Tag: Rodriguez
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‘Spy Kids: Armageddon’ Review — Robert Rodriguez Returns
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist.Over two decades ago, Robert Rodriguez introduced millennials to spycraft and Thumb Thumbs with his upbeat quartet of Spy Kids films, which embraced familial bonds and the…
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Robert Rodriguez Should Return to His ’90s Roots
Robert Rodriguez has had a long and successful career as one of the most prolific directors working in the industry … which is why it feels silly to say that he should go back to his 1990s filmmaking roots. Yes, even though Rodriguez has made great strides in his craft over the years, these strides…
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The ‘Spy Kids’ Films Are More Important Than You Might Think
Taking even a cursory glance at the title Spy Kids likely elicits the image of a campy, goofy children’s movie filled with toy-like gadgetry and light-hearted adventures. The Guardian once described the movie as “Willy Wonka-meets-James Bond.” While that perception is absolutely true, audiences shouldn’t let that encapsulate everything about writer/director Robert Rodriguez’s spy movie…
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‘Fast X’ Brings Back [Spoilers] in Not One, but Two Major Cameos
Spoiler Alert: Spoilers are ahead for “Fast Five.” She’s just presented agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) with a surveillance photo of Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), who was believed dead after a horrific crash in the fourth film, 2009’s “Fast Five” in theaters. “I’m in Paris. I’m like, ‘Oh, hell no,’” she said in Feb. at the…