Matrix reboots for thrilling remix ‘Matrix Resurrections’
Movie review: Among the last decade’s spate of nostalgic reboots, a new “Matrix” film is perhaps the most appropriate. It’s also one of the best.
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Matrix reboots for thrilling remix ‘Matrix Resurrections’
‘Speed Racer’ (2008) a downshift for Wachowskis
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): “Speed Racer” is fun and has a mature plot, but it’s odd that the race scenes are so blatantly artificial.
‘Cloud Atlas’ (2012) has epic rebellious streak
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The Wachowski sisters and Tom Tykwer invigoratingly tell of rebellions big and small in six time periods.
‘Jupiter Ascending’ (2015) is Wachowskis’ masterpiece
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This space fantasy is a visual feast with great action and world-building and a surprisingly on-point Mila Kunis.
‘V for Vendetta’ (2006) a gorgeous revolution
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This comic adaptation is a message movie about the value of freedom, and also a beautiful work of art.
‘Animatrix’ (2003) fills out trilogy’s mythology
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This 100-minute DVD collection of animated shorts gives us a fuller picture of the “Matrix” world.
‘Matrix Revolutions’ (2003) a spectacular trilogy capper
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The trilogy’s conclusion channels “Return of the Jedi” with great action on multiple fronts.
‘Matrix Reloaded’ (2003) gets almost too dense to penetrate
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The brilliance of the first film flirts with turning into mumbo jumbo, but … my god, those action sequences.
20 years later, it’s still worth entering ‘The Matrix’ (1999)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Moviegoers took the red pill and happily entered the bleak but thrilling future of “The Matrix.”
‘V for Vendetta’ reviews
John’s “V for Vendetta” flashback review, Nov. 5, 2020 “V for Vendetta” – This adaptation of Alan Moore’s famous comic book takes us to a not-too-distant future when England is ruled by an oppressive state. […]