Keri Russell doesn’t often do genre films, and while I like the subject matter of Dark Skies, I wish she had chosen a slightly stronger film to be a part of. The last third of the film is just terrible and isn’t executed very well. And why are the Greys, which have been portrayed as…
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Logan’s Run (1967) – William F. Nolan, and George Clayton Johnson
I loved the movie when I first saw Logan’s Run, I was too young to really understand what was going on, and while everyone my age was very excited over Farah Fawcett, this was my first introduction to Jenny Agutter, and I had one of my first crushes. I’ve seen the film a number of…
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) – Jon Watts
Tom Holland returns for a third outing as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in what is arguably the best of the Marvel movies. A film that delivers emotional payoffs and character arcs from not only the previous films in this iteration of Spidey, but the two other big-budget live-action. series helmed by Sony before this. Picking up right…
Spider-Man 3 (2007) – Sam Raimi
My web-slinging adventures continue with my screening of Spider-Man 3 for the Sc-Fi Chronicles, and this is a bit of a mixed bag, as instead of trusting to the director who brought them two very successful pictures, the studio wanted to shoehorn in a fan favorite character, Venom (Topher Grace) instead of letting Spidey…
The Ocean At The End Of The Lane (2013) – Neil Gaiman
There is something inherently magical about Neil Gaiman’s writing. Everytime I read anything he writes, he not only captures my imagination, but flags my jealousy, I wish I could craft stories, and make them as enchanting as he does. Gaiman has a singular talent of writing engaging fairy tales for adults, without talking down…
Logan’s Run (1976) – Michael Anderson
Now this is a sci-fi movie! It has a score by the incredible Jerry Goldsmith, and has the incredibly lovely Jenny Agutter, and it’s set in the 23rd Century…. Things are great, until you turn 30 that is. The 101 Sci-Fi movies brings us this fantastic film from Michael Anderson, based on the book by…
The Mind Reels 