‘The Electric State’ Review: Russo Brothers New Sci-Fi Film With Chris Pratt & Millie Bobbie Brown Is Another Swing & Miss

The commonplace, overused narrative about filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo, aka The Russo Brothers, is that ever since their tremendously successful Marvel run—five films culminating with two of the highest-grossing box office films of all time, “Avengers: Infinity War” and ‘Endgame’—is that they have been in a massive slump. Leaving Marvel to form their production company AGBO, they’ve directed three films since, “Cherry,” “The Gray Man,” and their latest, the sci-fi adventure film, “The Electric State.” The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2025 Each has been at a streamer (Netflix for all, minus “Cherry” made at Apple), and each of them has been tremendously expensive— their latest ballooning to a reported $320 million— the implication being that none of them have been worth the cost given their mediocrity. Continue reading ‘The Electric State’ Review: Russo Brothers New Sci-Fi Film With Chris Pratt & Millie Bobbie Brown Is Another Swing & Miss at The Playlist.

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‘The Electric State’ Review: Russo Brothers New Sci-Fi Film With Chris Pratt & Millie Bobbie Brown Is Another Swing & Miss
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The commonplace, overused narrative about filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo, aka The Russo Brothers, is that ever since their tremendously successful Marvel run—five films culminating with two of the highest-grossing box office films of all time, “Avengers: Infinity War” and ‘Endgame’—is that they have been in a massive slump. Leaving Marvel to form their production company AGBO, they’ve directed three films since, “Cherry,” “The Gray Man,” and their latest, the sci-fi adventure film, “The Electric State.”

The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2025

Each has been at a streamer (Netflix for all, minus “Cherry” made at Apple), and each of them has been tremendously expensive— their latest ballooning to a reported $320 million— the implication being that none of them have been worth the cost given their mediocrity.

Continue reading ‘The Electric State’ Review: Russo Brothers New Sci-Fi Film With Chris Pratt & Millie Bobbie Brown Is Another Swing & Miss at The Playlist.