Rogue One: the Star Wars prequel we all really wanted.
I’m showing my age here but, Rogue One is the Star Wars prequel I’ve been waiting over thirty years to see (counting from 1983’s Return of the Jedi).
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Interstellar: Wormholes are Alright Alright Alright!
Interstellar received a lot of praise from both critics and scientists. Seldom do I find a movie of such critical acclaim to be awesomely bad.
Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt are Passengers
Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt, passengers on a long distance space flight, are released from suspended animation ahead of schedule.
At least Ghost in the Shell was visually on the mark
When I first learned this adaptation of “Ghost in the Shell” was in production with Scarlett Johansson in the lead roll, I was somewhat disappointed.
Shin Godzilla: The king of monsters looks gross
Godzilla Resurgence? For as long as American film makers have been making Godzilla movies, I have maintained that this subject should be left to TOHO Japan.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead visits 10 Cloverfield Lane
Cloverfield Lane isn’t really a sequel to the 2008 film, This feels like an entirely unrelated film shoe-horned into the cloverfield universe.
Event Horizon is a spaceship from hell
How can a movie starring Laurence Fishburne possibly go wrong? A wrong turn at Neptune takes Event Horizon on an inter-dimensional trip… to Hell!
Vin Diesel reconnects with Riddick’s Pitch Black roots
Riddick manages to shrug off some of the absurd concepts from the previous film and reconnects to the Pitch Black roots of Vin Diesel’s anti-hero.
Dredd: Karl Urban passes judgment
I thought hard-core Judge Dredd fans would flock to any film adaptation, no matter how flawed as long as Sylvester Stallone was not involved. I was wrong.
Westworld: Yul Brynner is a killer robot cowboy
Westworld is a 1973 action drama. Things go very wrong in a high tech resort which allows guests to explore one of three historically themed environments.