel hero. But don't worry, Rogers still has his chance at the limelight, but in a clever way not expected, but well delivered.

The episode is well written and produced, the animation is stunning and clear throughout all of the action sequences. I chuckled several times over the fantastic action sequences and, more especially, the change in satire throughout the episodes run. This was a great place to start, but I think that the “What If?…” format should also spent some time on “What if” some bad guys had got another start. I honestly cannot wait to see the next installment to this series!

 

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ [4 of 5 Stars]