The Last Days on Mars grabs you right at the beginning and doesn't let go. It is a text book example of how to make a sci-fi thriller.
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Movie Review: ‘Thor: The Dark World’
This crowd-pleasing sequel boasts a bigger sense of fun and far better-staged action sequences than the original.
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The world might be going to hell, but at least no one’s ambling (or shambling or running) to devour your brains. Not yet.
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“What the suits want isn't always the same as what the fans want,” explained screenwriter and author Marc Zicree at the October meeting of the Los Angeles based Alameda Writers Group (AWG).
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Pacific Rim’
'Pacific Rim' hits Blu-ray. Is their a heart to this monster pic?
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Gravity’ (2013)
One of the best films of the year and one of the best uses of 3D, possibly ever.
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With his trilogy of Dark Knight films, Christopher Nolan created a hero who stands with literature’s greatest.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Riddick’
Five years have passed for Riddick (Vin Diesel), who has grown uneasy in his role as Lord Marshall of the Necromonger empire.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘The Fly’ (1958)
Longtime fans of The Fly, and fans of the David Cronenberg remake, will find lots to love with the Blu-ray release.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’
No matter what you read elsewhere, this is an enjoyable voyage of the starship Enterprise.
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