"I cannot imagine making a film based on a screenplay I didn't write. A director who makes a film entirely based on somebody else's screenplay necessarily becomes an illustrator." -Andrei Tarkovsky "What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us." -Cicero Directed by: Denis Villeneuve Written by: Hampton Fancher, Michael Green Cast: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de … [Read more...] about Blade Runner 2049
Sci-fi & Fantasy
IT
Directed by: Andy Muschietti Written by: Stephen King, Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga, Gary Dauberman Cast: Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Jackson Robert Scott Swift shot: It isn't necessarily the IT you remember, but it is something you won't ever … [Read more...] about IT
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 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
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
No chemistry! Directed by: Luc Besson Written by: Luc Besson, Pierre Christin, Jean-Claude Mézières Cast: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna Swift shot: I set the bar very low for Valerian, I just wanted to be entertained. On that point, the film was a success, because Besson is a master at creating worlds, and his imagination … [Read more...] about Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
