In Ishiro Honda’s science fiction film Atragon (1963) the Earth faces the threat of a hidden underwater empire, but all things considered it is a somewhat middling threat – and a fairly mediocre movie. Honda absolutely holds the pedigree to pull … Continue reading REVIEW: Atragon (1963)
Let us cut right to the chase: if you are a fan of speculative fiction – science fiction, fantasy, and horror – and you do not watch the films of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, then you are essentially failing … Continue reading REVIEW: Synchronic (2019)
While horror sequel Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) was poorly received, it was financially successful. No surprise, then, that Sony subsiduary Screen Gems distributed a third Resident Evil in 2007. Written once again by Paul W.S. Anderson and boasting a fresh director in the shape of … Continue reading REVIEW: Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
Timeline, a Richard Donner film adapted from the Michael Crichton novel, was a critical and commercial failure upon release. I have never been entirely certain as to why. Certainly the film is no masterpiece but it tells a reasonably smart … Continue reading REVIEW: Timeline (2003)
Really, Hollywood has two kinds of disaster movies. The first kind puts a group of characters in mortal peril as the result of some devastating natural phenomena: a ship capsising in The Poseidon Adventure (1972) or a volcanic eruption in Dante’s … Continue reading REVIEW: Ultraviolet (2006)
Legendary Pictures’ valiant attempt to establish a shared universe of giant monster movies hits its fourth instalment with Adam Wingard’s colourful and destructive Godzilla vs Kong, a film that seems guaranteed to please existing fans without really capturing a new audience. … Continue reading REVIEW: Godzilla vs Kong (2021)
I can only think of one instance where this has happened before. In 2003 Morgan Creek Productions signed up Paul Schrader to write and direct a prequel to William Friedkin’s classic horror film The Exorcist. Schrader completed his film, but while … Continue reading REVIEW: Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)
This week Zack Snyder’s four-hour director’s cut of Justice League comes out, and is already being anticipated in both positive and negative fashions. It ostensibly replaces the theatrical version that was supervised by writer/director Joss Whedon after a family tragedy … Continue reading REVIEW: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Films based around time loops seem more prevalent in recent years than ever: whether done for dramatic purposes, to stimulate horror films, or just to be funny, stories of people trapped re-living the same day over and over seem to … Continue reading REVIEW: Boss Level (2021)
It is remarkable, 13 years after launching with Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, just how far Marvel Studios have come in producing film and television content out of their stable of comic book characters. These days it all forms an inter-related network … Continue reading REVIEW: The Incredible Hulk (2008)
