The set-up for Escape from New York is so perfect. Manhattan Island is now a prison, run by the prisoners and a freak event causes the President of the United States to crash-land Air Force One right in the middle. … Continue reading Escape from New York (1981) Review
Every once in a while, a movie comes along that changes everything. There is a distinct shift in Hollywood and culture from the time The Matrix was released and its impact can still be felt on movies today. This is … Continue reading The Matrix (1999) Review
After the fantastic work that Neill Blomkamp did creating a believable and immersive world with District 9, you would be forgiven for having high hopes for a futuristic, dystopian world that he can build from the ground up. Unfortunately, as … Continue reading Elysium (2013) Review
Considering this is the movie to end a nine film franchise that spans over 42 years, it lacks a lot of the key planning which could have made it the rightful end to the Star Wars and Skywalker story. Being … Continue reading Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker (2019) Review
There is a great idea at the core of Daybreakers. The film uses its science-fiction and recent future setting well to create a world which seems tangible but is based around a unique idea: Most of the population are now vampires. … Continue reading When 2019 was the Future: Daybreakers (2009) Review
There is an eerily accurate satire and parody to The Running Man that wasn’t that prevalent when it was released but means a lot today. The idea of an extreme reality television show which results in murder and bloodshed has been done … Continue reading When 2019 was the future: The Running Man (1987) Review
Ben and Dave return to travel back in time and examine what movies believed 2019 would realy be like. They take a look at The Running Man, Daybreakers, Akira and Blade Runner and then decide which of those futures they would … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast – Season 3 episode 11: When 2019 was the Future
Netflix seems like the perfect fit for Annihilation. It is a movie that would struggle with a traditional classification and certainly doesn’t fit into any genre comfortably. It can be described as a clever science-fiction movie but one that touches upon … Continue reading Best of the Rest 2018: Annihilation (2018) Review
The term “edge of your seat” was created for viewing movies like A Quiet Place. The film manages to create tension from the very beginning that never relents and holds you until the credits roll. It is an intense experience but … Continue reading Best of the Rest 2018: A Quiet Place (2018) Review
It is a bold move to have a character who doesn’t speak on-screen, alone, for the first act of a children’s movie. You have to depend on the character holding the screen with no inner-monologue, no outer dialogue and purely on … Continue reading Pixar Month: Wall-E (2008) Review
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