#‘3 Body Problem’ Review: Netflix’s Ambitious Sci-Fi Adaptation Is More Serviceable Than Dazzling

#‘3 Body Problem’ Review: Netflix’s Ambitious Sci-Fi Adaptation Is More Serviceable Than Dazzling

Publicity materials for Netflix’s new sci-fi drama 3 Body Problem refer to Benedict Wong‘s character, a slightly rough-around-the-edges investigator with cross-jurisdictional concerns, as “Da Shi.” It’s a nod to Liu Cixin’s novel of roughly the same title, in which the delightfully uncouth Shi Quiang is referred to as Da Shi (“Big Shi”) as a term…

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#Winston Duke Guides Lost Souls – /Film

#Winston Duke Guides Lost Souls – /Film

“#Winston Duke Guides Lost Souls – /Film” What if Pixar’s Soul was an existential arthouse drama? That sounds like the premise for Nine Days, the Sundance darling by first-time director Edson Oda which won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award in the Dramatic section at the Park City film festival. Winston Duke stars in Nine Days as a guide for unborn souls…

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