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We are republishing it asThe Matrix Resurrectionshits theaters and HBO Max.

The past tense was unmistakable; the dream, at least in this current form, was over.

But after those twin sequels underwhelmed fans, withRevolutionsunderperforming financially, the tide turned.

Even critics abandoned them with the 2015 flopJupiter Ascending.

This is a cool thing, because its an excellent reminder that art is never static.

(Im not going to defend thoseCloud Atlasprosthetics, but Ill happily defend the film itself.)

(Itstrailer alonewas a turning point for the now-booming trailer business.)

And Lana and Lilly Wachowski never lived there to begin with.

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