Movie Review: PASSENGERS

Passengers is a 2016 science-fiction film directed by Morten Tyldum and starring Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence. The lead characters are passengers on a ship destined for a colony world and begin the film in hibernation (to allow them to make the full 120 year trip and live on the other side) but, when something bad happens, the two are woken up and have to solve some problems and save the ship, as well as come to grips with the realization that they are doomed to die onboard the ship. As a general matter, this is a film with a fascinating premise and a beautiful production but falters in its execution.

Retro Review: TAXI DRIVER (1976)

Welcome to another installment of RETRO REVIEW, where we take a look at films made before the year 2000. Today we look at a classic celebrating it’s 40^th Birthday… Martin Scorsese’s TAXI DRIVER.

Movie Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016) (Review #2)

The Magnificent Seven is director Antoine Fuqua’s remake of the classic tale first put to cinema in the Akira Kurosawa masterpiece Seven Samurai. This follows in a rich history of remakes of that film, including being a namesake remake of the John Sturges Magnificent Seven from 1960. In this story we follow Chisolm (Denzel Washington) as he sets up a team of various gunslingers and warriors after agreeing to protect a town that is being terrorized by Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard) and his gang. This film is distinct from all those previous versions with largely new characters and an action packed conclusion that makes this one of the most fun westerns we’ve seen in years.