There have been several adaptations of H.G. Wells’s seminal book of aliens from Mars invading the Earth but only three have really stood the test of time, these would be the 1938 Orson Welles radio play, the 1953 film adaptation by legendary producer George Pal and finally, the Steven Spielberg production released back in 2005,…
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Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) – Review
There is a point in Mission: Impossible – Fallout where a character brings up a question that audience members have been asking themselves for over two decades, “How many times has Hunt’s government betrayed him, disavowed him, cast him aside? How long before a man like that has had enough?” Clearly, if it took this long…
The Mummy (2017) – Review
What if Giles from Buffy the Vampire the Slayer was also Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? This is very much the vibe that Universal’s first installment in their new Dark Universe movie series gives off. This could lead to a serious problem as the last thing you want in your multi-million dollar franchise is for…
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) – Review
For one who was not a fan of the first Mission Impossible by Brain De Palma – I’ll never forgive him for making Jim Phelps the villain – and less said of John Woo’s attempt the better, but I’ve really enjoyed these later installments.
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) – Review
I’m gonna get this out of the way right now. If you like Sci-Fi, Doug Liman, and Tom Cruise the actor (for the record I don’t really like Tom Cruise the person. But, let’s face it, the dude is a movie star in every sense of the word), then you should see this movie. Stop…