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Terminator Dark Fate: We Meet the Sender of the Mystery Texts

At this point in the story, our characters clash with Border Patrol — and discover a Terminator with a conscience

Last Saturday, we saw that Sarah, Grace and Dani, realized that the person sending Sarah the mysterious texts was living precisely where Grace was supposed to go if she ran into trouble. Because the address is in Texas our dysfunctional trio must cross the border. Dani knows a guy she convinces to help them. Well, actually Grace cuts a fly in half, and that convinces him. But anyway. While traveling to the border, they hop on top of a train with a bunch of undocumented immigrants. During this ride, Sarah comes to believe that Dani is really another her. Sarah seems happy to relinquish her fatalistic mantle, but Grace is annoyed by this development. A less likeable Grace I mention Read More ›

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Terminator: Dark Fate - A Futuristic Robot in a Desolate Landscape

Terminator Dark Fate: Not As Bad As Genisys But Close

Here in Part 1, we also look at rumors of a new Terminator project in the works. Could some of the mistakes that plagued earlier films be avoided?
The actors are quite good and if their performances seemed canned at times, I blame the dialogue. They can’t draw blood from a stone. Read More ›
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Terminator 3 Review Part 3: Are We Looking At a New Sarah Connor?

What made Sarah’s character work was her start as a simple waitress who turns into a strong, resourceful warrior. Can John pick up where she left off?
The problem with time travel stories is that dropped plot points and forgotten predictions add up and new additions to the story forget the older ones. Read More ›
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Fire in a storage warehouse. Spreading fire in a warehouse full of boxes

Terminator 2 Review Part 5: The Writers Won’t Wrap Up the Movie

I’m never a fan of the whole “the robots can become like us” trope, but Schwarzenegger's facial expressions and timing in this movie are spot on
It’s a science fiction classic for a reason. Save for the bar scene and the ending, the writing is pretty tight when the writers aren’t preaching. Read More ›
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military robot and skulls of people. Dramatic apocalypse super realistic concept. Rise of the Machines. Dark future. 3d rendering.

Terminator 2: A Good Movie That Hates Itself

Why do the screenwriters appear to want to avoid creating fear of the mechanical monster?
The film seems to want to parody its predecessor while also appealing to kids. That’s why John Connor is an inventive young teenager during the story. Read More ›