Alien: Resurrection
{4.5/5} “‘So I heard you, like, ran into these things before… What did you do?’ ‘I died.’” Alien: Resurrection, released in 1997 Once again Ripley wakes up and it’s decades later. This time it’s even more surprising since she was dead. But a military research ship has cloned her from blood samples. They didn’t particularly […]
Mr. Right
{4.5/5} “Someone’s got to return the van after he kills you all.” Mr. Right, released in 2015 Martha found out her boyfriend was cheating on her, so she’s pretty upset. She meets a funny guy in a store and they go on a date. They find that they’re clicking well together. He says he’s a […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
{4/5} “I thought she was with you.” Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, released in 2016 Batman and Superman have been noticing each other’s exploits, and they each see the flaws in the other. When Lex Luthor gets his hands on some Kryptonite, Bruce Wayne decides to steal it. Meanwhile, Lex has also gotten his […]
Brooklyn
{5/5} “I’ll tell you this much: I am going to ask Father Flood to preach a sermon on the dangers of giddiness. I now see that giddiness is the eighth deadly sin. A giddy girl is every bit as evil as a slothful man, and the noise she makes is a lot worse.” Brooklyn, released […]
The Truman Show
{5/5} “They’re just going round and round.” The Truman Show, released in 1998 Truman is an insurance salesman whose dream is to visit Fiji. But he can’t leave the island his town is on — his dad died in a boating accident when he was a kid. Unbeknownst to Truman, his whole life has been […]
Cashback
{4.5/5} “The bad news is that time flies. The good news is that you’re the pilot.” Cashback, released in 2006 Ben’s in art school and wants to be a painter. Ben and Suzy break up, leaving Ben devastated. He can’t sleep, so he starts working a night shift at a supermarket. Each of his colleagues […]
The Garden of Words
{4.5/5} “We’re human, after all. We’ve all got our little quirks.” The Garden of Words, released in 2013 Akizuki is a high school student who dreams of becoming a shoemaker. He likes to sit in the park when it’s raining, which is where he meets Yukino. She’s a mysterious young woman who eats chocolate and […]
Live and Let Die
{2.5/5} “‘Who’s funeral is this?’ ‘Yours.’” Live and Let Die, released in 1973 When three agents are killed, James Bond is sent to New York to investigate. M believes the murders are all connected to Dr. Kanaga of the Caribbean island of San Monique. Bond later travels to San Monique and New Orleans in pursuit […]
Pee-wee’s Big Holiday
{4.5/5} “That’s what I like about you, Pee-wee. You’re normal.” Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, released in 2016 A motorcycle-riding actor named Joe comes into the diner where Pee-wee works and orders a milkshake. When the two of them get talking they realize they have some things in common. Joe invites Pee-wee to his birthday — in […]
Self/less
{4.5/5} “Simply put, we offer humanity’s greatest minds more time to fulfill their potential.” Self/less, released in 2015 Damian is dying of cancer. A company called Phoenix Biogenic offers him a unique possibility — “shedding.” He can transfer his mind into a healthy young body that’s been grown in a vat. After undergoing the procedure, […]