Archive for the ‘Reviews of movies’ Category
Jurassic Park
{4.5/5} “We spared no expense.” Alan, Ellie, and Ian are three scientists who are invited to give their expert opinions on a new theme park that’s getting ready to open. To their surprise, the theme park has real live dinosaurs in it — made from dinosaur DNA found in amber mixed with modern amphibian DNA. […]
Kiki’s Delivery Service
{4/5} “You’d think they’d never seen a girl and a cat on a broom before.” Kiki is a young witch in training — that means, at age 13, she leaves home to live somewhere else for a year. She finds a town where the people initially seem unfriendly but she eventually finds some friendlier residents. […]
Sound of My Voice
{4/5} “No sudden movements. And no questions for tonight. The first night is always the most difficult.” Peter and Lorna decide to infiltrate a cult in order to expose it — Maggie, the woman the cult was formed around, claims to be from the future. Every time they go see her they have to go […]
Transfer
{4/5} “You can experience nature’s contrasts as struggle and dissent, or as unity and harmony.” Elderly married couple Hermann and Anna don’t want to live without each other. When Anna gets sick, they decide to transfer their minds into younger bodies. The young people, Apolain and Sarah, have supposedly consented to this act — their […]
The Bourne Legacy
{4.5/5} “Still trying to figure out if you’re supposed to kill me or give me a pep talk.” Like Jason Bourne, Aaron is part of a top-secret program run by the CIA. Unfortunately that program is being shut down — which means all operatives are killed. Like Bourne, Aaron is smart, fast — and he […]
Chronicle
{4.5/5} “I am the apex predator.” Andrew’s mother is ill, his father is a drunk, and he’s not particularly well liked at school. While at a party he explores a cave with Matt, his cousin, and Steve, another classmate. There’s something otherworldly in the cave, which fills in after they leave so they can’t go […]
10 Items or Less
{4.5/5} “You know what I like to do sometimes when I’m feeling stale, you know, and I need to come at the work fresh? British. I do everything with a British accent.” An actor who hasn’t been getting many roles lately is considering accepting a role in an independent movie. He would be playing a grocery […]
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
{4.5/5} “The final mission to save mankind has failed. The 70-mile-wide asteroid known commonly as ‘Matilda’ is set to collide with Earth in exactly three weeks’ time, and we’ll be bringing you up-to-the-minute coverage of our countdown to the end of days along with all your classic rock favorites.” An asteroid is going to hit the […]
That’s What I Am
{4.5/5} “It took maybe 30 seconds for word of Mary Clear and my impending union to cover the school ground like a suffocating fog. If only our fire drills were that organized.” Andy is in grade 8 in the 1960s — his favourite teacher is Mr. Simon. But then Mr. Simon pairs Andy with “Big […]
Robot & Frank
{4.5/5} “I specialized in jewellery — diamonds. You want the most value by the ounce when you’re rappelling down a 50-story casino in the middle of a hurricane.” Frank is getting a bit senile, so one day his son brings him a present — a robot, to help him around the house. At first he […]