Rooney Mara and Jason Segel in a scene from Charlie McDowell’s The Discovery.
The Discovery — Review
sci-fi
Arrival — Review
Amy Adams (foreground) and Jeremy Renner (background) in a scene from Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival.
“Each breathtaking visual composition is brought to life through strong acting, but the implication of the themes lying beneath is never quite met with the delivery that is promised.”
Independence Day: Resurgence — Review
♫ Tower bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down ♫
“A soulless, clanging, and chronically incoherent mess.”
Beacon Point — Review
Rachel Marie Lewis (l) and Jon Briddell (r) in a scene from Eric Blue’s Beacon Point.
“The film benefits from enough madcap energy that it’s always interesting, even if it seems a good deal less polished than [director Eric] Blue and company appear to believe it is.
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials — Review
Star Wars: The Force Awakens — Review
I think I’ve seen them somewhere before.
“For casual viewers like me, the movie hit the mark, but for longtime, devoted fans, I have gathered that this is an experience on a whole other level.”
Nightmare Code — Capsule Review
Andrew J. West in a scene from Mark Netter’s Nightmare Code.
“By the time we have reached act three, the screenplay has escaped the bounds of reasonability… [but] even the most ridiculous plot twists seem to be thought out to an extent.”
Aimy in a Cage — Capsule Review
The Martian — Review
Matt Damon in a scene from Ridley Scott’s The Martian.
