A set up for the finale that is Fury Road. After the world collapses into an apocalyptic wasteland, Furiosa is lucky to have grown up in The Green Place, an idyllic oasis. But after she is kidnapped by marauders on motorbikes, she is instead raised under the cruel regimes of the desert. Can she ever…
Tag: science fiction
Review: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
The beginning of a new era is a slow one. Following the events of War of the Planet of the Apes, Caesar’s reign is ancient history. Generations have come and gone, and now apes surpass humans in every regard. But the same prejudices exist, the same cruelties. Can new heroes emerge from this? Directed by…
Review: Rebel Moon: Part 2 – The Scargiver
Whatever we might have hoped for, it isn’t here. The moon of Veldt, now defended by half-a-dozen mercenaries and ex-soldiers, braces for war as the evil galactic Imperium returns to… get the grain they were promised? Written and directed by Zack Snyder, The Scargiver follows exactly where Part 1: A Child of Fire left off….
Review: Ghostbusters – Frozen Empire
Sony might be getting the hang of this whole “Ghostbusters” thing. Following the events of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the Spengler family have moved into the old New York firehouse, and with it the mantle of protecting the city from ghostly invaders. But an ancient evil stirs, and all of the Ghostbusters need to rally against it…
Review: Dune – Part 2
As it was with past franchises, a second part of a narrative always feels a little… awkward. But Dune: Part 2 delivers the same quality and mystique as the first part. Following the events of Dune (2021) Paul Atreides finds himself among the Fremen, the natives of the planet Arrakis, hiding out from the Harkonnens,…
Review: Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire
Rebel Moon had everything going for it, but the results are extremely disappointing. A tyrannical, galactic organisation threatens a farming world. But one citizen is not all she appears to be and vows to repel the attackers by assembling a team of rogues. Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire is the first…
Review: Godzilla – Minus One
Blockbusters weren’t always rollercoasters, and this film harkens back to the old days. At the end of World War II, a Japanese kamikaze pilot not only dishonourably flees combat, but also witnesses a terrifying sight: a gigantic monster that threatens all of Japan. Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, and produced by Toho Studios, the original studio…
Review: The Creator
A solid science fiction vision; we need more movies like this. Ex-special forces officer Joshua is called back into action in a war against simulants, artificial intelligent lifeforms who co-exist with humans, as a new weapon to end the war has been created. Director Gareth Edwards has shown huge growth and masses of potential with…
Review: Transformers – Rise of the Beasts
The Transformers movie franchise really had the quietest renaissance ever, didn’t it? It is an actual shame no one really cares. Following, loosely, after 2018’s prequel Bumblebee, the Autobots are stuck on Earth and in hiding. But when an ancient technological device is recovered by a museum, it could be their ticket back to their…
Review: Hypnotic
This is definitely a movie that thinks its smarter than it actually is. Danny Rourke, a cop whose daughter mysteriously vanished without a trace, finds clues to her whereabouts when a bizarre bank heist occurs. But as the strangeness unfolds, his life is turned upside down. Directed and co-written by Robert Rodriguez (a man with…