Monsters versus huge robots. What’s not to love about the fundamental premise of the ‘Pacific Rim’ franchise? When the original came out back…
There’s a curse surrounding movies based on video games. Try as they might, studios can’t quite seem to translate the fun and interactive…
There are classic young adult stories that are deep, complicated and expand your mind. They’re perfect for the adolescent set and a good…
‘Mute’ is one of those films that’s great to look at, a challenge to follow along with, and hard to talk about after…
Most genre films are trapped in their formula, a sequence of tropes and cliches that leave you confident you understand what’s about to…
There’s an entire category of films which I call teen dystopia cinema. You’ve seen some of these movies, I’m sure, whether it’s ‘The…
The line between gaming universes and reality has always been a bit fuzzy, whether it’s the 70s angst some parents felt towards their…
The great ‘Star Wars’ saga last ended on a dark note at the end of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ with scrappy rebel…
Without getting too deeply into it, a number of things have happened in 2017 that might be considered the beginning of the end…
It’s very difficult to hear the name Jane Goodall and not think about her work with chimpanzees, but in the documentary ‘Jane,’ directed…
What happens when you die? Is there a bright light, a tunnel and you travel to your heavenly or hellacious destination? Or do…
Are we the sum of our memories? And if so, do we have an inherent dilemma because our memories are inevitably tainted and…
The new feature film version of ‘Death Note’ may have a polarizing effect on its audience, based on the viewer’s knowledge of the…
Based on a popular sci-fi / western / horror/fantasy series by uber-author Stephen King, the film ‘The Dark Tower’ is as much of…
The original ‘Planet of the Apes’ movie series started with one of the very best science fiction films of the late 1960s, starring…