REVIEW: Prospect (2019)
When it comes to science fiction films, there are a plethora of avenues that can be taken; aliens, the need to find a new planet, deep space exploration and so on. However, it often seems rare that the audience is involved in a system that…
REVIEW: Annihilation (2018)
Alex Garland had been floating on the edges of Hollywood fame for years before he made it big. He’s a talented writer who is responsible for genuinely great films like ’28 Days Later’, ‘Never Let Me Go’, and ‘Dredd’, but it was the leap to…
REVIEW: Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
In 10 films spanning 41 years, ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ is the first of the franchise that started and ended production under a big black cloud. Original directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, wanting to make a “space comedy” were let go just 6…
REVIEW: Anon (2018)
This 2018 British science fiction thriller is directed and written by Andrew Niccol and stars Clive Owen, Amanda Seyfried, Colm Feore, Sonya Walger and Mark O’Brien. In the not too distant future, biosyn implants allow humans to be connected to an endles visual stream of…
REVIEW: Rampage (2017)
Video game-to-film adaptations have always had a bad reputation, and have rarely been accurate to their source material. However, the arrival of new film ‘Rampage’ might be able to destroy that stigma. ‘Rampage’ is based on the 1986 arcade game of the same name, where…
REVIEW: Ready Player One (2018)
During the eighties and nineties, standing before a chunky black mirror — fingers and thumbs strategically placed over buttons — was the norm for the vintage gamer. Saturday nights resembled the ‘Stranger Things’ arcade scene and the blind belief of beating an anonymous high score…
REVIEW: Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Pacific Rim’ is, unashamedly, a favourite of mine. Taking the craftsmanship and dedication of the man behind genuine classics like ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ and ‘The Devil’s Backbone’ and applying it to a giant monsters vs giant robots film just worked. Del Toro loves…
Mute
Year: 2018 Directed by: Duncan Jones Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd, Justin Theroux, Seyneb Saleh Written by Fiona Underhill When I heard a new Duncan Jones film was coming to Netflix, I was excited. I loved both ‘Moon’ and ‘Source Code’ and it looked like ‘Mute’ would…
REVIEW: Terminator 2: Judgement Day (3D) (2017)
So much can be said about a film as important and ground-breaking as this after over 25 years of constant adoration and cultural significance. This time, however, director James Cameron brings us a newly restored 4K 137 min theatrical release that has also been converted…
REVIEW: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Well, it’s difficult to know where to start with this one. I am a fan of the director – I loved ‘Leon’ and ‘The Fifth Element’ and I have managed to avoid his more poorly received offerings (I’m looking at you, ‘Lucy’). I haven’t read…