The Legacy of the Apes: Why “Planet of the Apes” remains the best franchise in film history
The history of cinema is littered with long running franchises. Whether it’s drama (“Rocky”), sci-fi…
Browsing: sci-fi films
Movie Review: “Looper”
Rian Johnson’s “Looper” has reportedly been in the works for several years, and after watching…
Movie Review: “Prometheus”
It’s tempting to call “Prometheus” thinking man’s sci-fi, but that would be a tad misleading.…
Movie Review: “Men in Black 3”
“Men in Black 3” suffers from many of the same problems that plagued another recent…
Movie Review: “John Carter”
No pleasure comes from saying unkind words about a movie like “John Carter.” It does…
Movie Review: “Attack the Block”
It’s easy to see why some studios might have been hesitant about distributing a movie…
Movie Review: “Super 8”
J.J. Abrams is fond of teasing the audience, offering them tiny glimpses of his latest…
Movie Review: “Source Code”
Duncan Jones was probably bombarded with a number of offers to direct a big studio…
Movie Review: “I Am Number Four”
Adapting young-adult novels into movies has become big business for Hollywood over the last few…
Movie Review: “Tron: Legacy”
It’s tough to get emotionally invested in a movie where 99.9% of the characters aren’t…