Full disclosure, I was a huge fan of the USA TV series “Colony,” so you’ll likely hear some comparative analysis between that recently cancelled TV series and a new alien invasion movie that just dropped, “Captive State.” Set in Chicago, “Captive State” drops in 10 years after an alien presence stopped by Earth with promises […]
One of the early quotes from Ready Player One, “A world were the limits of reality are your own imagination.” is a great way to describe the way people live in this movie. Ernest Cline’s 2011 book about a dystopian world in 2044 where life is so hard that it is better to spend time […]
The following review contains no spoilers. Dear Santa, I thought, as I eased my bulk into a theater seat and prepared to watch Rogue One, Disney’s latest addition to the Star Wars saga. Please let this one be better than Episode Seven. My invoking of that holiday myth was by process of elimination. Star Wars […]
The untitled sequel to the Jason Bourne movie franchise will make a return to the big screen July 29th, 2016. Matt Damon reprises his role as Jason and Julia Stiles will also return as Nicky. This film will pick up where Matt Damon left the series in 2004, or 12 years after Jason Bourne officially […]
If you enjoy reading “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austin, then I highly recommend you go see “Pride + Prejudice + Zombies.” Yes, I know that we hate when our beloved books are corrupted by modern storylines, but there are some redeeming qualities to this movie that make it worth the price of admission. I’m […]
It seems like you can’t have a conversation about space travel these days without the subject of a manned mission to Mars popping up, and that’s perfectly understandable. We’ve long been fascinated by the Red Planet and we live in a time when it’s finally beginning to look feasible to send hairless apes to our […]
There are a couple of differences between the Poltergeist reboot and the original film. Despite these differences, most of the story has remained the same. A family moves into a house in the suburbs. They have to try to make things work due to their financial problems. They have three kids, the wife is struggling […]
I wonder about all those nervous ninnies out there who freak out when a movie doesn’t destroy the box office opening weekend. I’m sure their methods for predicting earnings after opening weekend is spot on after hundreds of films over decades of research, but maybe their approach to building new franchises should change. Too Big […]
It seems like they’ve been kicking this one around for years, which they have, but now there’s finally a film, a release date (August 7, 2015), and a teaser trailer for this “reimagining” of the Fantastic Four. Directed by Josh Trank (Chronicle), this new film stars Miles Teller (Whiplash) as Reed Richard/Mr. Fantastic, Michael B. […]
I would apologize for the pun in the title, but since I’m an unapologetic lover of bad puns that ain’t gonna happen … at least not in this lifetime. Probably not the next, either, so let’s all just move on. Music is an absolutely essential part of storytelling in films. It helps set the atmosphere […]
