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Austin Butler rules as the King, but Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' is an unchained mess of a movie

 Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama “Elvis” has all the pomp and pompadour one would expect by putting Elvis Presley’s iconic life on screen. If only the storytelling was as dazzling as his bejeweled jumpsuits. The relationship between Elvis (Austin Butler) and his notorious manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), is at the center of an overlong, narrative mess (★★½ out of four; rated PG-13; in theaters Friday), as excessive as one of the King's fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches.  However, with Butler’s stellar portrayal, it’s never dull, and more enjoyable than not. The musical numbers are often dazzling, boosted by Luhrmann’s inimitable style. And the plot (for better and for worse) covers a ton of Presley’s life. But even when it’s over, you’re still not sure what Hanks is doing. America’s Dad plays the literal heavy in “Elvis,” which at first is told from Parker’s perspective (although it doesn’t stay that way). A manipulative carny at his core, the Colonel watches young Elv

‘After Yang’ Ending Explores the Meanings

 Metaphysics is often best conveyed through the medium of science fiction. Stories in which humans find other worlds, travel through time, or create sophisticated artificial intelligence are invariably haunted by the most difficult questions about the nature of existence itself. Stories about artificial intelligence in particular, especially when they concern beings that, in their actions and appearances, fully resemble people, make us question what it means to be human, and what it means to have consciousness. One such film is Kogonada’s After Yang, which explores themes of grief, loss, and humanity through the story of a family grappling with the loss of their adopted A.I. companion. List Movie  After Yang Full Movie After Yang Dubbed Thailand Uncharted Streaming Online Uncharted Full Thailand Uncharted Thailand Online In an unspecified future that is more technologically advanced than our own, Jake (Colin Farrell) and Kyra (Jodie Turner-Smith) have raised their adopted child Mika (M

JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION Brings Action

 Twenty-nine years ago, Steven Spielberg rocked cinemas worldwide with his creature feature Jurassic Park, literally so even, as it was the film which would make Digital Theater Sound (DTS) a household term. But what to this day it is most remembered for is its gigantic leap forwards in computer generated imagery, and the moment the Tyrannosaurus Rex crashed through a fence was just about the biggest jawdropper we had seen in decades. List Movie Jurassic World Dominion Dubbed Thailand Jurassic World Dominion Thai HD Jurassic World Dominion Streaming Jurassic World Dominion Online Jurassic World Dominion Thailand Version Shark Bait 2022 Full Movie Shark Bait 2022 Streaming Online People expecting the latest film in the series to deliver a similar technical impact will be in for a disappointment, as Jurassic World Dominion basically ticks a few boxes and that's it. Dinosaurs: check. Frantic chases: check. Gobsmackingly stupid behavior whenever the script calls for it: check. Familiar

Doctor Strange 2 incursions explained

 Marvel announced Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in late July 2019, and it was immediately clear that it would be pivotal in Phase 4. Now that Doctor Strange 2 is playing in theaters, we know what it brings to the MCU and why it’s so important. The movie gives us a better look at the multiverse than any previous MCU adventures, setting the stage for even bigger crossovers. In particular, Doctor Strange 2 introduces the concept of incursions, something we’d yet to see in the MCU. List Movie: Top Gun Maverick Dubbed Thailand Top Gun Maverick Thailand Version Doctor Strange 2 Full Thailand Doctor Strange 2 Online Doctor Strange 2 Streaming But this new MCU phenomenon already carries some problems that aren’t immediately clear when you first watch the movie. The more you think about incursions, the more you realize that Marvel has lots of explaining to do. Before we discuss this further, you should make sure you to see Multiverse of Madness, as big spoilers follow below. Docto

Top Gun: Maverick is poised to continue its epic box office run this weekend

 Top Gun: Maverick is poised to continue its epic box office run this weekend; with no major competition at US multiplexes, it’ll soon zoom past the $250m mark in domestic grosses alone, with $400m or more still well within its sights. It could wind up the highest-grossing movie of the year, at least until Avatar 2 drops. If you read the analysis of certain right-leaning pundits, Top Gun: Maverick’s triumph is their triumph, and a rebuke of “woke culture” – by which is meant, movies and TV shows that do not exclusively feature white men in their leading roles. Top Gun: Maverick, starring Tom Cruise Top Gun for hire: why Hollywood is the US military’s best wingman It is indeed true that Top Gun: Maverick does not go out of its way to celebrate inclusion and diversity in the sometimes-cloying, corporate way most closely associated with various Disney properties. (If there’s no “first gay character in Top Gun” that we know of, that’s OK; Disney will continue assigning similar designations

An ambitious, but somewhat underwhelming action film

Vikram Story: Following a series of murders of police officials, a black ops cop goes after a mysterious gang of masked men, which has declared war on the system, which is protecting a fearsome drug lord. Vikram Review: Lokesh Kanagaraj brings together the espionage-filled world of Kamal Haasan's 1986 film Vikram and his own Kaithi's action-filled world of drug lordala and cops in Vikram, a predictably plotted action film that is more interested in expanding its universe without really immersing us into it. It holds the mysteries of a spy film and provides the thrills of an action film to some extent, but it doesn't feel wholly satisfactory and fails to leave us with the adrenaline rush that a film with such ambitions promises. List Movie: Top Gun Maverick Dubbed Thailand Top Gun Maverick Online Shark Bait Thailand Version Shark Bait Streaming Online The film does gets starts off intriguingly, when Karnan (Kamal Haasan), the father of a martyred cop Prapanchan (Kalidas Jaya

365 days to Buhari’s exit: Nigerians decry poor governance

With about 365 days left in the life of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, concerned stakeholders have called on the president to attempt using the remainder of his term to assuage the pains of Nigerians on many fronts due to poor governance. Largely criticised for having failed in government, President Buhari was urged to reverse “abnormal and deviant political practices,” that keep preventing the nation from progressing.   Executive Director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Musa Rafsanjani while assessing governance under the current regime, noted that the administration had fared poorly in terms of the justice system, anti-corruption, economic regeneration and inclusiveness. He noted that despite promises and commitments to combat corruption, graft practices remained a menace crippling socio-economic development, including poor public service delivery, fast-falling educational standard, dilapidating healthcare, bad roads, rising unemployment that