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A haunting view of a post-fire urban landscape.

Terminator Dark Fate: A Sickening Conclusion

There is no actor alive who could deliver some of these lines in a believable way
I feel confident saying that the franchise is destroyed and will never recover, unless the creators admit that they’ve made some mistakes but that isn't likely. Read More ›
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Border patrol officers walking along a corrugated wall border

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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Lone figure falls through dark clouds, asteroids

Terminator: Dark Fate: Welcome to the New Future

Which turns out to be the same as the old one. Here’s Part 2 of my review
The writers seem to have run out of ideas for new Terminators. They’re recycling the concept and adding new abilities — without thinking them through. Read More ›