Searching (2018)
Searching is a somber suspense-thriller that plays like a mix of a couple of other social media-savvy films like Catfish, Open Windows, and Unfriended, seeking to throw audiences based on the fact that much of our...
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TRON (1982)
In the 1980s, Disney has been in the course of trying to find its footing yet again for the prominence it once held in the world of animation. This included pulling in talent from...
Superman III (1983)
Superman III is the first in the series without any trace of the guiding hands of director Richard Donner and acclaimed writer Mario Puzo, leaving the franchise completely in the hands of Superman II‘s clean-up director, Richard...
Ex Machina (2015)
Esteemed screenwriter Alex Garland (Dredd, Sunshine) writes and directs (his first) this fascinating science fiction drama, which plays like a futuristic chamber piece about reality, fantasy, truth, manipulation, deception, humanity and lack thereof. To avoid...
Unfriended (2014)
A fairly interesting premise isn’t able to capitalize in this rather non-scary, non-thrilling entry in the low-budget horror genre that aims to bring things to the forefront of modern technology, and yet, at its...
Weird Science (1985)
In April of 1984, on the strength of his yet-to-be-released debut feature as director, Sixteen Candles, and his scripts for The Breakfast Club and Weird Science, the prolific John Hughes entered into a $30...
A View to a Kill (1985)
A View to a Kill is a notable film for some because it would mark the final appearance of Roger Moore (Octopussy, The Cannonball Run) as 007. In my mind, it’s more notable because it is...
2000 AD (2000)
After director Gordon Chan’s last lackadaisically fun flick, Beast Cops, he turns up the heat with an equally exciting and action-packed tale of computer espionage in 2000 A.D. According to the film, those who can control...
The Net (1995)
There’s three things you can’t have in order to properly enjoy The Net: (1) a knowledge of computers and/or the internet, (2) a familiarity with the works of Alfred Hitchcock, and (3) an adequate use...