Science Fiction

Godzilla Minue One

Godzilla Minue One

Godzilla Minus One Godzilla Minus One is definitely not a Hollywood movie; it’s a bit too hoaky for Hollywood. This is a Japanese film set in Japan at the end of WW2. The film has a fair-to-good Godzilla destroying cities and throwing ships and trains, which one expects. But then there is a melodramatic story…

Prey

Prey

PREY     For the Prey Frank Movie Review, click on the Strong Women Movies link below: Strong Women Movies   Amber Midthunder  

The Adam Project

The Adam Project

THE ADAM PROJECT Ryan Reynolds chooses another big-screen film, The Adam Project, where his character’s persona is identical to the role he played in Deadpool 1, 2, and 3, Red Notice and Free Guy. This role is not an acting stretch for Reynolds, but he plays Adam perfectly in The Adam Project, a time-traveling action-comedy….

Black Widow

Black Widow

BLACK WIDOW MCU Phase 4 Black Widow, a Marvel superhero movie, is the fourth movie in Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).  Phase 4 of the MCU will introduce new heroes and explore a post-Endgame world where half of the universe reappeared five years after an event known as the “Blip.”  There are…

In the Shadow of the Moon

In the Shadow of the Moon

IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON In the Shadow of the Moon, a sci-fi thriller is one of the thousands of good films hidden deep within Netflix.  I only found it because I wanted to time travel and searched Google for “movies about time travel.” In the Shadow of the Moon is a detective story…

Tenet

Tenet

TENET Kudos to Tenet, the sci-fi action film by Christopher Nolan, for being one of the only movies released to theaters during the lockdown summer of 2020.  That was probably a good decision since there was no competition in the theaters, so Tenet got a lot of press.  More press than it would have received…

Godzilla vs. Kong

Godzilla vs. Kong

GODZILLA VS. KONG In the monster film Godzilla vs. Kong, two apex titans, Godzilla and King Kong battle, at times, for the sake of fighting.  This is the fourth Godzilla film produced entirely by a Hollywood studio.  Do you believe there are thirty-six films in the Godzilla franchise over the past 68 years – since…

Love and Monsters

Love and Monsters

LOVE AND MONSTERS It seems odd to say in this near-apocalyptic pandemic world – but – Love and Monsters, an adventure, monster, romance movie set in a post-apocalyptic world, is fun to watch and is entertaining. Saving the world from one disaster causes another.  The remaining population now live in underground bunkers to protect themselves…

Doom: Annihilation

Doom: Annihilation

DOOM: ANNIHILATION Doom: Annihilation (a 2019 film) is the second Doom movie since the 1990s video game. History: The first Doom movie in 2005 was a money-losing $60 million blockbuster. The 2005 Doom movie starred The Rock, Karl Urban, and Rosamund Pike.  id Software, the developer of the Doom video game, supported the original Doom…

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

AVENGERS: ENDGAME I squandered all my chances to see Avengers: Endgame when it was in the theaters.  But, I still felt obligated to watch this big screen epic film.  Avengers: Endgame is the massive conclusion to the Avengers: Infinity Wars, the war that was so devastating to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).  So, I watched…

Clara

Clara

CLARA Clara is a small film by a 22-year old first time director Akash Sherman, that tackles a huge subject – searching for intelligent life in the universe. The film attains it’s objective by inserting a slightly mystical romance in the middle. A Canadian romantic sci-fi film shot in and around Toronto. A data driven…

The Meg

The Meg

THE MEG A prehistoric monster shark, the Megalodon (The Meg), is accidently released from the Mariana Trench while a team is researching the depth of the Trench. A plausible theory in this DC & Marvel Cinematic Universe age, I bought it, I was ready for mayhem, fear, and destruction. But what I got in this…

The Lobster

The Lobster

THE LOBSTER Almost gave up on The Lobster since it is so offbeat, quirky and purposely oddly acted. But this is a piece of art co-written and directed by the typically offbeat Yorgos Lanthimos. Mr. Lanthimos most likely invested years worth of effort into writing, planning and directing this film so the least I can…

Black Panther

Black Panther

BLACK PANTHER   Being superficial, one could say that the T’Challa / Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) is just like Batman or Ironman – a man wearing a high tech suit – but unlike Batman or Ironman, Black Panther is also on a performance-enhancing substance, the “heart-shaped herb”, allowing him to be a Superhero and rule…

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

AVENGERS: INFINITY WARS   Marvel Cinematic Universe 101: Greek Mythology centering on the twelve gods that live on Mt. Olympus (Zeus, Hera, Aphrodite, Apollo, Aries, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hephaistos, Hermes, and Poseidon) was first written down in 700 BC by the ancient Greeks based on stories told since 1,900 BC (Bronze Age). Ironman, Spiderman,…

About Time

About Time

ABOUT TIME About Time is about time travel, where the men in this English family can go backward in their own timeline, even better than Google Maps. Used at first to “get the girl” (you know, relive the moment and not say all those stupid things to the girl you just met) but then continues…

Origin Unknown

Origin Unknown

2036 ORIGIN UNKNOWN 2036 Origin Unknown is a small sci-fi movie that makes a large statement about Artificial Intelligence and the future of the world. This is really a one-women show, starring my favorite sci-fi person, Portland, Oregon borne Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica, Longmire, Riddick, Tell, Oculus, Sexy Evil Genius, Girl Flu, Another Life). The…