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FOXBODY | Average Guy Movie Review

The story of two people's attempts to navigate a turbulent relationship, parenthood, and a life of crime. Cameron Monaghan's directorial debut - which you can watch below - proves to be a tense and dynamic affair as two lovers find themselves tangled up in a robbery gone wrong. Flashing between key moments in Bonnie (Kelli Berglund) & Clyde (Monaghan)'s relationship and the present day, Foxbody  opens on a moustachioed and bleeding Clyde as he heads to his family's desert home in their foxbody Mustang. Where, quite understandably, his wife is none too happy to see him. There are some familiar story beats to this little crime story, but that doesn't stop Monaghan - who also wrote and produced the film - from doing his own thing with them. In many ways the film resembles classic crime dramas of the 1970's and 80's, while the desert setting gives it a western vibe. And yet, Foxbody  still has a few surprises in store for us. Namely, a vibrant dance number t...

TRON: Ares | Average Guy Movie Review

Julian Dillinger (Evan Peters), the grandson of the man who once stole the work of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), has found a way to bring that which he creates on the Grid into the real world. This includes his Main Control security program; Ares (Jared Leto). The only problem is, he can only keep them here for 29 minutes. Legend has it that Flynn once discovered the key to "permanence", and now it's a race between Dillinger and Eve Kim (Greta Lee), new CEO of Encom, to find it. In many ways TRON: Ares  is exactly what you'd expect of a sequel to the 1982 cult classic. A story about big tech, light cycles, and life within the computer world of 'The Grid', that loosely links to what has come before. This seems to be the tradition that all must adhere to when carrying on the story of Flynn. There are, of course, many call-backs and references to both TRON and TRON: Legacy . But TRON: Ares  is not a direct sequel to either, although some of those not so subtle cal...