‘Jupiter Ascending’ Contest Results
Well, that’s a little better. We went back to the photo caption format for last week’s ‘Jupiter Ascending’ contest and had a reasonably decent turnout, certainly better than last month’s misbegotten &...
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Contest: Win ‘Jupiter Ascending’ on Blu-ray!
It’s time to give away another Blu-ray! Filled with dazzling sci-fi imagery and thunderous Dolby Atmos audio, the Wachowski siblings’ sci-fi epic ‘Jupiter Ascending‘ should make great eye candy demo materia...
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of May 31st, 2015 – Good Morning,
From a pineapple under the sea to the far reaches of outer space, this week’s new Blu-ray releases attempt to court many audiences. Are any of them actually worth buying? Well, that’s for you to decide.
‘Jupiter Ascending’ Review: Wacko Wachowski Fun
If the Wachowskis deserve credit for nothing else (and let’s be clear, the deserve credit for quite a bit), they certainly never undershoot their ambitions. No, every time the Wachowski siblings grab a megaphone and put on t...
The Trailer Park: Does Whatever a Spider Can
In our latest round of new movie trailers, Spider-Man battles a new trio of villains, yet still finds time to ponder why he even bothers. Meanwhile, Channing Tatum is back with another attempt to become the next big action hero.
How to Ruin a Good Thing: The ‘Matrix’ Sequels
While it’s not the greatest film ever made, ‘The Matrix‘ felt like a genuinely new and exciting IP when it first appeared in 1999. I can remember seeing it in the theater, not knowing much more than the central q...
Poll: What Did You Think of ‘Cloud Atlas’?
I may be taking a chance by running a poll about ‘Cloud Atlas’ today. As I write this post on Saturday morning, before any box office numbers have been released, I’m not sure how popular or widely-seen the movie ...
Now Playing: To the ‘Cloud’!
‘Cloud Atlas’ is a perplexing construct of a film. It cannot be analyzed merely by describing and dissecting its plot, because its plot is ambiguous at best. Honestly, there might not even be a plot as defined by stand...
The Trailer Park: The World Through Sci-Fi
The beauty of the sci-fi genre is the way that it allows us to see our world through different eyes, from a far distant point of view. Three upcoming sci-fi features do just that. The first movie questions our idea of what makes u...
Blu-ray Highlights for August 7th, 2012 – The Trees Have No
This week brings us quite an eclectic grab-bag of new titles on Blu-ray, from a preachy environmental fable for children to a cult classic comedy about a neurotic hitman. Is there anything in this huge, messy assortment of discs t...
Weekend Roundtable: Best and Worst Movies Based on TV Shows
This week’s theatrical release of ’21 Jump Street’ is just the latest example of Hollywood dragging an old TV show to the big screen, hoping to convince nostalgic fans to pay cinema ticket prices for something th...
Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Visual Effects Scenes
As the summer movie season winds down and we look back at all the VFX-heavy blockbusters (and wannabe blockbusters) of the year, this has gotten us to thinking about some of our favorite visual effects scenes of all time. For this...