Tag: sci-fi
REVIEW: The Meg (2018)
Jaws doesn’t have to worry; The Meg won’t be unseating it from atop the shark movie heap anytime soon. Not that anyone expected it to, of course, but a little fun would’ve been nice. Unfortunately, The Meg is the type of movie where it’s abundantly clear no one involved in th...
Read MoreBullets, Bombs and Beatdowns: The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator franchise is a three-and-a-half-decade-long battle with fewer peaks than valleys. It’s been a moneymaker, but in recent years it has hit its lowest low: Terminator Genisys, a lore-breaking, awful fan-fiction of a film that killed the series in one fell swoop. Now that Tim Miller is ...
Read MoreYou Should Be Watching: Paprika (2006)
Welcome back to You Should Be Watching, where I recommend films and series that I think are underrated. Based on a novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui (who voices a bit part in the movie), Paprika was the last film of Satoshi Kon, a brilliant artist, writer, and director who passed away in 2010 at the age &he...
Read MoreREVIEW: Big Hero 6: The Series – Episodes 13 and 14 “Small Hiro One” and “Kentucky Kaiju”
“It’s obviously a giant robot. I’m surprised it’s taken this long to face one.” *Spoilers* In “Small Hiro One,” Hiro and Baymax check out a warehouse and eventually find Yama with a bot he’s built from a stolen alloy. Baymax summons the others, and while they best the...
Read MorePatrick Stewart Returns as Captain Picard
It took sixteen years, but they finally made it so. After months of speculation, it’s been confirmed that fan-favorite actor Patrick Stewart will be reprising the iconic role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in an upcoming Star Trek TV series for the CBS All Access streaming service. Picard was the capt...
Read MoreREVIEW: Hal (2013)
As much as I love anime, I will admit that the one genre I tend to stay away from is romance. There’s something about typical romance anime tropes that make the relationships completely unbelievable. When I do decide to dive into the genre, I typically grab a Makoto Shinkai film because I know...
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