Posts Tagged ‘Edge of Tomorrow’
Film Review – Atlas
Atlas (2024) is a massive misfire in almost every conceivable fashion. It’s a sci-fi actioner that fails to excite, provoke, or entertain. To say that it underwhelms in nearly all phases of execution would be an understatement. Worst of all, it wastes the talent of Jennifer Lopez.…
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Film Review – The Fall Guy
Fresh off his Oscar-nominated turn in Barbie (2024), Ryan Gosling has returned with yet another exuberant, hilariously charismatic performance in The Fall Guy (2024). He plays Colt Seavers, a movie stunt performer who gets into some hot water with shady miscreants. If that sounds familiar to you, it’s because Gosling played…
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Film Review – Terminator: Dark Fate
I saw the Terminator: Dark Fate panel at San Diego Comic-Con this summer, and ever since then, the excitement to see the film has not wavered. This film is the first since Terminator 2: Judgement Day that writer and producer James Cameron has participated in, and…
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Film Review – Before I Fall
What if? That simple question has plagued so many of us and also inspired a number of stories. Both good and bad, as a story device, the central idea of “if I had just done this differently” has been the impetus behind a lot of…
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Top 15 Films of 2014 – Allen’s Picks
Another year, another end of year movie list. 2014 was marked by a nice variety of cinematic offerings. From action blockbusters to independents, from foreign work to documentaries, there seemed to be great stuff coming from everywhere this year. While making lists will always be…
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Film Review – Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) is one heck of a fun time. No doubt comparisons to other films will be made, as this could be seen as the love child of Groundhog Day (1993) and Starship Troopers (1997). But Director Doug Liman and screenwriters Christopher McQuarrie,…
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