Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 is a visually stunning and emotionally rich sequel that stands equally with the 1982 original Blade Runner 2049 is an all-out assault on your senses. Famed cinematographer Roger Deakins does some of his best work to date in the film — a statement that could be applied to each one of his films.…
Annihilation is equal parts beautiful, terrifying, and intellectual while also including an emotional truth about what it means to be human. High-minded sci-fi has defined the late 2010s with entries like Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 defining the period. Another film that could be included in that group is Alex Garland's Ex Machina. Garland explored extremely human topics by framing…
Ready Player One is a visual feast and boasts impressive action sequences that will certainly entertain, but it's missing heart, which makes the movie a letdown. The culture that Steven Spielberg’s latest film Ready Player One invokes is one that he had a hand in creating. Geek culture is something today that is discussed both positively…
Midnight Special proves that you don't need huge explosions, action set pieces, or over-the-top special effects to make a great sci-fi movie The 80s are back in style. From Carly Rae Jepsen's EMOTION to Stranger Things to Everybody Wants Some, it seems like Hollywood had a board meeting and decided that this is the decade we're…
Justin Lin's Star Trek Beyond shows that a blockbuster can be in the same realm as a character drama and still be successful Going into Star Trek Beyond I wasn't feeling the highest on Star Trek Into Darkness (check out my review here). I thought it was thisclose to being a great movie. But two things kept it from that. The first was…
It doesn't live up to the first movie in the franchise, but Star Trek Into Darkness holds its own as an action thriller With Star Trek Beyond hitting theaters this week I thought it'd be the perfect time to go back and review its predecessor, Star Trek Into Darkness (the title gets a negative review). I need to explain my history…
Max Records gives one of the best performances of the year in the creepy and darkly funny I Am Not A Serial Killer. Animal cruelty, calling living things “it”, stalking, and wetting the bed. These are the four predictors of a serial killer. John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records) has them all. However, as the title suggests, he…
10 Cloverfield Lane easily one of the best early movies of the year with nail-biting tension that rivals Hitchcock himself I think Cloverfield is a movie that got better with age. Despite the questionable decisions of characters and odd editing choices, it was a generally entertaining disaster movie. However, its "spiritual sequel" is changing the way…
Life is an interesting and sleek take on the horror movie in space premise, but it's too weak on character to bring anything new to the genre. Between Gravity, The Martian, and now Daniel Espinosa's Life, there has been enough movie reaffirming my decision not to go into space... ever. Although, Life has more in common…
Alien: Covenant attempts to revive the series following a few lackluster entries. However, it's quickly apparent that fan service has done a disservice to the movie. After the mixed response to Prometheus — unjustly, in my opinion — Ridley Scott looked to reboot his beloved Alien franchise with a back to basics horror movie that would give genre enthusiasts and Alien fans,…
