September 26, 2023 • 23 mins
Alexis is joined by special guest Leo Rydel from Geekly Goods to chat about the original sci-fi epic The Creator from director Gareth Edwards and how an $80 million movie can rival the biggest blockbusters. This review is spoiler-free.
0:00 Intro
0:27 Leo’s thoughts
2:20 How was this only $80M?
4:43 It’s a VFX marvel
6:42 Explore the lore
9:15 Simplified storytelling
12:20 Almost perfect
17:10 Original movies
20:10 Final verdict
22:57 Wrap-up
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0:00 Intro
0:27 Leo’s thoughts
2:20 How was this only $80M?
4:43 It’s a VFX marvel
6:42 Explore the lore
9:15 Simplified storytelling
12:20 Almost perfect
17:10 Original movies
20:10 Final verdict
22:57 Wrap-up
Follow Alexis
TikTok: @trashwire
Letterboxd: @trashwire
Bluesky: @trashwire.bsky.social
Instagram: @AlexisGentry and @trashwire
Facebook: @trashwire
Follow Leo
YouTube: @geeklygoods
TikTok: @geeklygoods
Letterboxd: @geeklygoods
Bluesky: @geeklygoods.bsky.social
Twitter: @geeklygoods
Instagram: @geeklygoods
Facebook: @geeklygoods
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