Jupiter Ascending is the new space opera film that shares DNA with The Phantom Menace, Battlefield Earth, The Matrix, John Carter, Flash Gordon, Brazil, Mass Effect, and Guardians of the Galaxy… all poured into a goulash and served luke-warm.If that … Continue reading
Rented the somewhat pointless low budget found footage indie sci-fi action flick Alien Outpost… it’s supposedly in theaters and definitely in VoD right now. Premise is 10 years after an alien invasion on earth, there are remnant alien forces on … Continue reading
So Michael Mann’s new action/drama Blackhat just got itself released in January… which is a very bad sign because January is where new releases go to die. This movie stars Chris Hemsworth (aka Thor) as a master computer hacker who … Continue reading
It’s almost beside the point if I post my opinion of The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies since, if you’ve seen parts 1 and 2, you’ll just have to go see part 3. If you didn’t, you won’t. Part … Continue reading
Exodus: Gods and Kings is a dreary retelling of the Exodus bible story that only picks up when we start getting our Plagues of Egypt on. This movie has a pacing and story building problem. It opens with the barest … Continue reading
Hunger Games Part 3: Mockingjay Part 1 is a curiously structured film for Hollywood blockbuster entertainment. But, to be fair, parts 1 and 2 were as well. First half of the first two are weird publicity tours full of image … Continue reading
John Wick is the new Keanu Reeves action flick about a man who doesn’t have a concept of proportional response. In this gripping tale, someone steals John Wick’s car and kills his puppy so he does what anyone would naturally … Continue reading
Caught the new sci-fi adventure flick The Maze Runner – a story about a bunch of young amnesiacs who wake up in a field surrounded by massive concrete walls that open during the day open into a mysterious maze. Why … Continue reading
So Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie came out and, surprise, it actually seems to get the turtles personalities right and is genuinely funny… except that is maybe only 5% of an otherwise really really lame action movie that has no … Continue reading
So, the new Guardians of the Galaxy movie is the latest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has loose ties to The Avengers and Thor 2 (at the very least) but is largely a stand-alone movie that will likely intersect … Continue reading