Category: Sci-Fi

Victor Frankenstein: The Emperor in His Same Old Clothes

On By C.H. NewellIn Daniel Radcliffe, Drama, Film, Frankenstein, Horror, James McAvoy, Mary Shelley, Paul McGuigan, Sci-FiLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvESrJ5GdHc Victor Frankenstein. 2015. Directed by Paul McGuigan. Screenplay by Max Landis. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, Bronson Webb, Daniel Mays, Spencer Wilding, Robin Pearce, Andrew Scott, & Callum Turner. Davis Entertainment/TSG Entertainment/MPC/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Rated PG. 110 minutes. Drama/Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★ As a fan of Mary Shelley's groundbreaking novel Frankenstein, …

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The Survivalist: Realism in Post-Apocalyptic Life

On By C.H. NewellIn Drama, Film, Martin McCann, Mia Goth, Sci-Fi, Stephen Fingleton, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH66dngiW0Y The Survivalist. 2015. Directed & Written by Stephen Fingleton. Starring Martin McCann, Mia Goth, Andrew Simpson, Olwen Fouere, Douglas Russell, Kieri Kennedy, Ryan McParland, Michael Og Lane, Claran Flynn, Hussina Raja, Logan Kerr, Aran Downey, Sean Doupe, and Matthew Henry. The Fyzz Facility Film One. Rated 18A. 104 minutes. Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller ★★★★★  I'd been excited …

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Southbound is a Darker Twilight Zone for 2016

On By C.H. NewellIn David Bruckner, Film, Genre Film, Horror, Horror Anthology, Patrick Horvath, Radio Silence, Roxanne Benjamin, Sci-Fi, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skNeUjtjD6Y Southbound. 2015. Directors: Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath & Radio Silence. Screenplay by Roxanne Benjamin, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, David Bruckner, Susan Burke, Dallas Richard Hallam & Patrick Horvath. Starring Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Kristina Pesic, Fabianne Therese, Nathalie Love, Hannah Marks, Dana Gould, Anessa Ramsey, Susan Burke, Davey Johnson, Mather Zickel, Karla Droege, Zoe …

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The Magical Sci-Fi of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

On By C.H. NewellIn Adventure, Alec Guinness, Carrie Fisher, Fantasy, Film, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Sci-Fi, Star WarsLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=367FSjWvNB4 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. 1977. Directed & Written by George Lucas. Starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, Jack Purvis, and James Earl Jones. Lucasfilm/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Rated PG. 121 minutes. Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Sci-fi ★★★★★ Even though I do …

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Lucy: Half-Assed Besson

On By C.H. NewellIn Action, Film, Luc Besson, Morgan Freeman, Scarlett Johansson, Sci-Fi, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVt32qoyhi0 Lucy. 2014. Directed & Written by Luc Besson. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi, Amr Waked, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Pilou Asbaek, Analeigh Tipton, Jan Oliver Schroder, and Nicolas Phongpheth. Ciné+/Canal+/EuropaCorp/TF1 Films Production. Rated 14A. 89 minutes. Action/Sci-Fi/Thriller ★★★ I'm a fan of Luc Besson. His first feature film, La dernier combat, is a tour-de-force in thinking …

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Horrific Revelations in Space: Paul W.S. Anderson’s Event Horizon

On By C.H. NewellIn 1997, Film, Horror Movies, Laurence Fishburne, Makeup effects, Paul W.S. Anderson, Review, Sam Neill, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction1 Comment

Event Horizon. 1997. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. Screenplay by Philip Eisner. Starring Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson, Richard T. Jones, Jack Noseworthy, Jason Isaacs, and Sean Pertwee. Golar Productions/Impact Pictures/Paramount Pictures. Rated R. 96 minutes. Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★★ There are some excellent horror films which take place in space. For instance, I'd …

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Avengers: Age of Ultron & Style Over Substance

On By C.H. NewellIn Age of Ultron, Comics, Joss Whedon, Marvel, Sci-Fi, The AvengersLeave a comment

Avengers: Age of Ultron. 2015. Directed & Written by Joss Whedon; based on the Marvel comics by Jack Kirby & Stan Lee. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, James Spader, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth olsen, Paul Bettany, Cobie Smulders, Anthony Mackie, Hayley Atwell, …

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Chronicle: Teenage Found Footage Superheroes

On By C.H. NewellIn 2012, Drama, Film, Sci-Fi, ThrillerLeave a comment

Chronicle. 2012. Directed by Josh Trank. Screenplay by Max Landis. Starring Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly, Ashley Hinshaw, Bo Petersen, and Anna Wood. Twentieth Century Fox. Rated 14A. 84 minutes. Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller ★★★★1/2 I'm always a defender of found footage. There are plenty of instances of bad found footage films, but who …

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