Critics’ reviews were a little mixed, mostly due to criticism of the script and villain, but audiences have been loving it the audience score on Rotten Tomatoes stands at a strong 84%. So far, audiences and some critics agree that The Marvels is the most fun MCU film in a long time and sets the stage for a bright future for the franchise. Jackson), the trio learn to coordinate their entanglement while trying to stop Kree revolutionary Dar-Benn (Zawe Ashton)’s quest for vengeance. Under the guidance of Nick Fury (Samuel L. The female-led film sees Carol Danvers (Brie Larson), Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris), and Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) forced to team up after their light-based powers became entangled. _ Review originally posted on Voices From the Balcony.The Marvels premiered on November 10, just hours after the SAG-AFTRA strike, which lasted for 118 days, officially ended. The film will be released on digital in the UK on 30th May from Signature Entertainment. Shut In is available to stream by subscribers to The Daily Wire, details are here. It’s kind of like watching an episode of a TV show, you might get caught up in the action, but you never really have any doubt about how it ends. Caruso, Shut In is a thriller that ends up being low on any real thrills. Well made from a technical standpoint and with acceptable if uninspired direction from D.J. Hopefully it’ll be another nine years before I’m subjected to him again. On the other hand Vincent Gallo in his first film since 2013’s The Human Trust looks a bit like Charles Manson while delivering an embarrassingly poor performance. That may be genetic as she’s the daughter of actress Andie MacDowell ( Groundhog Day, Sex, Lies and Videotape). She does a good job of expressing her character’s fear and panic without going over the top and chewing the scenery. Much of what I did like about Shut In came from Rainey Qualley’s performance. If they don’t come out OK that defeats the whole point of the film and alienates the likely audience. And if the point of a film is to show the power of God and his ability to save those with faith, there’s only one way it really can end. From Rob putting a nail through Jessica’s hand while sealing the pantry to scenes of her sitting reading the bible, Shut In makes its faith-based nature very clear. It further undercuts any tension by pushing religion to the forefront. The filmmakers never convinced me that they were willing to offend their target audience, it’ll run as a subscriber perk on the Daily Wire website, by inflicting serious harm on them. But at the same time, I never felt that the kids were in any real danger. There’s some suspense at times when Jessica finds herself in situations I couldn’t see an obvious way out of. It’s not that Shut In is a bad film, it isn’t, it’s just a very average one. Much has been made of the fact that Toast’s script made Hollywood’s Black List, but it apparently underwent rewrites on its way to the screen, because there’s nothing really exemplary about it. Caruso ( Disturbia, xXx: Return of Xander Cage) and writer Melanie Toast set Shut In up as a home invasion thriller with the twist that, for most of the film Jessica is locked in the pantry and has to try to keep Lainey (Luciana VanDette) and her infant brother safe from there. It doesn’t take long before Jessica is back in the pantry, this time with it nailed shut.ĭirector D.J. Unfortunately, he also bought his buddy Sammy (Vincent Gallo The Brown Bunny, Buffalo 66) who has a thing for little girls. Rob (Jake Horowitz Castle Freak, Agnes), her violence-prone and still addicted ex, shows up unexpectedly and lets her out. Unfortunately she manages to lock herself in the house’s pantry. She also wants to sell the house her grandmother left her, move away and start over. Jessica (Rainey Qualley Ultrasound, Ocean’s Eight) is a former meth addict struggling to stay straight and raise her two young children. film, Run Hide Fight, I decided to watch it and see if it was a decent thriller or propaganda. Comments about “beta males”, Hollywood’s “liberal agenda” and complaints about “woke culture” abounded. Then I noticed how many of them were from sites that, even if they didn’t call themselves conservative, right wing, or even political, had a very obvious point of view. I was initially impressed by the reviews it was getting. Shut In is, as I’m sure you’re aware, the new film from Ben Shapiro and his website The Daily Wire. Stars: Rainey Qualley, Jake Horowitz, Vincent Gallo, Luciana VanDette | Written by Melanie Toast | Directed by D.J.
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