Directed by Jose Padhilla. Starring Joel Kinneman, Gary Oldman, Abbie Cornish, Michael Keaton, Michael K. Williams, Jackie Earle Haley and Samuel L. Jackson. PG-13, 118 minutes. I avoided this movie like the plague when it hit theaters early last year. I had a learned a very valuable lesson after the Total Recall remake, being you…
Directed by Irvin Kershner. Starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen and Tom Noonan. R, 116 minutes. SPOILERS AHEAD… RoboCop 2 uses similar clips of news coverage and satirically charged commercials to position us back in the corporate-run, crime-ridden Detroit of the near future, but from the very start something feels off. The original film masterfully towed…
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…
I still haven’t seen the new RoboCop, but I hear the most striking difference between the 1987 original and this newer version is how many fewer blood squibs make it on-screen. Yes, the improvements in CG animation means that the 300: Rise of an Empire can douse its characters in blood without having to do…
In the year 2028, OmniCorp Multinational is the leader in robotic technology and, thanks to its advanced products, has helped the United States succeed during countless wars. Living in this world is Alex Murphy, a husband and beloved father, as well as an honest police agent, always busy facing the rising power of criminals attempting to…
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…
Director Paul Verhoeven had quite an eccentric filmography after breaking out with American audiences in the late 1980’s, perhaps more so than any other working at the time. Following his success with the classic satirical science fiction actioner Robocop in 1987, the Dutch born filmmaker went on to direct Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1990 blockbuster…
