Tag: The Passenger
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‘The Passenger’ Review: Kyle Gallner Kills It
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.”You don’t know me. You don’t know what the fuck I want.” Of all the words that are spoken in The Passenger, an often tense yet throwaway…
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‘The Passenger’ Review: A Low-Key But Sneakily Effective Blumhouse Thrill Ride
There’s more than one way to be a passenger in life, not all of which involve vehicles. That’s certainly the case when it comes to the protagonist in Carter Smith’s propulsive new thriller, which functions like a therapy session on wheels between a murderous shrink and an unwilling patient. If the two of them don’t…
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Nic Cage To Receive Cheval Noir Career Achievement Award At This Year’s Fantasia Fest
Since its inception in 1996, Quebec’s Fantasia International Film Festival has grown into the premiere festival for genre film. And the 2023 edition of the festival, set to kick off on July 20, now has a guest of honor that’s perfect for its niche. Deadline reports that Nicolas Cage will receive the Cheval Noir Career…
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James Marsden Is Returning For Westworld Season 4, And Evan Rachel Wood Is Playing A New Character
“Westworld” season 4 is bringing back some old faces in new roles. James Marsden was one of the show’s principal cast members during its first two seasons; his cowboy character, Teddy, was there on the train riding into the town of Sweetwater in the Westworld theme park, right from the opening minutes of the series…
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‘The Mandalorian’ Review: Episode 2 Highlights a Terrifying Monster — and Little Else
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “The Mandalorian” Season 2, Episode 2, “Chapter 10 – The Passenger.”]The second episode of “The Mandalorian” Season 2 is… fine.That’s probably not what fans of Disney’s mega-budget “Star Wars” series are hoping for, but for all of the show’s endless hype, teases, and the boundless possibilities allowed…
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‘Westworld’ Review: ‘The Passenger’ Goes Beyond The Valley Beyond
Welcome to our weekly recaps of HBO’s Westworld. This Westworld review takes a look at the season 2 finale, “The Passenger”. Be warned: spoilers follow. The Passenger Westworld has already been renewed for another season, but the show as we know it is now officially dead. Any remnants of the original series were officially killed…
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‘Westworld’ Finale Review: Season 2 Closes With Gripping Battles for Control and Debates Over Human Nature
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Westworld” Season 2, Episode 10, “The Passenger.”]Diagnostic ReportAll the timelines finally collide as we see the hosts make their escape, Dolores lay out her endgame, and the Man in Black confront the nature of his reality. Plus, we go inside the Forge, witness a whole lot of…