For a film franchise owing its existence to a video game series, to only capture a momentary glimpse of the ambience that made the source medium famous—and little else—was not just underwhelming, but downright criminal. Continue reading “Resident Evil: Apocalypse”
One might bear witness to an inadvertent realization strongly emblematic of the movie experience midway through Annihilation, that could otherwise slip undetected.. Continue reading “Annihilation (2018)”
I do not abstain from movie trailers, teasers and other promo junkets, with a pathological aversion without good reason. Continue reading “Hereditary (2018) – Between Hype and Anticipation”
Quite how or why a Stephen King novel of any renown can go 25 years unadapted perhaps warrants an inquest of sorts, something I do not intend to explore today. Continue reading “Gerald’s Game (2017)”
Of all of Stanley Kubrick’s eclectic films, none endure more in the minds of conspiracy lovers than The Shining and Eyes Wide Shut. Continue reading “The Shining (1980): Another Bonkers Interpretation”
Having had to see it in two sittings, over a round-trip flight and at altitude, of all conditions, when it was nigh time I saw Alien: Covenant in one go, on a real screen… I’m not sure what happened. Continue reading “Alien: Covenant (2017)”
