They Shot the Piano Player (2024)
Spanish director Fernando Truaba is one of those [...]
Sci-Fi/Fantasty
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)
It’s been quite a month. First I had the pleasure of seeing Jaws in the theater, then Sharknado 2 with the “Rifftrax Live!” treatment. Add to that Ant-Man, the Minions and finally seeing the new Star Wars trailer in a theater and you might say I’ve had a July to remember. Now it comes to […]
Jurassic World (2015)
The message from Jurassic World is crystal clear: Man is an idiot. That’s right, man is a thoughtless creature more dangerous than any dinosaur; a creature led by hubris and the pursuit of the all-mighty dollar. That, at least, is what you take with you when the movie is over. Perhaps this is a commentary […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
No one would really blame you if you approached Avengers: Age of Ultron with a bit of weariness. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is now in its seventh year, and each release is a massive tentpole event, the size of which is usually reserved for The Super Bowl or The World Series. Yet, if you’re the […]
Ex Machina (2015)
It is lamentably true that the age of brainy science fiction is long behind us. What was once a genre that looked at ideas and questioned the nature of human identity has been diluted into a genre that is almost exclusively nestled in the comforts of action and candy-coated visual effects. What’s left of science […]
Jupiter Ascending (2015)
Whatever faults the Wachowski siblings may have as filmmakers, lack of ambition is not one of them. Even when they’re not at the top of their game their films are always brimming with big ideas and a lot of visual splendor. This has earned them a well-deserved cult following, even when their films don’t completely […]
Project Almanac (2015)
Project Almanac is a nice surprise. Here in the post-Holiday January/February doldrums of weak action movies and unfunny comedies comes a fun little science fiction movie that lays out a clever scenario and then follows through on rational terms. It’s the kind of movie that sneaks up on you, just when you think you know […]
Video Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Here is my review of “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.” And here’s the second part: Here is what Azog looks like (as mentioned in the video). The one on the left is the one used in the movie. The one on the right is the original design. Heartbreaker!!
