DECEMBER 2018
Spider–Man: Into the Spider–Verse
Welcome to Marwen
“Spider–Man: Into the Spider-Verse” can be seen
Along with “Bumblebee,” the new Steve Carell movie,
in theaters the day after the release of “Aquaman,”
“Welcome to Marwen,” will be in theaters on December
on December 14 th . Another superhero movie, but
21 st . This drama is described on movieweb.com as
unlike all the recent others, this story is going to be
a story in which “a victim of a brutal attack finds
exploring dimensions and alternate realities within
a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help
it’s become clear that the past decade or so has been a new age of live–action movies inspired by our favorite novels and comic books, this film reflects back on the original roots of 2D design and style. Even so, it still explores modern issues and utilizes an African– American character as the main hero, instead of the usual white protagonist. This film stars a fantastic cast that includes names such as Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Nicholas Cage, and many others. Although I haven’t always been thrilled with every movie produced by Marvel or DC in recent years, I’m looking forward to this one. Mary Poppins Returns “Mary Poppins Returns” is being released just days before Christmas—on December 19 . It feels like th
this movie was supposed to come out ages ago; I remember hearing about it through interviews with Emily Blunt, but it took a while to come out. I’m not sure if Disney was just preemptively advertising, or if Blunt just happened to talk about it during several interviews, but I was expecting to see it in theaters a lot sooner than December of this year. “Mary Poppins Returns” is obviously based on the original 1964 story of Mary Poppins that starred Julie An-
him through his recovery process.” I’ve seen the
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preview for this movie maybe a dozen times in the past year or so. Based on the trailer, it doesn’t look like something I would be interested in, however,
It explores
because Carell is in the starring role, and I love what he has done in his other works, I might have to see it when it comes to theaters at the end of the year.
modern
Carell has been focusing on more serious acting
issues and utilizes an African
roles in the past few productions he’s been in—like “Beautiful Boy,” which has received a lot of praise, so “Welcome to Marwen” might have the same potential for high reviews. On the Basis of Sex
American
“On the Basis of Sex” is premiering on Christmas of
character
looking up a list of releases for this December, and
this year. I hadn’t heard about this movie until I was that surprises me. “On the Basis of Sex,” starring Felicity Jones, is the story of Ruth Bader Ginsberg and
as the
a Supreme Court case about gender discrimination.
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the Spider–Man universe, through animation. While
main hero.
Considering how popular Ginsberg is with teens and young adults, it’s odd that the advertising for this story hasn’t been plastered on other social media platforms. I almost wish I’d heard about it before. Since I haven’t had the chance to learn anything about Ginsberg, or read the popular book about her,
drews. Filling these big shoes, as stated previously,
Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik’s “Notorious RBG,”
is Blunt. I wasn’t a huge fan of the previous Mary
this is definitely on the list of films I’m going to see
Poppins movie, so I don’t know too much about this
this December.
one. On the other hand, every time I see someone react to the trailer, they’re usually filled with a ton of excitement. Hopefully it’s as good as everyone thinks it will be. Bumblebee “Bumblebee” is premiering shortly after “Mar y Poppins Returns,” on December 21st. Starring Hailee Steinfeld, the latest addition to the Transformers universe features the background and history of one of the audience favorites—Bumblebee. The story is set in 1987, when Bumblebee is found by Steinfeld’s character, Charlie, who is about to turn 18. Although PHOTO CREDIT GOOGLE IMAGES
the Transformers movies arguably aren’t that great, this movie gives me a slight hope that “Bumblebee” won’t follow the example set by its predecessors. This probably won’t be the case—which is why I don’t think that I’m going to waste my time, energy, and money sitting through this one. However, if you’re a big fan of the Transformers franchise, or action movies in general, this might just be right up your alley.
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