I was hooked instantly. That’s probably the best way to begin talking about this trailer. It doesn’t start with some vague threat, or generic establishing shot. It starts on a metaphor, a literal fable, one about unchanging nature. But whose? Humanity’s, or something else? Mysteries are a powerful tool, and this trailer wields it with…
Directed by J.J. Abrams Written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Benedict Cumberbatch, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Alice Eve, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Greenwoosd, and Peter Weller PG-13, 132 minutes The Star Trek franchise has seen its ups and downs on a regular basis. A…
I am unabashed Will Smith fan. Always have been. In fact, I even owned all of his rap CD’s back in the day, including his Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff ones. In short, if it’s got that Big Willie Style, I am there. That mindset spread into this summer as well with After Earth,…
Directed by Edgar Wright Written by Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan, Rosamund Pike, and Pierce Brosnan R, 109 minutes It’s always interesting when two movies that cover very similar terrain are released in close proximity to one another. Sure, people always spew about the…
When director Alfonso Cuaron last presented his work to the world, the year was 2006 and the result was Children of Men. An unconventional post-apocalyptic tale where the human race is on its way out due to an epidemic of infertility, the movie was toasted with great reviews but underwhelmed at the box office. I…
Directed by Danny Boyle Written by Joe Ahearne and John Hodge Starring James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel, Danny Sapani, Wahab Sheikh, Matt Cross and Tuppence Middleton R, 102 minutes Trance is a “whodunit” made with scintillating visual style and a mind-bending narrative that pulsates every scene. Actually, “whodunit” isn’t the correct term for what…
Let’s face it…sometimes the villains are just more interesting than the heroes. A movie is sometimes only as strong as the main antagonist who gets in the way of our protagonists who have to succeed in the end. Here is a list of what I believe are the five best to appear in science fiction…
Fullmetal Alchemist was originally a manga, though now it has been adapted into an anime twice. The story follows Edward and Alphonse Elric, who try to bring their mother back to life using the science of alchemy. Something goes terribly wrong however, and Edward loses his leg while his younger brother Alphonse loses his entire body. Edward…
