Jungle Cruise
“Jungle Cruise”
A group of adventurers embark on a grand quest to find a magical secret in the heart of the Amazon in Jaume Collet-Serra’s Jungle Cruise.
Morgan
Luke Scott -Son of Ridley- takes a stab at the well travelled idea of artificial life and the implications of creating it. There’s a reason that fiction continues to come back to this idea and it’s a simple one. Basically it’s interesting and topical since the advances in computers and robotics are starting to make…
Ratchet & Clank
Kevin Munroe and Jerrica Cleland’s Ratchet & Clank is the latest attempt to put a video game on the big screen by telling the origin story of how the titular characters came to be inseparable partners. Being a gamer sometimes I have played the Ratchet & Clank video games now and again and have generally…
Look Out! Here Comes the Spider-Man
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a tiny little film coming out soon by the name of Captain America: Civil War. Among what are sure to be some really shocking twists, turns and plot points this film will also introduce the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Spider-Man. I’m excited about this as I really want…
Love & Mercy
Bill Pohlad’s Love & Mercy tells the story of Beach Boys lead Brian Wilson as he deals with mental issues while working on a change of direction for the band in the 1960s coupled with his troubled life with a shady therapist in the 1980s. The life of Brian Wilson is an interesting one so it’s…
San Andreas
Brad Peyton’s San Andreas casts Dwayne Johnson as a rescue helicopter pilot caught in a devastating earthquake as he works to rescue his daughter. We’ve all seen these types of films before. Large scale disaster movies with imagery bordering on the apocalyptic are almost a dime a dozen these days and their quality tends to…
On the Silver Screen – The Amazing Spider-Man 2
I’m fresh from the screening of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 I went to -at the time of starting writing at least- and I must say I’m pleasantly surprised with how this all turned out. Not saying I didn’t have any issues with it but we’ll get there. I’ll do my best not to spoil anything that…
