Page 16 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, July 9, 2021 Maldonians named to Dean’s List at UMass Amherst A MHERST - The following Malden residents were named to the Dean’s List at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for the spring 2021 semester: Munib Abdulghani, Saige Denise Brutus, Peizhen Cai, Tsz Wing Chan, Bingyi Chen, Franklin Benjamin Chen, Vivian Chen, Lily Ling Chen, Ka Wing Cheung, Neika Christalin, Tenzin Dechong, Matthew Paul DiStefano, William James Duggan, Helen Negussie Eshetu, Samrawit Negussie Eshetu, Mahta Fesshaie, Amy Fong, Lily Gao, Jasmine Venus Gray, Qianxi Guo, Eric He, Heather Marie Helmer, Ying- LEGAL NOTICE - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Middlesex Probate and Family Court 10-U Commerce Way Woburn, MA 01801 (781) 865-4000 Docket No. MI21C0516CA In the matter of: CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH RICHARD CITATION ON PETITION TO CHANGE NAME A Petition to Change Name of Adult has been filed by Christopher Joseph Richard of Malden, MA requesting that the court enter a Decree changing their name to: Diandra Chrysanthemum Blackwood IMPORTANT NOTICE Any person may appear for purposes of objecting to the petition by filing an appearance at: Middlesex Probate and Family Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 07/22/2021. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance if you object to this proceeding. WITNESS, Hon. Maureen H. Monks, First Justice of this Court. Date: June 24, 2021 TARA E. DeCRISTOFARO Register of Probate July 9, 2021 - LEGAL NOTICE - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Middlesex Probate and Family Court 10-U Commerce Way Woburn, MA 01801 (781) 865-4000 Docket No. MI21C0515CA In the matter of: HTET HTET MAUNG CITATION ON PETITION TO CHANGE NAME A Petition to Change Name of Adult has been filed by Htet Htet Maung of Malden, MA requesting that the court enter a Decree changing their name to: Ivy Htet Lee IMPORTANT NOTICE Any person may appear for purposes of objecting to the petition by filing an appearance at: Middlesex Probate and Family Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 07/22/2021. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance if you object to this proceeding. WITNESS, Hon. Maureen H. Monks, First Justice of this Court. Date: June 24, 2021 TARA E. DeCRISTOFARO Register of Probate July 9, 2021 hong Huang, Daphne Iseghohi-Edwards, Kassandra Lumane Julce, Bogyeong Kang, Shaan Kumar, Yousef A. Lahkiky, Pamela Lalaj, Dipa Lamsal, Huiyi Lao, Jacqueline Fontanilla Law, Taylor Hak Lee, Zetang Lei, Brandon Wei Li, Jianxiong Lin, Sarah Yen Lin, Zhaolong Liu, Caitlin Lu, Hui Fan Lu, Rongqiang Luo, Isabelle Conceicao Maraschi, Savanna Z. Moy, Karen Ng, Anna Nguyen, Ngan Ngoc Nguyen, Nhan Trong Nguyen, Rodneisha Normil, Mark Thomas Panzini, Lauren Elizabeth Panzini, Fernando Gomes Pedro, Derick Phan, Kevin Phan, Matthew James Romprey, Ajithaan Ramar Sathiyendra, William Ellis Stomberg, Waymond Szeto, Rachel Tran, Sean Tran, Ivana Truong, Temesgen T. Tsige, Thuy-Tam Hoang Vo, Vanessa Diem Mi Vu, Andrea Malaika Walinjom, Max Weng, Ronan Patrick Wetzonis, Jack Bestick Williams, Anthony Woo, Emily W. Woo, Yu Wei Zeng, Ivan W. Zhang, Michael Zi Zhao, Wu Zheng, Yan Zheng, Jiayu Zhou, Xue Yi Zhou, Healy Zhuo and Zhiyang Zuo. Students must have a 3.5 grade point average to qualify for the Dean’s List. ~ Advocate Movie Review ~ Black Widow’s first solo mission fails to meet objective; rating: D+ By Mitch Ringenberg A common criticism lobbed towards the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is that each of their movies all look, feel and move pretty much the same. When a promising indie director like Taika Waititi (the New Zealand filmmaker who helmed 2017’s “Thor: Ragnarok”) or recent Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao (this year’s upcoming “Eternals”) is scooped up by Disney to direct their latest Avengers-adjacent blockbuster, it’s often difficult to see their thumbprints in the final product. It’s like when Quentin Tarantino directed a couple episodes of “CSI” back in 2005; these directors are there to film one chapter of a larger story and collect a handsome paycheck while they’re at it. Thus, credit should be given to director Cate Shortland for imbuing “Black Widow” with a noticeably darker tone than previous MCU outings. Set shortly after the events of “Captain America: Civil War,” this prequel focuses on the tortured backstory of Scarlett Johansson’s Russian-superspy-turned-Avenger Natasha Romanoff (codename Black Widow). The film is a spy thriller about survivor’s guilt and the trauma women carry after spending time with abusive, domineering men. At least that’s what “Black Widow” wants to be about. Unfortunately, all that thematic ambition is undermined by graceless, CGI-heavy action and lackluster storytelling. This movie desperately wants to capture the grim espionage thrills of “The Bourne Identity,” but it ultimately feels like an inferior imitation. The film begins with an opening credits montage of female child soldiers being brainwashed and trained in lethal combat as a breathy, female-sung cover of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” plays to let you know that this movie is gritty, by golly. Like the rest of “Black Widow,” the sequence is filled with desaturated colors and quick cuts that render the onscreen action almost incomprehensible. Young girls being trained to kill for their country is a pretty heavy concept for a superhero movie made for children, but sadly there aren’t enough ideas at play here to justify such loaded imagery. The story finds Natasha forced to reconcile with her estranged family after an attempt is made on her life by a mute assassin named Taskmaster. In an intriguing twist, her family was formed in America during an undercover mission by her parents Alexei (an amusing David Harbour) and Melina (a Rachel Weisz without much to do), yet once Alexei’s cover is blown, the unit is quickly disbanded, and Natasha and her sister Yelena (Florence Pugh, also wasted here) are turned over to a shady government program in Russia. The film is at its strongest when exploring the strained dynamics between this highly dysfunctional family. A stretch in the middle shows both sisters confronting their parents about the falsehoods of their upbringing. To mom and dad, it was an assignment that got a little too personal; to Natasha and Yelena, it was their entire lives. Yet whenever “Black Widow” appears to be finding a groove with its characters, it abruptly shifts gears into a noisy action set piece. Character growth is substituted for bloated spectacle at every turn, and a third act that should be an emotional payoff for a family finally coming together to defeat the big baddie is instead a noisy mess with a bunch of people running in front of unconvincing greenscreen explosions while atop a crumbling spaceship. Even the smaller action beats fail to satisfy: A hand-to-hand fight between Johansson and Pugh in a kitchen is clearly an homage to similar, far superior fight scenes from “The Bourne Supremacy” and “Atomic Blonde.” However, any potential impact is sapped out by annoying editing techniques. A single kick or punch will contain so many quick cuts that it’s hard to discern who’s doing what. That’s a massive disappointment considering that when you have a superhero as iconic as Black Widow you best be sure to let her shine. “Black Widow” comes to theaters and Disney+ on July 9.
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