Robots and science fiction movies have always gone hand in hand. Since the earliest days of cinema, these mechanical beings have fascinated audiences, serving as loyal allies or dangerous threats while reflecting our hopes, fears, and curiosity about technology. More than just genre staples, they reveal how each era understands the relationship between humanity and…
Category: Reviews
Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) – Review
I’ll start off by saying I enjoyed the first installment by J.J. Abrams when I saw it in the theatre back in 2009, though I had some issues major issues with the film; Nero’s whole motivation and plan for a start, but I was still engaged enough by the actors and action that I found…
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) – Review
Once again we visit the dark and rain-slick streets of Frank Miller’s Sin City and along for the ride is our old pal Robert Rodriguez, so “Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night.”
The Company of Wolves (1984) – Review
Werewolf movies have never reached the popularity of vampire films – we probably have ten Dracula movies for every werewolf one – but for me the curse of lycanthropy has always been a more interesting idea than that of vampirism, as the werewolf is an intrinsically more tragic figure, not to mention that visually speaking…
Hercules (1997) – Review
Disney films heavily mined fairy tales throughout the history of the studio but it wasn’t until the late nineties that they tackled Greek mythology for a feature film – that one segment of Fantasia notwithstanding – and with some fantastic art design by Gerald Scarfe and great songs by Alan Menken and David Zippel we…