Movie Review: The Wandering Earth 2
For those who don’t know, The Wandering Earth movies are going to be China’s Marvel franchise. Taking a fun sci-fi premise – the Sun is …
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Movie Review: After Yang
The 2nd Feature from a director who’s made a brilliant first film always makes me giddy. You’re dreading an Elysium post District 9, but if …
Movie Review: The Vast of Night
When people think of a science fiction movie, they’ll be quick to mention special effects, aliens, and crazy new worlds they saw. But when people …
Movie Review: Godzilla
Even Matthew Broderick couldn’t get rid of Godzilla. The monster that made popular the creature feature is back. Director Gareth Edwards has fun building Godzilla …
Movie Review: Under the Skin
Under The Skin is a title warning the audience. Not only will this movie have some unsettling images and nefarious actions, but it will test …
Movie Review: Divergent
Hunger Games moves from Panem to Chicago. Divergent, a dystopic futuristic thriller with a powerful heroine (and sidekick love interest) deemed the chosen one because …
Movie Review: RoboCop
Detroit’s hero is back. Robocop has been rebooted and modernized. His tale is not as fresh as it was in 1987, but the story retains …
Movie Review: Elysium
Neill Blomkamp has been a rising star in the sci-fi world. After the Halo movie fell through, Blomkamp (29 years old) directed District 9, a …
Movie Review: Upstream Color
Writer/Director/Producer/Editor/(Botanist?) Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color is almost the opposite of his Sundance breakthrough, Primer. The latter is a verbose overly plot driven low-budget thriller about …
Movie Review: Dredd
We need more movies in inescapable buildings. Dredd, a reimagination of the Sylvester Stallone vehicle, is a rip-roaring fun movie that might be an even …