Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is an assassin. The mob controls time travel in 2074 and sends their victims back in time to 2044 where Joe and his colleagues shoot them and dispose of the bodies. The final job of each “looper” is to kill his own future self. When Joe comes gun-to-face with himself (Bruce Willis),
Spoilers Ahead! Prometheus is one of the most interesting films of the past ten years, as well as one of the best made. So much goodness (Oooh, sooo much goodness…drool; I’ll save that for another time), but then…there’s the problems. Such huge apparent problems. These problems turn many against the movie, but are they actually
This is a review of a “Fan Edit.” Details of the original film, including twists and the ending, may be revealed. One of the first “all-blue screen” films, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a wonder of technology and art design. An homage to the adventure serials of the 1930s (although its look
This is a review of a “Fan Edit,” and is intended for people who are familiar with the “original” studio cut(s). I may reveal details of that version, including twists and the ending. In an era of feeble videogame-based films, and jittery, grainy, and generally unattractive cinematography used as a replacement for talent in attempting
These are reviews of “Fan Edits” and are intended for people who are familiar with the “original” studio cuts. I may reveal details of those versions, including twists and the ending. After the Star Wars films, there are more fan edits of The Matrix movies than any other film or film series. It’s easy to
This is a review of a “Fan Edit.” Details of the original film, including twists and the ending, may be revealed. Constantine is a so-so action-horror film that has uninvolving action and nothing particularly frightening. It’s emotionally distant, with a recycled plot and underwritten characters. Its star, Keanu Reeves, based his interpretation of John Constantine
“something wicked this way comes” Shakespeare is the greatest writer of the English language. I’m taking that as a given. Yet so many people are bored by his plays and even more so by the films made from them. So what’s wrong? If not Shakespeare, then is it the lack of sophistication of the audience?
