The Riot Club (5/10)
Apparently the Riot Club is (loosely?) based on the real-life Oxford Bullingdon Club, which has had some (in)famous members like PM David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson. It's that kind of background that brings
Taken 3 (4/10)
I remember Liam Neeson saying a couple of years ago: 'Taken 3? I don't think there'll be a Taken 3. She can't get taken again, that's just bad parenting'. But Taken 3 did happen. Kim
Frank (5/10)
Michael Fassbender does quite a good job acting in this movie, especially considering he spends most of it hiding in a paper mache head. And that fake head things isn't as gimmicky and annoying as
All Time Travel Movies from 1896 and on
Time Travel is increasingly coming into use as relevant and accepted plot premise. One reason could be a desire for ever more story plots to feed the story hungry masses. Another could be TIME as
A Peek Inside Pixar’s INSIDE OUT
There is what I often refer to as “Pixar’s First Golden Era” which was bookended by the first and third Toy Story films in 1995 and 2010. Every one of the studio’s first 11 feature
Warrior (7/10)
The major weakness of this movie is that the underdog-to-heroes plot is utterly predictable. Yet I would say it is a recommended watch if you enjoy fight movies. I rank it well above the classic
Fury (6/10)
Fury is visually very impressive. Technically speaking, the cinematography, editing and soundstage are excellent, and seeing this on a big 4K screen with 7.1 surround is fantastic. Lots of pin sharp scenes whilst the thumping
X + Y (7/10)
Morgan Matthews’ low budget film follows a teenage boy, Nathan Ellis, who is autistic but has considerable talent for mathematics. This is a surprisingly engaging little film, which probably cost about 1% of an X
‘Spectre’ and the Age of Blockbuster Continuity
The first shot of the first trailer for the 24th James Bond film is of a blast site. It isn’t a beautiful woman, or an umbrella that’s actually a sword. Daniel Craig doesn’t throw a
‘Tron 3′ to be Titled ‘TRON: Ascension’?
Tron 3 was recently confirmed as being headed into production in fall 2015, with Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski back at the helm. It’s been awhile since Tron Legacy was in theaters (2010), but if