Review – Ad Astra
In the grandest transitions of big scale sci fi films of the past, Ad Astra is an ambitious, spectacular cinematic experience.
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Review – Passengers
Passengers is the 2016 science fiction thriller directed by Morten Tyldum (best known for his Cumberbatch film The Imitation Game) and written by Jon Spaihts. Spaihts is one to watch given his previous films include Prometheus, and Doctor Strange (so he’s had some big profile work) and has the Tom Cruise Mummy film coming soon as well. The film stars
Read moreReview – Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange is the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe to be released, and it stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, The Fifth Estate) in the title role, and is directed by Scott Derrickson. By my maths, the film is the 14th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and sees an introduction of not only new characters but also an entire new premise
Read moreReview – Hidden Figures
The new film by director Theodore Melfi is the drama Hidden Figures which follows the tale of 3 african american ladies working in different jobs at Nasa through the 1960’s. It is co written by Melfi with Allison Schroeder, based on the book Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. The three ladies are each working to attempt to support the
Read moreReview – The Martian
The Martian is a 2015 sci – fi adventure based on the book of the same name, by Andy Weir. The film is directed by Ridley Scott and based on the adapted screenplay by Drew Goddard. Set in 2035, Mark Witney (Matt Damon) is a botanist conducting research on Mars as part of the Ares III research mission. The team
Read moreReview – Rogue One : A Star Wars Story
So here it is. A week before Christmas and Disney offer up an early gift in the form of the first ‘non episode’ film. The film is directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Monsters) and written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy. The film takes place in close proximity to the start of ‘Episode IV : A New Hope’, which if
Read moreReview – Guardians of the Galaxy
To the 10th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe we head to a very different location to the previous ones, and into the wonders of space for Marvel’s equivalent of The Dirty Dozen 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Directed by James Gunn and co-written by Gunn and Nicole Perlman. In 1988, a young boy called Peter Quill is abducted from outside
Read moreReview – The Europa Report
It there life on Mars? Or more specifically, on Europa, a moon of Jupiter. And that’s where we are off to for Day ‘E’ of the Alphabet challenge… This 2013 film by director Sebastian Cordero is a fictional tale of 6 astronauts on a mission to reach Europa and conduct tests to answer that very question. Early on in the film, we
Read moreReview – Star Wars : The Force Awakens
“There’s been an awakening. Have you felt it?”
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