Meet Hela Directed by: Taika Waititi Written by: Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson Swift shot: Forget Wonder Woman, there's a new badass babe in town, well, in Asgard anyway. Wait until you meet Hela! Cate Blanchett prevails as the goddess of Death. She was incredible … [Read more...] about Thor: Ragnarok
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Apocalypto
Directed by: Mel Gibson Written by: Mel Gibson, Farhad Safinia Cast: Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo, Mayra Sérbulo, Dalia Hernández, Ian Uriel, Gerardo Taracena, Rodolfo Palacios, Bernardo Ruiz Juarez, Ammel Rodrigo Mendoza, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, Israel Contreras I once wrote that one can't be a critic and a filmmaker at the same time because the former is reactive … [Read more...] about Apocalypto
Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars
Directed by: Shinji Aramaki, Masaru Matsumoto Written by: Edward Neumeier Cast: Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, DeRay Davis, Justin Doran, Emily Neves Swift shot: Some old friends are back in this animated, kick-ass film about legendary Space Marines, err I mean the Mobile Infantry (MI). If you aren't familiar with the characters, they are loosely based on the classic … [Read more...] about Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars
The Hitman’s Bodyguard
Directed by: Patrick Hughes Written by: Tom O'Connor Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek, Elodie Yung, Joaquim De Almeida, Kirsty Mitchell, Richard E. Grant The secret to making an entertaining film is to endow it with great characters that are slightly strange, intensely interesting, somewhat silly, and immediately recognizable. That’s … [Read more...] about The Hitman’s Bodyguard
The Dark Tower
Director: Nikolaj Arcel Written by: Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner Cast: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Katheryn Winnick The Josh Chop: It’s never fair to compare a book to a film. Even to compare a screenplay to its final film would be to compare colors of paint in a tube to a final Michelangelo piece. It’s hard to say how this film compares to the novels … [Read more...] about The Dark Tower
