The Next Narnia Movie!
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Risen Movie Review
The Risen movie is a unique blend of historical drama, mystery thriller, and Christian exposition. It follows the story of the roman tribune Clavius as he hunts for the body of Jesus Christ, following the events surrounding his death and resurrection. As a historical drama, it evokes the mood and feel of ancient Rome in convincing fashion. As …
Big Hero 6 Review
Even if the storyline isn’t full of twists and turns, the strong undercurrent of family, friendship, and doing the right thing even when it’s tough runs through this film as strong as the flying, whooshing robot who graces most of the scenes.
Star Wars vs. Star Trek: Part 2
In part 2 of this series, let’s take a look a what it is that makes these two franchises so interesting and compelling. If we’re going to compare and contrast these two universes, what are their strengths? What makes each of them distinct? Don’t mess with the wookie One of the biggest differences between the two …
Star Wars vs. Star Trek: Part 1
I write science fiction so I’m obviously interested in the genre. And I don’t think many people would deny that from a popular standpoint the two most influential franchises in scifi are Star Wars and Star Trek. They’ve spawned multiple movies, books, a great deal of artwork, and even conventions and amusement park rides. I happen …
Movie Review for Treasure Planet
Treasure Planet is something of a cinematic anomaly. A re-telling of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, Treasure Island (which I reviewed elsewhere), this Disney vehicle re-imagines the story in a space ship laden future but keeps many of the pirate and seafaring conventions which so strongly colored the original version. A mix of genres, it was also …
The Coming Cinematic Sci-fi Invasion
All right, I’ll admit at the outset that maybe this post is a little late. It looks like the sci-fi invasion of the cineplex may have already begun. 2013 was already a pretty “stellar” year for science fiction at the box office. Here are the main, big budget films that came out last year as …
Movie Review for Frozen
I haven’t done movie reviews on this site before, but I recently saw one that was so delightful that I thought I’d share a few thoughts on it. I saw Disney’s Frozen this past weekend. My daughter had really been wanting to see this for some time which was rather unusual since she doesn’t typically ask for …
