Buddy films, however wonderful the chemistry between the two leads, rarely survive more than a single film. The problem is that all the…
It all started with the 1953 film ‘War of the Worlds’, this trend of all-powerful alien invaders who are weirdly impervious to even…
Collaborations between Johnny Depp and Tim Burton are a crapshoot. There are great ones like “Edward Scissorhands”, but then there are messes like…
Edgar Allan Poe was a troubled man, and his twisted imagination that gave us such delightful horrors as ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, ‘The Cask…
Let me cut to the chase: I am a Luc Besson fan and love both action films and science fiction films, but this…
‘Clash of the Titans’ (2010) was about the demigod Perseus (Sam Worthington), sired by Zeus (Liam Neeson), finding his powers and having to…
Did you read the book? That might be the most important question that determines if you enjoy the teen romance/adventure film ‘The Hunger…
It took 100 years for Edgar Rice Burrough’s epic saga of the red planet Barsoom to make it to the big screen, and…
It’s hard to make a fresh, interesting movie with a hackneyed, trite storyline like “troubled teen loser gains superpowers and has to face…
Let’s just start by saying you’re not going to agree with me, either in terms of what I categorize as science fiction or…
Sometimes children’s films are far better suited for adults and the sight gags and silly dialog masks a deeper, more profound narrative. That’s…
There’s something timeless about Greek heroes, mortals battling for human freedom from the whims of the fickle Gods looking down from Mount Olympus.…
What a great premise for a film, that in the future the base currency of the economy is time, time remaining in your…
Flying airships! Underwater breathing apperatus! Butterfly knives! And don’t forget all for one and one for all. Unfortunately, throw all these elements together…
What is it with scriptwriters? Don’t they actually think through their storylines and the logical consequences of story elements? ‘The Thing’ is a…