Minority Mindset

Early reviews are in for Edgar Wright’s new film, The Running Man, which will be released on November 14th. Currently, the film has a 64% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 64 reviews, earning it a “Fresh” designation. This is a small step up from the 1987 version starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, which received a 59% score. However, it’s the lowest rating yet for director Edgar Wright, known for critically acclaimed films like Shaun of the Dead, Baby Driver, and Hot Fuzz.

Medical dramas are among the most enduring shows on television. Consider General Hospital, which has been a fixture on the air for over 50 years. Many of these shows offer truly excellent television, with examples like MASH, Nurse Jackie, and The Good Doctor* representing just a small portion of the quality available.

The filmmakers, Andrew Stanton and Kenna Harris, shared that it’s been a funny and touching experience imagining how their classic toys would deal with modern technology, and they’re excited to give fans a first look. They also praised Greta Lee’s performance as Lilypad, highlighting her ability to bring both playful sass and genuine emotion to the character.

It’s easy to see why science fiction show creators produce so much content. They build incredibly detailed future worlds with their own unique rules and technologies, and naturally, they want to spend as much time as possible delving into all the possibilities within those worlds – worlds that can only come to life on screen.

I really enjoyed Clear and Present Danger when it first came out in the mid-1990s. I was already a fan of Tom Clancy’s book and the previous Jack Ryan films, so I went to see it in theaters opening weekend. I watched it a lot on cable TV over the next couple of years, but I haven’t seen it since around 1997. It’s been about 30 years, and a lot has changed – both my own preferences and the way movies are made.

Okay, so Avengers: Age of Ultron mostly felt like its own thing, but there were a few parts that definitely hinted at what was coming next. Like, Thor running off on that little side quest? A lot of fans thought that pulled him away from the main action and felt a bit weird at the time, but it was clearly setting stuff up for later movies.

The Carpenter’s Son opens in the early years of the Common Era with a deeply religious carpenter (Nicolas Cage) and his wife (FKA Twigs) welcoming their prophesied child. But life is harsh for believers, and the family spends the next fifteen years constantly on the run, hiding from those who would persecute them. They eventually settle in Roman-occupied Egypt, where their son (Noah Jupe) forms an unlikely friendship with a troubled street child (Isla Johnson). As the boy begins to develop extraordinary and mysterious powers – including healing the sick, predicting the future, and feeling others’ emotions – it draws unwanted and dangerous attention. These abilities lead the Carpenter to question his son’s true nature and his own beliefs.

Early religious scholars rejected the Infancy Gospel of Thomas because it showed Jesus as imperfect and occasionally even unkind. This unsettling portrayal carries over into Nathan’s depiction of Jesus, who appears caught between goodness and wickedness. Twenty-one-year-old Jupe, playing the role of Jesus (and known only as “The Boy”), presents him as a passionate and headstrong young man, oblivious to both his own powers and the ways of the world.