First look–Volcanos, disaster movies, costume dramas and Pompeii
Years ago I had the great fortune of living in Vancouver, Washington, across the beautiful Columbia River from Portland, and every day I watched the skyline of Mt St. Helens as I drove to work...
View ArticleNow streaming—Stallone leads a huge, fun, all-star cast in The Expendables 3
Review by C.J. Bunce What you want to see in a giant ensemble movie is probably different than what you’d expect to see in any other movie. Above all, you’re probably after sheer...
View ArticleAn odd first look at the BP oil spill disaster flick
It must be time again to analyze the importance of a good movie trailer. A good movie trailer may not indicate a good movie is behind it, but if you can’t even create a good movie trailer from your...
View ArticleBlu-ray review–Big-budget special effects highlight release this Tuesday of...
Independence Day: Resurgence hit theaters in a summer full of major releases, so odds are you missed this one. Nearly the entire key cast–excluding most notably Will Smith–returned for the sequel to...
View ArticleNow streaming–Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt in sci-fi thriller Passengers
Review by C.J. Bunce She wanted the story of a lifetime. He just wanted to fix things. The pop sci-fi movie appeals to moviegoers who don’t typically dabble in science fiction, and it is frequently...
View ArticleGreenland–Trailer raises the question: Is “devastation by comet” on your...
The sky is falling! Before 2020 if you were pondering the form of a coming apocalypse, odds are it would look something more like the trailer for Greenland than wearing a mask and staying at home....
View ArticleStowaway–Mars mission turns disaster in Netflix sci-fi flick
Since launching it’s studio of direct-to-streaming films, Netflix has not been lacking for sci-fi. The latest in its line of space disasters is Stowaway, coming to your TV sets next month. It’s a...
View ArticleStowaway–Mars mission turns disaster in Netflix sci-fi flick
Since launching it’s studio of direct-to-streaming films, Netflix has not been lacking for sci-fi. The latest in its line of space disasters is Stowaway, coming to your TV sets next month. It’s a...
View ArticleMovie asks: What if the worst fears for Y2K actually happened?
How did it take 24 years to deliver a movie like this? It seems both obvious and kind of brilliant. In the coming winter theatrical release Y2K, writer, director, and actor Kyle Mooney revisits the...
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