SyFy (which made a lot more sense when it was called ‘Sci-Fi’) feels like a network run by schizophrenics. On one hand you have Asylum features like “Sharknado” and “Atlantic Rim,” movies with bad acting, schlocky premises and very unspecial special effects. On the other you have series like the remarkable reboot of “Battlestar Galactica.” […]
The teaser (I still can’t quite get over the idea that studios are actually making teasers for trailers. It wasn’t that long ago that trailers were teasers for movies, but I digress) for Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” has arrived, and it’s full of wonder. And corn. That being said, you can see Nolan is trying to […]
Let me first come out and say that I think Tom Cruise is a pretty competent actor. That being said, I don’t think he can ever be great at his craft because he can’t seem to get over himself. ‘Edge’ is Cruise-centered, as usual (which makes sense when you’re the star of a film) but […]
I have to admit that I am not a huge fan of Gareth Edwards‘ “Monsters,” mainly because there weren’t enough ‘monsters’ in it. That being said, if this teaser is any indicator, I may be eating my words because his Godzilla is looking pretty awesome (though I am not too crazy about the squared-off jaw).
“Jupiter Ascending” is the latest film from the Warchowski siblings, and appears to involve a girl named – I kid you not – Jupiter and some other stuff about other intelligent life in the universe. The effects look spectacular, though the narrative appears more than a little bit muddled. I assume that later trailers will […]
I am always on the lookout for good sci-fi, so imagine my surprise to find a Tweet from Peter Hyoguchi. He’s created a web series called “The New Kind.” It takes place in a dark, dystopian future, where the greatest hope for us all lies in some young people that happen to be the next […]
I hate to admit it, but I don’t like this trailer. The storyline from the X-Men comics was grand in scope, and so epic that it literally reverberated through time. This trailer shows very little of that. That being said, Bryan Singer could be holding his cards close to the vest, but when the trailer […]
The original Tomorrow People, a British series from ITV that aired from 1973 to 1979, revolved around a group of young people that were the next stage in human evolution. This current incarnation, airing on the CW, is the fourth version of the series. From what I recall from the original, the world knew nothing […]
“Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” is a triumph of technology and storytelling that will take your breath away.” I went into Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” expecting to be well-entertained. After all, he’s the guy that did – for my money, the only Harry Potter film worth caring about, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” and well as […]
This trailer is a bit of a prequel to “Riddick,” currently in theaters. It’s a cool way of getting a little more background before seeing the film.
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