Large spending in races up and down the ballot led to legal changes post-election, but candidates that year benefitted from — and were hurt by — large sums of campaign money from groups forbidden from coordinating with their campaigns, but with clear stakes in the outcomes of the elections. (gothamgazette.com)
Despite being only Part One, this feels like the most complete of the Hunger Games films to date, beginning with clear stakes and ending on a cathartic and compellingly downbeat note. (theartsdesk.com)
John Boyega shines, but overall Pacific Rim Uprising is a boring sequel that lacks clear stakes or characters to root for. (cbr.com)