[School of Movies 2020]
Duelling Comets!
In 1998, because of the way the movie industry works (or used to) we got not one but TWO films within months of each other, about the Earth facing an extinction-level event from the heavens. Both films largely concern themselves with the American response, both involve sending up a shuttle to blow the meteor apart, both feature lower-scale destruction as a fireworks show selling-point, and both are filled with bad performances from a cast that includes great actors.
What we did here on their 22nd anniversary is tackle one and then the other, comparing and contrasting their differing approaches. By the time the credits roll you'll just be happy that it's not the end of the world.
Streets of Rage
Brigsby Bear
The First Hour and Seven Minutes of Oppenheimer
Devil’s Advocate
V for Vendetta
Ghost in the Shell
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Gonzo Adventures: The Tower of the Sorcerer
No Country for Old Men / True Grit
The Studio Ghibli Series Part 4: Porco Rosso
In the Heights
John Wick: Chapters 2/3/4
The Flash
Batman Beyond
The Big Mermaid
F9: The Fast Saga / Fast X
Black Adam / Shazam: Fury of the Gods
Heckboy
O Brother, Where Art Thou? / Inside Llewyn Davis
The Studio Ghibli Series Part 3: Kiki’s Delivery Service
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