Directed by Terry Gilliam. Written by Pat Rushin. Starring Christoph Waltz, Melanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Lucas Hedges, Tilda Swinton and Matt Damon. R, 107 minutes. Terry Gilliam’s new film overtly lends itself to comparison with his 1985 cult classic, Brazil. Both chronicle the inherent folly of man’s struggle against a glib dystopian society and feature a…
What: An undersea mining operation comes across the wreckage of an old, Soviet mining vessel. When they come back from investigating, the crew unwittingly brings aboard a creature that hunts them down one by one. Who: Peter Weller (Robocop) stars as the head of the mining operation. He’s awesome, as always. Other familiar faces from popular 80s…
Walking out of the theater after Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, I was struck by something—an assault on my ears, and I don’t mean that in a good way. It wasn’t the juvenile lowbrow humor evident in the quick bonus scene during the credits (it wasn’t funny), it was the song that was playing. The main problem…
Written & Directed by Luc Besson. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Amr Waked and Choi Min Sik. R, 89 minutes. When Lucy begins, we hear Scarlett Johansson’s voice chiming in with something along the lines of, “Human beings have been on this planet for (x amount of years), and what have we done with it?”…
Directed by Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller. Written by Frank Miller, based on his series of graphic novels. Starring Mickey Rourke, Josh Brolin, Eva Green, Jessica Alba, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Powers Boothe, Dennis Haysbert, Martin Csokas, Rosario Dawson, Juno Temple, Christopher Meloni, Jeremy Piven, Christopher Lloyd and Bruce Willis. R, 101 minutes. The first Sin City…
Alien (1979) from 20th Century Fox What: After receiving a distress signal in the far-reaches of space, commercial miners are dispatched to investigate. When one of the crew is infected by a parasite, they unwittingly bring aboard the ship a mysterious being that hunts them down one by one. Who: Then relative newcomer Ridley Scott directs one…
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman. Written by Andre Nemic, Josh Appelbaum and Evan Daugherty. Starring Megan Fox, William Fichtner, Will Arnett with Alan Ritchson, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard & Johnny Knoxville as the Turtles and Tony Shalhoub as Splinter. PG-13, 100 minutes. For a movie about four mutated amphibians who practice martial arts to fight crime…
What: On the cusp of the year 2000, the city of Los Angeles is rampant with crime and the racial tension on the streets is about to explode. Lenny Nero (Ralph Fiennes) is a former cop turned peddler of a new drug that has hit the streets, a virtual reality device taken from a SQUID (Superconducting…
Directed by James Gunn. Written by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Lee Pace, Karen Gillan, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin featuring Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel as the voices of Rocket Raccoon & Groot, respectively. PG-13, 121 minutes. Mild spoilers ahead. Guardians…
