Underwater (2020), Kristen Stewart, 20th Century Fox It’s the promise of thrilling action sequences that take place at the bottom of the ocean that drew me to Underwater; an action/thriller about a group of researchers trying to survive after an earthquake devastates their subterranean laboratory. The good news is that I got the well-executed and thrilling […]
UNDERWATER (2020): The Thing I Liked…
Synchronic is the latest from Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, and it’s a strange fever dream of a film. We start with a couple taking a drug that appears to transport them into an alternative universe, before shifting to a pair of paramedics, Steve Denube, played by Anthony Mackie, and Dennis Dannelly, played by Jamie […]
Benson & Moorhead: Synchronic (2021)
Profound, gorgeously shot, and performed, Little Fish is a film that is unforgettable.
LITTLE FISH: A Beautiful, Harrowing Take on Love & Life
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. Our memory can play tricks on us as we age. We may end up forgetting our loved ones because our brain is no longer able to return the images it previously could. But what will happen in times of global pandemic, when even a young one loses their memory? […]
Film Review: “Little Fish” (2020)
Talk about an unexpected yet intriguing pairing. In the new film “Bliss” Owen Wilson and Selma Hayek are two people traveling back and forth between vastly different realities. But soon perceptions of what’s real and what’s a simulation begin to blur. This catchy concept comes from the mind of writer-director Mike Cahill whose indie sci-fi […]
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Rebecca Hall, Warner Bros. Pictures Eiza González, Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown and Rebecca Hall are the stars of new action/sci-fi/thriller Godzilla vs Kong. Directed by Adam Wingard; Godzilla vs Kong pits two of motion picture history’s greatest monster icons against one another. The fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong find […]
MY CALL: Although far from great, this was a pleasantly surprising SyFy original TV movie. The acting and creature effects were more than sufficient to entertain me through this otherwise very familiar story. MORE MOVIES LIKE Dead in the Water: Well, first off, Sea Fever (2019) did it better. Looking for much better horror at […]
John’s Horror Corner: Dead in the Water (2018), a serviceable SyFy original creature feature at sea.
MY CALL: This is top-notch science fiction, complete with horror like action and a fantastic monster, and gift-wrapped in an atmospheric thriller. Huge recommendation. I loved this! MORE MOVIES LIKE Sputnik: The best double-feature suggestion I have for this would be Life (2017). Distantly related, much less pithy, and more to the tune of grimy […]
Sputnik is a film I knew very little about before watching it. Okay, I guess the title is a bit of a giveaway but I hadn’t watched any trailers or read any reviews. It was just the simplicity of the poster above that made me believe this film was worth watching, and when that happens, […]
Sputnik 2020. Find Earth and Reep.
A trilogy of films will explore the backstory of the unnamed Jedi from the season 2 finale, also chronicling the fall of the Empire.
Mandalorian Spin-Off Movies Announced
Set in the near future, a rogue scientist fights to free advanced humanoids that she built. Project Links Website Facebook Instagram News & Reviews “Should Robots Be Granted Legal Personhood?”
Short Film: SYNTH, 11min., USA
In a world where the wealthy can go for joyrides or outright steal the bodies of the young, one former victim, a young woman, raises an underground resistance to fight back. Project Links Website
Time: 95 Minutes Age Rating: Violence, horror scenes & offensive language Cast: Kristen Stewart as Norah Price Vincent Cassel as W. Lucien Mamoudou Athie as Rodrigo Nagenda T.J. Miller as Paul Abel John Gallagher Jr. as Liam Smith Jessica Henwick as Emily Haversham Director: William Eubank Disaster strikes more than six miles below the ocean […]
Connor, secretly in love with his best friend Rach, has gotten her an amazing birthday present – something that’s sure to knock her off her feet.
A LITERALLY uplifting short from Closer Productions.
