Film Rating: All through Joe Carnahan’s survival thriller The Grey I was unable to warm myself up. I kept staring at that merciless and cold Alaskan wilderness, thinking of Jack London and reconsidering my expectations. Neeson, that patron saint of surly Irish loners, plays John Ottway, a rugged immigrant marksman who shoots wolves for an oil drilling [...]
J.J. Abrams has his hands in another small screen sci-fi mystery with Revolution, a new series slated for the fall that he’s collaborated on with director Jon Favreau. The imagery has a Lost-like vibe and the overall feel is similar to TNT’s Falling Skies, sans aliens. The premise is that world loses electricty on a global scale, with [...]
Rating: He was the father of the modern detective fiction and a morbid pioneer in the fields of horror and science fiction. Edgar Allan Poe may have left his distinct and immortal mark upon literature and culture, but as a historical figure he’s mostly masked in shadows. We know the general details of his life, [...]
Rating: The opening scenes of Disney’s John Carter will likely trouble any audience members who, thanks to the nondescript title, thought they were getting anything other than a pulpy tale of outer space fantasy.
There’s an interesting vibe surrounding Disney’s ‘John Carter’ right now. From the sci-fi geek side of things, I’m constantly running into people who are interested in it. From film fans down to the general public, there’s mostly a collective shrug going on. The marketing Disney has done up to this point–including clipping ‘Of Mars’ from [...]
“What is this, anyway, some kind of comic book? We got robots, we got cavemen, we got kung fu.” Some kind of comic book indeed. The Eliminators is a great example of why the 1980s was such a fun decade for movies. You could head into your local multiplex and find oddball craziness like this [...]
The final installment of one of the longest running fantasy series finally arrives. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 isn’t just a worthy send-off, it’s a triumphant adventure in its own right.
Experience ‘An age undreamed of’ in the latest poster forMarcus Nispel’s Conan the Barbarian.
No matter how much sleek, sophisticated animation and clever voice talent you slap on Cars 2, the rust keeps showing through and the engine sputters and stalls.
Ah, Emma Stone. She fought the undead in Zombieland and skewered classic literature in Easy A. Now, it seems, she might be set to do both at the same time. Stone, who has this summer’s The Help coming up, as well as her role as Mary Jane Watson in the next Spiderman, has been [...]
Second ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ trailer puts spotlight on Weta’s special effects and the angry, riled-up simian stars.
PCN RATING: It was recently announced that Justin Lin might be taking over the Terminator franchise with Arnold Schwarzenneger in tow. After seeing the director’s latest, dumbest—and best!—entry in the Fast and the Furious franchise, I can understand why. Working from a lackluster series of carsploitation flicks, Lin and his team take the most insanely [...]
There’s only a month or so between us and Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men prequel ‘First Class’ and today sees the arrival of not one but two new trailers. The first of the two is the last full U.S. trailer to debut before the June 3rd release date. There’s more of the relationship between Erik (Michael Fassbender) and Charles (James McAvoy) [...]
Following on the heels of 300 and the Clash of the Titans remake, comes Tarsem Singh’s mythological adventure Immortals. The new trailer released by Relativity is packed full of beautiful images and epic battles. Will Tarsem deliver another masterpiece like The Fall, or a flop like The Cell?
Hello there, you damn dirty apes! 20th Century Fox leaps back into one of its classic franchises with a new installment full of hyper-smart primates and the first trailer has just invaded the web.
