“Ex Machina” could be a stage play, as it features four actors in various austere rooms of an isolated scientific compound. Writer Alex Garland, who also penned the excellent zombie film “28 Days Later” (2002) and […]
The latest issue of Star Wars Insider (No. 155) espouses ring theory as a way to glean greater depth from the repeating motifs in the “Star Wars” films. The theory could also be applied to […]
‘Jurassic Park’ flashback (Movie review): Despite its awkward pacing, this update of Doyle’s theme allows us to see dinosaurs in their natural habitat.
Movie review: James Gunn’s first MCU entry looks great, but doesn’t have much of a point.
The “Planet of the Apes” franchise shows us we’re not much different from apes, and we’re both victims of our respective races’ propensity for violence and destruction. But 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the […]
Movie review: Like “2001” and “Contact,” “Interstellar” shows science and spirituality can coexist in a grand space adventure.
Since it’s the latest film from director David Fincher, who has a stylish knack for capturing the gritty essence of neighborhoods and bars and police stations, I recommend seeing “Gone Girl,”albeit in the cheap theater or […]
Movie review: Just enjoy the ride and don’t think too hard about this timeline-jumping film.
Starting with its nearly 20-minute uncut opening shot of George Clooney and Sandra Bullock floating in space making repairs on a scientific satellite, the entire hour and 40 minutes of “Gravity” is packed with “How’d they […]
“American Hustle” starts by showing Christian Bale’s combover — understatedly termed “elaborate” by Amy Adams. It’s a perfect lead-in for a movie about a con-man and –woman (Bale and Adams), a corrupt politician (Jeremy Renner), an […]