Two archeologists make an amazing discovery that has the power to unite the World during a critical moment in history – if they’re not silenced first. We finally got to see Star Wars: Origins this weekend and it was worth the wait. Thanks to Director Phil Hawkins for an early sneak preview of this incredible…
There’s long been a place in Hollywood for skilled fighters and martial arts masters. While many pugilists find a natural home behind-the-scenes as stunt artists and fight choreographers, a few charismatic fighters make it in front of the camera, becoming certified action stars in their own right. One such star is Iko Uwais who stormed…
I can remember seeing Steven Soderbergh’s sad, romantic, and often times thought provoking science fiction film Solaris on opening weekend at the Arclight in Hollywood back in 2002, and as I recall, I seemed to be one of the only people in that theater who enjoyed what they’d seen. I’m not sure what people were…
James Cameron’s epic sci-fi film The Abyss is absolutely incredible, a film that has gained in reputation over the years, and one that I really wish I could see on the big-screen some day. The recent news that Cameron is finally beginning to prep this film (not to mention True Lies…) for Blu-ray makes me…
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is my favorite film by Steven Spielberg. This movie makes me smile during every single second of its running time. It simultaneously scared the crap out of me as a kid and filled me with an overwhelming sense of wonder, and it has never left my imagination since the…
Ridley Scott’s iconic sci-fi classic Blade Runner is one of those motion pictures where its legacy and lore nearly outweigh the finished product itself. Notice I said nearly. This is an all-consuming piece of cinematic art, a film that blew my mind open as a kid, and has continued to haunt and fascinate me as…
Alien abductions have long been a staple of science-fiction stories, film and television. The idea of a mysterious light enveloping our homes and extracting us from our beds is a terrifying one, made more so by the underlying fear that the threat might not be science-fiction at all, but science-fact… New sci-fi horror Phoenix Forgotten…
Interstellar, Christopher Nolan’s visually astonishing and mind-bending science-fiction epic, is an overwhelming experience. At least it was for me when I saw it on an IMAX screen, and it continues to be every single time I pop in the Blu-ray or watch it on HBO. It’s a $165 million anti-blockbuster that was based on an…
Luc Besson’s wild and wacky sci-fi action film The Fifth Element is one of the most insane pieces of eye-candy ever devised, with a cartwheeling sense of manic energy, absolutely stunning production values, an overstuffed screenplay, and performances that range all over the map in terms of tone. I can vividly remember seeing this film…
It’s a miracle that this movie ever got made, especially when considering it was released in 1998. Dark City is Alex Proyas’ masterwork as a filmmaker, a concoction so startling and unique which has helped to set it apart from so many other genre efforts from throughout the years. So few films are allowed…
Arrival is cinema I crave – a thought provoking, somber yet stylish, and thoroughly cerebral piece of storytelling within one of my favorite milieus, and produced independently of the major studios, thus feeling resolutely unconcerned with satisfying endless rounds of notes and enduring creative compromises that could have potentially sabotaged the crux of the piece…
I’ve got to say that during an opening of a movie I have never been happier seeing a couple being abducted on screen. I know it’s an indie flick and I know to always gauge my thoughts and opinions on a different scale than studio movies, but my god, what the hell was going on…
Tarsem Singh continues in his apparent quest to never quite strike a suitable balance between style and substance; Self/Less, his latest directorial project, fails to find either concept over 116 minutes of unremarkable storytelling and uncharacteristically weak visual appeal. The story, which bears more than a passing resemblance to 1966’s Seconds, centres around New York…
Director: Robert Schwentke Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller UK Release Date: 19th March 2015 Insurgent is an unforgiving sequel and certainly no standalone piece; you’re going to be mercilessly left in the dark if you haven’t read Veronica Roth’s young adult series or seen 2014’s “Divergent”. Picking up almost exactly where…
