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Showing posts with label science fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science fiction. Show all posts
Thursday, April 07, 2016

Man of Steel (2013) Review

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Rebooting a film franchise is always divisive, however this bold reinterpretation of Superman’s origin may qualify as one of the most contro...
Monday, August 10, 2015

Summer 2015 Capsule Movie Reviews

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In the past I’ve written a few mini-reviews of films after seeing them in theater, but this year I’ve been too tired or busy to type my impr...
Saturday, September 13, 2014

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidora (2001) Review

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Giant Monsters All-Out Attack aka Godzilla: GMK A darker take than usual in the Godzilla series of movies that adds a spiritual aspect to J...
Sunday, August 31, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy In Theater Review

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While not quite the perfect popcorn movie, Guardians is still a fun romp through Marvel Comics’ space settings. Featuring excellent special...
Tuesday, July 08, 2014

If You Love Science Fiction…

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…There’s an anime on Netflix you need to watch. Knights of Sidonia started streaming on July 4 with options to watch it in Japanese with su...
Saturday, June 07, 2014

Godzilla 2014 In Theater Review

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It is said that it is better late than never and I hope that applies to this review, not to mention the movie. If it weren’t for the local t...
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Monday, June 02, 2014

Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) Review

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A muddled mess of a Godzilla film that is a direct sequel to 2002’s much better Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla this is probably the worst of th...
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Saturday, May 24, 2014

Gamera the Giant Monster (1965) Review

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Only one giant monster series managed to compete with Godzilla -- and it took a flying turtle to do the job. Done on the cheap amid a great ...
Saturday, May 10, 2014

Godzilla 2000 (1999) Review

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Radioactive Rage Month continues with the movie that started the Millennium series of Godzilla films. After the disappointing American attem...
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Friday, April 18, 2014

Godzilla (1998) Review

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Radioactive Rage Month continues with the most controversial incarnation of Godzilla. When popcorn movie makers Roland Emmerich and Dean Dev...
Friday, April 11, 2014

Gojira (1984) Review

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aka The Return of Godzilla aka Godzilla 1985 Radioactive Rampage Month continues with Godzilla’s come back film from the 1980s. Ditching t...
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Sunday, April 06, 2014

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) Review

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Radioactive Rage month begins with the one and only clash between cinemas two biggest stars. When bad driving releases Godzilla from an icy ...
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Monday, January 20, 2014

TRON: Legacy (2010) Review

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A surprisingly beautiful and layered movie that vastly improves upon the original film in every possible way. While the action is spectacula...
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Thursday, January 16, 2014

TRON (1982) Review

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A tale about a human crossing over into a virtual world hidden inside video games, this movie predicted much about a rising technology using...
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

The Invisible Boy (1957) Review

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When a true sequel to Forbidden Planet fell apart during the planning stages, MGM decided that Robby the Robot would still get a vehicle wr...
Monday, December 23, 2013

Forbidden Planet (1956) Review

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A smart, literate script that derived much of its plot form Shakespeare's The Tempest propels this film from what could of been an expe...
Saturday, October 26, 2013

Pacific Rim (2013) Review

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A high budget love letter from director Guillermo del Toro to Japanese science fiction cinema, this story of giant monsters and titanic robo...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

Varan the Unbelievable (1958) Review

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aka Daikaiju Baran When Toho Studios was approached by an Americans network to make a giant monster TV movie, they turned to the crew who m...
Friday, June 21, 2013

Star Trek (2009) Review

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Rebooting a franchise with a rabid fandom is always a dangerous thing, but running afoul of Trekkies, err, Trekkers is suicidal. So when J.J...
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

The Last Dinosaur (1977) Review

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You wouldn’t expect the studio behind Rudolph and Frosty the Snowman to put out a live action monster movie, but that’s exactly what Ranki...