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Sci-Fi

A Quiet Place Part II :: One of the best horror sequels ever

June 4, 2021Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Jump scares serve a purpose and shock the audience to their core…. continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Cillian Murphy, Djimon Hounsou, Drama, Emily Blunt, Horror, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Paramount Pictures, Sci-Fi

Warner Archive :: The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) Blu-ray Review

April 19, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A new restoration sparks new life into the Hammer Horror classic… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Christopher Lee, Hammer Films, Hazel Court, Horror, Peter Cushing, Robert Urquhart, Sci-Fi, The Curse of Frankenstein, Thriller, Warner Archive

Godzilla goes another round in 4K

April 2, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The giant beastie gets upscaled… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Action, Adventure, Bryan Cranston, David Strathairn, Elizabeth Olsen, Godzilla, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Sci-Fi, Warner Bros. Pictures

Godzilla vs. Kong …and a convoluted plot

March 31, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Not even a weak story can bring down the two titans… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Action, Alexander Skarsgård, Brian Tyree Henry, Demian Bichir, Godzilla vs. Kong, HBO Max, Julian Dennison, Kaylee Hottle, Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Sci-Fi, Shun Oguri, Thriller, Warner Bros. Pictures

Justice League gets a Zack Snyder redux

March 17, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

With Zack Snyder back in the saddle, is all now right with the DC Universe?… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Amy Adams, Ben Affleck, Connie Nielson, DC Comics, Diane Lane, Ezra Mliler, Fantasy, Gal Gadot, HBO Max, Henry Cavlil, Jason Momoa, Jeremy Irons, Jesse Eisenberg, JK Simmons, Ray Fisher, Sci-Fi, Warner Bros. Pictures, Zack Snyder's Justice League

Synchronic tells an evocative, trippy time travel story that gets better as it goes

January 1, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Synchronic’ has a fairly different take on the time travel story, combining horror with a detective story… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Ally Ioannides, Anthony Mackie, Drama, Horror, Jamie Dornan, Katie Aselton, Sci-Fi, Synchronic, Well Go USA

The Midnight Sky drifts aimlessly

December 23, 2020Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

George Clooney’s sci-fi flick feels overly familiar… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Caoilinn Springall, David Oyelowo, Demian Bichir, Drama, Fantasy, Felicity Jones, George Clooney, Kyle Chandler, Netflix, Sci-Fi, The Midnight Sky, Tiffany Boone

Save Yourselves! asks if two millennials can survive the end of the world

October 12, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Save Yourselves!’ is an indie, sci-fi, somewhat dark comedy that’s ultimately all about the people… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Amy Sedaris, Ben Sinclair, Bleecker Street, Comedy, Gary Richardson, Jo Firestone, Johanna Day, John Early, John Reynolds, Save Yourselves!, Sci-Fi, Sunita Mani, Zenobia Shroff

Possessor Review :: Possessor is the most disturbing film of the year

October 6, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘Possessor’ is the goriest film I have seen this year with many moments that made me turn my head… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Horror, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Neon, Possessor, Possessor Uncut, Rossif Sutherland, Sci-Fi, Sean Bean, Thriller, Tuppence Middleton

Tenet :: The most complex film there is

September 8, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

One of the biggest moments of the film comes when Nolan destroys a 747 aircraft, with no CGI… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Action, Adventure, Clémence Poésy, Dimple Kapadia, Elizabeth Debicki, John David Washington, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Caine, Robert Pattinson, Sci-Fi, Tenet, Warner Bros. Pictures

The New Mutants wasn’t worth the wait

August 29, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘The New Mutants’ trades in the big blockbuster moments for more personal moments for a young group of mutants… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing 20th Century Studios, Action, Adam Beach, Alice Braga, Anya Taylor-Joy, Blu Hunt, Charlie Heaton, Henry Zaga, Horror, Maisie Williams, Sci-Fi, The New Mutants

Sputnik is a Russian sci-fi film that delivers suspense

August 21, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The tone for the film crafts a dark and mysterious setting that keeps building as the film progresses… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Fedor Bondarchuk, Foreign, Horror, IFC Films, Oksana Akinshina, Pyotr Fyodorov, Sci-Fi, Sputnik

They Came from Beyond Space crash lands on Blu-ray

June 8, 2020Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Kino Lorber gives a fine presentation to a slog of a movie… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Adventure, Amicus Productions, Bernard Kay, Jennifer Jayne, Kino Lorber, Maurice Good, Michael Gough, Robert Hutton, Sci-Fi, They Came from Beyond Space, Zia Mohyeddin

Bloodshot may not be the best comic book movie but it is worth a watch

April 1, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘Bloodshot’ at times feels like a generic comic book movie but is still an entertaining one… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Action, Bloodshot, Eiza González, Guy Pearce, Sam Heughan, Sci-Fi, Sony Pictures, Toby Kebbell, Vin Diesel

The Invisible Man materializes

March 21, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The film utilized the technique of invisibility well even with a smaller budget when compared to other horror films… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Aldis Hodge, Blumhouse, Elisabeth Moss, Harriet Dyer, Horror, Mystery, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Sci-Fi, Storm Reid, The Invisible Man, Universal Pictures

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    MICKEY 17   ★★★
    WOLF MAN   ★✩✩
    NOSFERATU   ★★✩
    WICKED   ★★★
    JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX   ★★★
    BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE   ★★✩
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