Category: sci-fi
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 – USA Director: Gareth Edwards Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Donnie Yen, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, Alan Tudyk, Wen Jiang, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelson Words: S. Nix As the lights came back on at the end of the screening I attended, the rolling… Continue Reading “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”
Arrival
2016 – USA Director: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker Words: C. Abbott Denis Villeneuve is quickly becoming one of the most consistently brilliant and interesting filmmakers working today. Following the successes of Incendies, Prisoners, Enemy and Sicario, this could be… Continue Reading “Arrival”
Star Trek Beyond
2016 – USA Director: Justin Lin Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Idris Elba, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg Words: C. Abbott Since the reboot of the franchise was announced with J.J. Abrams at the helm, Star Trek has been… Continue Reading “Star Trek Beyond”
High-Rise
2015/ UK, Ireland, Belgium Director: Ben Wheatley Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Jeremeny Irons, Sienna Miller Words: C. Abbott The latest work from director Ben Wheatley is one of his most obtuse and intriguing films thus far. It doesn’t quite fit into any pre-established narrative boxes… Continue Reading “High-Rise”
Midnight Special
2016/ USA Director: Jeff Nichols Starring: Michael Shannon, Jaden Lieberher, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Joel Edgerton Words: J. Wood There will come a time I feel in the not too distant future in which Jeff Nichols could well be considered the most important filmmaker… Continue Reading “Midnight Special”
10 Cloverfield Lane
10 Cloverfield Lane – 2016 Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr. Director: Dan Trachtenberg Words: R. Topham First thing’s first – do not go to see this movie expecting it to be a sequel to Cloverfield. It’s not. The only comparable… Continue Reading “10 Cloverfield Lane”
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 – USA Director: J.J Abrams Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew, Andy Serkis, Mark Hammill Words: J. Senior If you are a human being living on Planet Earth, and unless you have been living in… Continue Reading “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
The Martian
2015 – USA Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor Words: C. Abbott Even the most avid follower of Ridley Scott’s recent work would be hard pressed to defend the sliding quality of his filmography. Yet it is true that in nearly all of his… Continue Reading “The Martian”
The Other Side Of 9: Oblivion
2013/ USA Director: Joseph Kosinski Starring: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough Words: N. Platts We’ve all been there. It’s three in the morning, you’ve just made yourself a soothing cup of good old English tea and you’re lying in bed staring at the ceiling. Sleep evades… Continue Reading “The Other Side Of 9: Oblivion”
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