A still from the sci-fi film Bliss. The background is a sunny seaside resort with a blurred palm tree behind a confused man and happy woman. The man has blonde hair and is played by Owen Wilson, dressed in a grey suit jacket with a black shirt. He's holding a half-eaten peach. The woman has long black hair, dressed in a white gown, and is played by Salma Hayek. She's pointing proudly into the distance at something we cannot see.

REVIEW: Mike Cahill’s Sci-fi Drama ‘Bliss’ (2021) Gets Lost in a Silly, Weightless Plot

By: Kevin Woodley
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Not even Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek can rescue this dull sci-fi fantasy from glitching all over the place, and you’d expect a double act of this calibre to be a lot more fun than it is

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The Wes Dispatch #4: ‘The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou’ (2004) and the Anti-Hero’s Journey

By: Josh Sandy
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The fourth edition of The Wes Dispatch takes a look at anti-heroes and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

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The Wes Dispatch #1 – Crime, Friendship and Belonging in ‘Bottle Rocket’ (1996)

By: Josh Sandy
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The first installment of The Wes Dispatch takes a look into Wes Anderson’s 1996 directorial debut Bottle Rocket

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REVIEW: ‘Bottle Rocket’ (1996) Falls Flat To Other Wes Anderson Films

By: Keli Williams
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Bottle Rocket is no Moonrise Kingdom, Rushmore, or Grand Budapest Hotel, but is in fact a somewhat memorable blueprint for the (now well known) Anderson style.

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