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A sort of maritime Donner Party, In the Heart of the Sea is a rugged but underwhelming true-life drama of a cursed 19th century whaling voyage. The hook here is that the journey of the Essex from Nantucket to the South Pacific in 1820 helped inspire Herman Melville to write Moby-Dick thirty years later; this is, however, only partially the case and hardly seems enough upon which to base a tragic tale driven partly by hubris and insecurity but mostly by very bad luck. Ron Howard's film of Nathaniel Philbrick's 2000 National Book Award for Nonfiction winner holds the interest but never generates white caps of excitement, making this look like a holiday season also-ran for Warner Bros.
Bionic gives sibling rivalry a whole new level in cinema with the dystopian addition that stands as a reflection of our increasingly technology-dependent world.
Colors of Evil: Red Review: is an impactful and disturbing watch that could've opened up its mysteries a bit slower.
Bionic Ending Explained: The fate of the two sisters and the bionic illegal trade, what happens to it all is answered here.
