"Tonight, we're cancelling the Apocalypse!" - Marshall Pentecost Swift shot: Godzilla meets Robotech ala Guillermo del Toro! While there is certainly enough mythology surrounding both of those franchises, what makes Pacific Rim stand alone is that it merely borrows from both without trying to remake either. Even the title is fresh and misleading. When I … [Read more...] about Pacific Rim
Sci-fi & Fantasy
After Earth
M. Night Shyamalan is back... for better or worse. The H-Bomb: 1,000 years from now, long after humanity was forced to evacuate Earth and relocate to a new planet, teenage Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) is accompanying his father, General Cypher Raige (Will Smith), a decorated war hero, on an off world training exercise. Cypher has been away from home for quite some time, and … [Read more...] about After Earth
John Dies at the End
"What in the name of Elvis is going on?" The H-Bomb: Dave (Chase Williamson) and John (Rob Mayes) were just a couple of typical, twenty-something slackers when they came upon a new mind altering drug called Soy Sauce. A pitch black goo with hair growing out of it, Soy Sauce can “open doors to other worlds” by giving its users an array of psychic powers, as well as … [Read more...] about John Dies at the End
Oblivion
“Is it possible to miss a place you’ve never been? To mourn a time you’ve never known?” Click the pic for tons more sexy images from the film! Swift shot: Heavy on Sci-Fi with a script that makes you care about the characters, Oblivion is my Sci-Fi sleeper pick of 2013 . . . so far. In a future world, Earth is mining her last natural resources for a trip off world … [Read more...] about Oblivion
Jack the Giant Slayer
Fee Fi Fo Fum, I hear the snores of boredom! The H-Bomb: Over the last couple of years, we've been seeing a new trend coming out of Hollywood, the revisionist fairy tale, where they take classic stories and give them a “modern” twist. Like, for example, taking the main characters from said stories, giving them weapons, reinventing them as ass-kickers, and casting … [Read more...] about Jack the Giant Slayer
