I love the Avengers.  It's a unique experience to have a show that spun off from a Movie universe and work very well.  It's not the Planet of the Apes, Logan's Run, Swamp Thing, or even Highlander. No, this is like an extension of the movies, with many of the actors from the actual movie playing an integral role in the series.  Usually when you go ( Read more... )

So, this weekend, we finally got around to our Netflix.  Prometheus and Safety Not Guaranteed.

First off, Prometheus, which is a prequel of sorts to Alien, directed by Ridley Scott (and Ridley Scott's "vision").  It didn't get many good reviews.  I'm going to rip it a new one, even though I liked it.  Yes, spoiler alert, I liked something.

The movie ( Read more... )

Over the week, as the title of this post would suggest, I got to see a few movies.

First of which:  The Mutant Chronicles.  I didn't think it was possible, but we rented yet another movie that actually gives Season of the Witch some creedence.  Also, another reason to believe that Zardoz is watchable.*  A neat idea, muddled with terrible acting, bad ( Read more... )

No, not the same as this:

That guy from Steelheart would have a hell of a time kayaking with Burt Reynolds.  He's sure got a purty mouth.

No, this is a review of one of the better SFnal movies I've seen in a while.  Never Let Me Go, based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro.  It stars Carey Mulligan (An Education, Bleak House) as Kathy, a girl raised in ( Read more... )