Saw Men in Black 3, a much-improved sequel to Men In Black 2. Once again, an alien baddie must be stopped by the human protagonist alien-police. This time the evil alien has a hive of insectoid creatures living inside of him which do his bidding (ew).
This film contained many call-backs to the previous films. We get to see old characters again, we see more celebrities who are revealed to be aliens, we literally travel back in time to the far funkier 60s. It's a very backwards-looking film. It came out in 2014, in the nostalgia-heavy times of the early 2010s when it seemed everyone wanted to go back and revisit their childhood. This conservatism would of course eventually find its way to the ballot box.
Anyway, this film indulges in some nice past-revisiting. Being also a prequel, it allows the mythos of the Men In Back-iverse to be deepened a bit. There's some fun in-universe twists that are revealed. Also, the effects are a lot better now.
Generally a good film!
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