…lacking the (gooey, slow-motion, CGI) “punch” of the previous sequels, “Matrix Resurrections” is an indulgent surprise.
Tag: Science-Fiction
Donnie Darko (2001)
Kelly crafts a deeply personal reality inhabited by characters who seem all too familiar and real, despite the extraordinary…
Blade Runner (1982)
Ridley Scott’s near-future noir remains visually and conceptually arresting. Moreover, his personally preferred “Final Cut” and even the…
Reminiscence (2021)
…takes on some vibrancy once it begins exploring its ideas in the noir playground of a near future that feels all too possible.
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
…the cool combination of an inspired score by space-maestro James Horner and a genuine sense of humor makes…
Passengers (2016)
While this trip across the stars fails to sparkle, it certainly twinkles. Lawrence turns in a satisfactory performance…
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Along with raised narrative stakes comes more comedy, more destruction, more elaborate make-up and set design…
The Fly (1986)
In the hands of body-horror maestro David Cronenberg… things quite literally start falling apart.
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
…gorgeous vistas, striking costumes, and wild lighting are undercut by…
The Shape of Water (2017)
My wife described this film’s opening sequences as a “Disney princess introduction,” and I knew that I had to steal her phrase…