Checked out a little indie sci-fi flick from 2018 called Prospect. Rented it on iTunes based on its surprisingly good Rotten Tomatoes review score (89%). Never heard of the flick. Set in the future, it’s about a father/daughter team … Continue reading
So Captain Marvel is out – the latest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – and it’s fine. It’s kind of a set up for Avengers: Endgame (or at least explains Infinity War’s mid-credit scene) and it’s kind of a prequel … Continue reading
And… wooo baby… I also went to see the surprise Keanu Reeves sci-fi flick Replicas. I say surprise because I didn’t see a trailer for the flick and I kept thinking, “that guy sounds like Keanu Reeves.” “Wait… that IS … Continue reading
So Bumblebee is the newest Transformers movie… but it’s not directed by Michael Bay and its not in continuity with the previous five films. It appears to be a reboot, though one that makes occasional references to the Bay movies… … Continue reading
Check out the Peter Jackson written and produced sci-fi flick Mortal Engines… note the marketing wants you to think he directed it too but he didn’t. The guy who did is one of his FX collaborators on various Lord of … Continue reading
Also rented (via iTunes) a sci-fi flick called Timetrap (aka Time Trap). A mind-bendy low budget, high ambition time travel type movie. Not exactly an A list movie but also not quite a B flick either. The film is … Continue reading
Rented (on iTunes) a surprisingly good time travel romantic comedy called Time Freak. I expected little and turned it off after five minutes, thinking it was pretty low budget junk. But picked it up the next day and watched – … Continue reading
Checked out a new indie sci-fi flick called Silencio at the theater today. And, wow, something went seriously wrong with this one and I’m not just talking about the script. I didn’t know what the film was going in… chalk … Continue reading
So The Predator is either the fourth or the sixth film in the Predator franchise… four if you only count Predator (Arnold), Predator 2 (Danny Glover), and Predators (ermm… Adrian Brody?) or sixth if you count the two Alien vs. … Continue reading
Kin is a new theatrical release that bills itself as a sci-fi film about a kid who finds a ray gun. This has been done before with a very apt title: Laserblast. It’s a terrible 70s movie but it is … Continue reading