In short, Martian is a good film with no major pitfalls but also nothing that makes you go wow. Matt Damon (Mark) is the Martian by the way, in case the various posters didn’t make it quite clear already. He and his crew are on Mars for research purposes. The crew is captained by Jessica … Read more
Project Almanac is a 2015 science-fiction time-travel film directed by Dean Israelite. The plot is centered on three guys and two girls who stumble upon a time machine. The actors are good, and they each do a decent job in their roles. However, the characters are constructed in a way that you tend to disconnect … Read more
Inception is a brilliant science-fiction mind-bender by Christopher Nolan. Many remain confused with the film, the kicks, how they worked, and what was with that spinning top in the final scene. Apart from this, there is even the fundamental confusion of how many levels of dreams there are. Let’s answer every question. So, here’s the … Read more
Interstellar was the much-awaited 2014 Nolan film. It was visually stunning and had an incredible storyline. The Interstellar cast includes Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway in the leading roles, Jessica Chastain and Michael Caine in supporting roles, and Matt Damon in a short cameo. Was it Nolan’s best science-fiction work? I personally don’t think so. In that … Read more
Primer is a long lost movie that only has a cult following. It was made by Shane Carruth who also wrote the story and acted in it. He also produced it, edited it and worked on the production design. Heck, he even did the music for the film. He also had a pea-sized budget for … Read more
Edge Of Tomorrow is a 2014 science-fiction film directed by Doug Liman, staring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt in the leading roles. If you liked films like Source Code and Triangle, you will like this movie. I will not get into reviewing the aspects of movie-making or storytelling, those were well done. It was not … Read more
This film is brought to you by the same awesome creators who gave us The Matrix. However the same creators also gave us The Matrix Revolutions and Speed Racer. Perhaps the luck that the name “The Wachowski Brothers” brought was a little better than “The Wachowskis”. When the film came out, I headed to the … Read more
Moon is a 2009 science-fiction film directed by Duncan Jones, who has directed films like Source Code and Warcraft. Moon’s cast has Sam Rockwell as the lonesome astronaut on the Moon, he’s brilliant. Kevin Spacey plays the voice of the robot GERTY on the Moon station. Moon is a slow-paced film that follows the astronaut … Read more