Movie Review: “Fullmetal Alchemist”

Reviews    On this edition of Foreign Film Thursdays, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist film, made available on the Netflix streaming service. I’ll start off by sharing how…

Movie Review: “Alita: Battle Angel”

Reviews It has become a tale as old as time in Hollywood, studio bigwigs stumble across an untapped prospect that was successful in a different country or, perhaps, in a different…

Movie Review: “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”

 If you haven’t been a reader of my reviews very long (welcome), I haven’t always been the loudest and proudest devout supporter of the Star Wars franchise. I have a respect…

Movie Review: “War for the Planet of the Apes”

   When I left the theater after watching Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, I had a giddy excitement from the whole affair. Although I enjoyed Rise of the Planet of…

Movie Review: “Star Wars – Episode Four: A New Hope”

   Rabies and germs, I’ve procrastinated on it for the last couple of months, but it’s finally time to Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, progressing further in my…

Movie Review: “Source Code”

    Source Code is a 2011 Franco-American science-fiction thriller film directed by Duncan Jones and written by Ben Ripley. Duncan Jones being the only-known son of the artist David Bowie, other-wise is…

Movie Review: “Ender’s Game”

    Ender’s Game is a 2013 American science fiction action film based on the novel of the same by Orson Scott Scard. It was written and directed by Gavin Hood, other-wise known…

Movie Review: “About Time”

   About Time is a 2013 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard Curtis. Other-wise he is also known for his directorial work for Love Actually and Four Weddings…

Movie Review: “The Giver”

   The Giver is a 2014 American science-fiction film directed by Phillip Noyce. Most recently known for directing the film, Salt. It is based on the 1993 novel of the…

Movie Review: “Transcendence”

   Transcendence is a 2014 science-fiction film directed by Wally Pfister in his directorial debut, and written by Jack Paglen. Pfister definitely isn’t known for directing efforts, but that doesn’t…