Noomi Rapace in What Happened To Monday, a Netflix original movie set in a dystopian future where over-population threatens the continued existence of the human race. The effects of global over-population push the human race to the brink of starvation. Western civilization has … [Read more...] about What Happened to Monday? Ask Noomi Rapace
Weekend Rewind
The Weekend Rewind
category contains blog posts about movies that were overlooked or under-appreciated at the time of their initial release, but make for excellent weekend watching.
Kill Command: Autonomous war robots are a bad idea
Vanessa Kirby confronts a S.A.R robot in Kill Command (2016). Kill command is a sci-fi/action movie set in a not-so-distant future, in which a squad of soldiers face off against autonomous war machines. … [Read more...] about Kill Command: Autonomous war robots are a bad idea
Children of Men: Clive Owen delivers the future
Clive Owen in Children Of Men (2006 Movie), based on a novel by P. D. James and set during the year 2027, in a quasi-apocalyptic world where the human race has become infertile. It has been over eighteen years since the last baby was born. Without hope for the future the world … [Read more...] about Children of Men: Clive Owen delivers the future
Gareth Edwards’ Monsters: Whitney Able isn’t afraid
Don't you hate it when your boss calls … and you know the only reason he's calling is to assign you extra work? Scoot McNairy knows exactly how you feel in the 2010 Gareth Edwards film "Monsters". After seeing Rogue One and deciding that Gareth Edwards must obviously have some … [Read more...] about Gareth Edwards’ Monsters: Whitney Able isn’t afraid
Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt are Passengers
Aside from the obvious (see our Rogue One blog post) there aren't a lot of movies scheduled to hit theaters in the next month; that I am excited about. One film that does look fun is passengers, starring Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence. I guess I'm a sucker for a romantic … [Read more...] about Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt are Passengers
Mary Elizabeth Winstead visits 10 Cloverfield Lane
There's that cliché that procrastinators always use … you know, “better late than never”. In the case of 10 Cloverfield Lane, I'm wondering if that's an entirely accurate statement. It’s late, not only because the film was released so long after 2008's Cloverfield, but also … [Read more...] about Mary Elizabeth Winstead visits 10 Cloverfield Lane
Vin Diesel reconnects with Riddick’s Pitch Black roots
Riddick is a critically bad but surprisingly entertaining movie. This chapter shrugs off some of the absurd concepts from the previous film and reconnects to the Pitch Black roots of Vin Diesel’s anti-hero. Riddick begins shortly after the events of 'Chronicles' and finds the … [Read more...] about Vin Diesel reconnects with Riddick’s Pitch Black roots
Dredd: Karl Urban passes judgment
I thought there were more hard-core Judge Dredd fans out there who would flock to any film adaptation; no matter how flawed, as long as Sylvester Stallone was not involved. But I was wrong. Dredd 3D seems to have come and gone with little fanfare. I can’t believe I just said … [Read more...] about Dredd: Karl Urban passes judgment
