While it may well be true that in space, no one can hear you scream, the question remains: can they hear you talking to yourself? The isolation of space has long been a thematic construct in the best science fiction. Moon, which stars the gifted actor Sam Rockwell in a virtual one-man show as the [...]
Read More drama, Duncan Jones, J.D., Kevin Spacey, Moon, Mystery, R, Sam Rockwell, Sci-FiThe film 9 was originally presented as a graduating student short film by Shane Acker. The story of 9 follows a group of nine animatronic, tweed-covered puppets that have been brought to life by a “brilliant” scientist at the brink of humanity’s extinction. Why this is done or what is the bringer of such chaotic [...]
Read More 9, adventure, animation, DVD, Jeremy, PG-13, Sci-Fi, Shane Acker, Tim BurtonThis has been a pretty bad year for the American studio system. It seems like everyone from Paramount to Fox is billions of dollars in debt, and churning out countless re-makes of more popular foreign films or sequels to vapid franchises. My top ten list this year has been devoid of American films… until now. [...]
Read More action, adventure, blu-ray, Christian Bale, DVD, PG-13, Sci-Fi, Spook, Terminator Salvation, thrillerSince its genesis in the mid-1960′s, Star Trek has in one respect been something of a rarity in science fiction: it depicts a positive future in which humanity has come together to resolve Earth’s problems and has taken its place as part of an interplanetary Federation. Most of the future worlds we’ve seen in sci-fi [...]
Read More action, adventure, Alex Kurtzman, Alexander Courage, blu-ray, DVD, J.J. Abrams, Michael Giacchino, PG-13, Roberto Orci, Sci-Fi, Star Trek, willAs this year’s other blockbuster action flick to be based on a line of toys and an ’80s afternoon cartoon, The Rise of Cobra turns out to be a disappointingly lackluster affair despite possessing better direction, plotting and editing than you might expect. It sees good-guy soldiers Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) joining [...]
Read More action, adventure, Alan Silvestri, Arnold Vosloo, Brendan Fraser, Byung-hun Lee, Channing Tatum, Christopher Eccleston, David, Dennis Quaid, DVD, G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra, Jonathan Pryce, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marlon Wayans, PG-13, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Sci-Fi, Sienna Miller, Stephen Sommers, thrillerLess a meditation on the human condition than a 2 ½-hour commercial for Hasbro and Chevy, master blaster Michael Bay‘s super-sized sequel to 2007′s Transformers is as loud, ludicrous, bombastic–and entertaining–as anything he’s ever done. Shia LaBeouf returns as the smart-alecky hero who, along with gorgeous girlfriend Megan Fox, military dudes Josh Duhamel and Tyrese [...]
Read More action, adventure, blu-ray, Cecil B. DeMille, David, DVD, John Turturro, Josh Duhamel, Megan Fox, Michael Bay, Peter Cullen, PG-13, Revenge of the Fallen, Sci-Fi, Shia LaBeouf, Transformers 2, Tyrese GibsonTwo people and an ape-man recline in the sun beside a Vegas-style motel half-buried in a sand dune. Looking up, they see a giant crab charging towards them, its claws raised menacingly. Just as they are ready to panic, the monster suddenly drops into a concealed geyser, a moment later ejected and obviously cooked thoroughly. [...]
Read More adventure, Anna Friel, Brad Silberling, comedy, Danny McBride, DVD, Land of the Lost, Matt Lauer, PG-13, Sci-Fi, Sid & Marty Krofft, will, Will FerrellMonsters vs Aliens starts out where most Disney fairytales leave off-a wedding. Susan Murphy (voiced by Reese Witherspoon) is about to marry the weatherman of her dreams Derek Dietl (Paul Rudd). But alas, it seems that no one ever told the couple that it is bad luck for the groom to see the bride in [...]
Read More Amy Poehler, animation, DVD, Ed Helms, Fantasy, Hugh Laurie, Jeffrey Tambor, John Krasinski, Kiefer Sutherland, Monsters vs Aliens, Paul Rudd, PG-, Rainn Willson, Random Girl, Reese Witherspoon, Sci-Fi, Seth Rogen, Stephen Colbert, Will ArnettThough nowhere near as good as the first-rate first X-Men flick, the comparatively operatic Wolverine still succeeds as solid action entertainment thanks to some suitably brawny set pieces and star Hugh Jackman‘s robust reprisal of the title role. A prequel pic, it explains how the mutton-chopped speed-healer’s involvement with his like-powered brother (Liev Schreiber) and [...]
Read More action, blu-ray, Danny Huston, David, Dominic Monaghan, DVD, Fantasy, Gavin Hood, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Lynn Collins, PG-13, Ryan Reynolds, Sci-Fi, Taylor Kitsch, thriller, Will.i.am, Wolverine, X-Men OriginsLike Kindergarten Cop and Agent Cody Banks before it, this hyperactive reboot of the beloved ’70s Disney flicks was ostensibly made for kids to watch and enjoy but contains a mite too much menace and violence to really be appropriate for them. It takes the original idea of two teen siblings (Alexander Ludwig and AnnaSophia [...]
Read More adventure, Alexander Ludwig, Andy Fickman, AnnaSophia Robb, Carla Gugino, Ciaran Hinds, David, DVD, Dwayne Johnson, family, Fantasy, PG-, Race to Witch Mountain, Sci-Fi