I’m revisiting this piece I wrote on The Passage because the next book in the projected trilogy is due out in a month. There’s not much chance I’ll re-read the first book before then (it’s long, and besides, I gave my copy to someone else to read), so my summary will have to do. If [...]
Archive for the ‘The Future’ Category
And we’re back! Ready for the thrilling conclusion? I’m only asking because I’d love to get your go-ahead before I make you read a long post about twenty-five movies. Then again, maybe I’d just better be assertive and just get on with the list-making. In case you missed it, here are the first batch of potentially [...]
What follows are a bunch of movies which could turn out to be very worthwhile. This list is way too long and self-explanatory for me to do an in-depth introductory paragraph, so let’s just dive right into it. Quick note: This list is in alphabetical order. If I’m especially excited about any movie in particular, [...]
November’s Most Unfortunate Movie Posters.
Posted: November 22, 2011 in Apes, Awfulness, Comedy, Movie Posters, Superheroes, The FutureYou know the routine. I show the movie posters, I drop some sarcasm, you chuckle and guffaw and forward the site to every last one of your friends, everybody goes home happy. Here’s how it went in the recent past… April’s Most Unfortunate Movie Posters. June’s Most Unfortunate Movie Posters. July’s Most Unfortunate Movie Posters. [...]
From The Archives: THE NEW WORLD (2005).
Posted: September 26, 2011 in Boats, History, Movies (N), Romance, Terrence Malick, The Future, Travel, Violence, WarI did not rush out to see this movie on the largest possible screens when it was released nearly six years ago, and more the fool I for that. It’s kind of incredible. In their list of the top fifty films of the past decade, the Onion’s A.V. Club, one of my favorite daily web destinations, rated [...]
From The Archives: VALHALLA RISING (2010).
Posted: September 26, 2011 in Badass Old Guys, Boats, History, Horror, Megaviolence, Movies (V), The Future, Vikings, WarIn the beginning there was only man and nature. Men came bearing crosses and drove the heathen to the fringes of the earth. Okay, I have to admit, you got my attention. Those words are the opening of Valhalla Rising, the title card which pretty directly explains what you’re about to watch. The movie, [...]
From The Archives: CHILDREN OF MEN (2006).
Posted: September 11, 2011 in Drama, Koreans, Movies (C), Sci-Fi, The Future#9. Children Of Men (2006) The year 2027. Women can no longer have babies. The youngest person in the world has just been shot down at the age of 18. The future is terrifyingly finite. That’s where Children of Men begins. In a profound and extremely relatable (to me, anyway) performance, Clive Owen plays a [...]
Source Code is a smart, ambitious, engaging sci-fi flick which pays its closest attention to things like ideas and character. Ideas are what all good sci-fi movies have in common, and character is what all good stories have in common. Most nights at the multiplex, you’re lucky to get one or the other, but here [...]
