Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, 2021 – 3.5/5

It’s got some pacing issues, especially early on and Marvel needs to seriously stop trying to CGI vehicles into scenes because they look stupidly fake every time. Otherwise it’s a by the books Marvel origin movie. Nobody hero becomes a hero by dealing with continually increasing stakes.

Tenet, 2020 – 2.5/5

Lots of flash, and a lot of middling slow exposition. There is almost a neat concept here but it doesn’t really know how to present itself beyond flashy special effects. Also there was this constant reminder about the lady’s son like he was going to be important, maybe that’s for the sequel or something.