I crave Science Fiction films that can live up to good science fiction prose. I demand Blade Runner and Aliens. How does the Cruisimeister’s latest stand up?
Finally, 30 years later, they get around to making a movie out of my favorite book… at age 15.
Rarity of rarities. We have a film adaption of a novel written and directed by its author!
The body of a new style Chinese Martial Arts film like House of the Flying Daggers, the brains of Enter the Dragon, and the soul of Machete…
I found this very interesting (and very creative) Buffy vs. Edward mashup online. It’s worth highlighting not only because of its skill, but because it contrasts two of the most popular teen vampire franchises. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is my…
A rather magnificent movie that makes use of all that is great about the film medium…
This crazy romp down memory (and temporal) lanes is surprising fun…
The Hobbit isn’t flawless, but it is totally captivating and left me burning for more. Let’s take a look at the why and how of that…
BDP2 is not nearly as vomit inducing as part 1. Sure, I did my fair share of cringing, but mostly the film brought a smirk to my face…
Air New Zealand is using this very amusing (in a geeky way) Hobbit-themed safety video on its flights!
In many ways, Prometheus, harkens back to 60s and 70s Science Fiction (novels). Not only is it Ridley Scott’s vague take on a prequel to his own 1979 Alien, but it ambitiously tackles gigantic open ended questions…
Post modern pastiche of the classic teen horror that succeeds in being both funny and a genuine horror film in its own right…
The final Chris Nolan Batman draws upon the comic mythos and reinvents itself with a dark nihilistic 21st century zeitgeist. Stripped of camp, free of post-modern self-reference (which The Avengers is packed with), shorn of sentimentality…
Today brings us a new trailer for The Hobbit!
This new Spider-Man has to be one of the fastest reboots in film history. Ten years, just five since the wretched Spider-Man 3! So valuable is this franchise that in recent decades, Sony Pictures has only made money during Spider-Man years…
The Iron Lady and W.E. have more in common than being 2011 films about 20th Century Britain, both are well done historical biographies, and both have 21st Century “box stories” that attempt to frame the historical action. But why?
When I first saw the trailer, I wondered: What is this? How do those late 19th century western images fit in with the “other world” and alien thing? I liked the music. Somehow I felt I was supposed to know who the hell John Carter was. It took me months to find out…
I have to admit that the trailer for this film had me cautiously excited. It exhibits a certain style of fantasy storytelling that appeared cool and unique. Serious, yet referential to the source material. Visually original, but not silly. Still, I was worried…
Normally I take Marvel super hero movies with a grain of salt, but considering the buzz around Avengers and the fact that it was written and directed by Joss Whedon, I was fairly excited…
One wonders if Tim Burton ever works with anyone other than Johnny Depp. But the issue here isn’t really Depp’s deadpan Deppist performance, which is certainly one of the better things about the film. It’s basically in the meta creative choices and the writing…