What About… Barb Wire
The mid ’90s were a strange place for celluloid feminism, especially if you dipped your toes in the still-murkier waters … Continue reading What About… Barb Wire
Tag: Sci-Fi
Review: Color Out of Space
Director: Richard Stanley Stars: Nicolas Cage, Madeleine Arthur, Elliot Knight What causes a meteorite to crash land on the farm … Continue reading Review: Color Out of Space
Review: Ad Astra
Director: James Gray Stars: Brad Pitt, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland We all live, for the most part, on the surface. … Continue reading Review: Ad Astra
Review: Captain Marvel
Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck Stars: Brie Larson, Samuel L Jackson, Clark Gregg That the Marvel machine has taken 11 … Continue reading Review: Captain Marvel
Review: Upgrade
Director: Leigh Whannell Stars: Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson Do you fondly recall the late 80’s/early 90’s boom in … Continue reading Review: Upgrade
Review: A Quiet Place
Director: John Krasinski Stars: Millicent Simmonds, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt Don’t buy popcorn when you go to see A Quiet Place. … Continue reading Review: A Quiet Place
Review: Ready Player One
Director: Steven Spielberg Stars: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn The art for Ready Player One provided a set of uneasy … Continue reading Review: Ready Player One
Review: Annihilation
Director: Alex Garland Stars: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson Alex Garland’s second (credited) feature as director is the … Continue reading Review: Annihilation
Review: Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets
Director: Luc Besson Stars: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Rihanna “Two hours alone with me? What a drag.” “More like an … Continue reading Review: Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets
Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Director: Gareth Edwards Stars: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Donnie Yen To begin with, and for a little while after that, … Continue reading Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Review: Arrival
Director: Dennis Villeneuve Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whittaker Forget the beautifully handy universal translators of the Star Trek franchise, … Continue reading Review: Arrival
Why I Love… #88: Jurassic Park
Year: 1993 Director: Steven Spielberg Stars: Sam Neill (Dr. Alan Grant), Laura Dern (Dr. Ellie Sattler), Richard Attenborough (John Hammond), … Continue reading Why I Love… #88: Jurassic Park
Review: Midnight Special
Director: Jeff Nichols Stars: Adam Driver, Kirsten Dunst, Michael Shannon Having been renewed for a second season, Damon Lindelof and … Continue reading Review: Midnight Special
Review: Terminator Genisys
Director: Alan Taylor Stars: Emilia Clarke, Jason Clarke, Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator 2: Judgement Day was partly spoiled by the marketing … Continue reading Review: Terminator Genisys
Review: Monsters: Dark Continent
Director: Tom Green Stars: Sam Keeley, Sofia Boutella, Parker Sawyers Gareth Edwards’ 2010 word-of-mouth success Monsters was a great little treat … Continue reading Review: Monsters: Dark Continent
The Lost Highway Hotel 