Film Review: Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
byThe anticipation around Blade Runner 2049 has been palpable. Given the original’s reputation as one of the most revered films of all time this…
Harrison Ford
Film Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
byIt’s here. It’s actually finally here. Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens is a product that began its journey in 1977 when a…
Film Review: Pixels (2015)
byPixels is marketed as an action/comedy/sci-fi movie. The trouble is, it’s got intermittent action, precious little comedy, and the science fiction is restricted to…
Film Review: The Age of Adaline (2015)
byThe Age of Adaline is smartly presented – great costumes and styling, slick cinematography, with a very polished and visually satisfying look overall. Unfortunately this…
Film Review: Taken 3 (2015)
byThankfully, this time no one gets abducted, apparently due to Liam Neeson’s request that the film go in a different direction. This being the…
Film Review: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
byIndeed, some patience would have been nice. The initial set-up in Adam Cozad and David Koepp’s screenplay is so rushed in getting to the point that the characters miss an opportunity to be fleshed out. However, in fairness, it’s a slick, rollicking popcorn movie with a far-fetched plot and a nice sense of humour, so probably best not to take it too seriously.
Film Review: Ender’s Game (2013)
byThe film is set around a hundred years into the future, when Earth has managed to withstand a prolonged attack from the ‘Formics’, an insect-like alien race. In order to pre-empt future attacks, children are trained to become military tacticians.
Film Review: Paranoia (2013)
by“What did corporate America do to piss people off so badly?” is what film historians might ask when looking back on the twenty-tens and…
Film Review: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
byIt must be almost fifteen years since I last saw Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Between the ages nine and twelve, Harrison…