Argo
{4.5/5} “This is the best bad idea we have, sir. By far.” Argo, released in 2012 Enraged Iranians storm the US Embassy in Tehran in 1979. Six Americans escape and end up at the Canadian ambassador’s house. They can’t stay there forever, and they can’t go out into the streets. Tony Mendez of the CIA […]
Patriot Games
{4/5} “I couldn’t just stand there and watch him shoot those people right in front of me. It was… rage. Pure rage… Just made me mad.” Patriot Games, released in 1992 Jack Ryan used to be in the CIA and now he’s a professor. While on vacation in Britain he saves some members of the […]
Next
{3.5/5} “I’d love to indulge your feelings, but I am dealing with a slightly larger picture right now. Now, you can exercise your responsibility to help your fellow man or I will exercise that responsibility for you.” Next, released in 2007 Cris can see two minutes into his own future. He tries to have as […]
Planet of the Apes: The Utopians
{4.5/5} Planet of the Apes: The Long War by Daryl Gregory & Carlos Magno, published in 2011 Planet of the Apes: The Devil’s Pawn by Daryl Gregory & Carlos Magno, published in 2012 Planet of the Apes: Children of Fire by Daryl Gregory & Carlos Magno, published in 2012 Planet of the Apes: The Half […]
Vantage Point
{4.5/5} Vantage Point, released in 2008 The President of the United States comes together with other world leaders in Spain to forge an agreement on terrorism. Despite the highest security precautions, the President is shot and chaos ensues. The events leading up to the shooting are shown from several different points of view. Even with […]
Romantics Anonymous
{5/5} “I’m sorry but it won’t work. I love you and I know you love me. But it’s a recipe for disaster. We’ll get to know each other, warts and all. We’ll annoy each other, stop communicating, and end up hating each other.” Romantics Anonymous, released in 2010 Angélique is a chocolate maker. But she’s […]
God Emperor of Dune
{4.5/5} “I am a collection of the obsolete, a relic of the damned, of the lost and strayed. I am the waylaid pieces of history which sank out of sight in all of our pasts. Such an accumulation of riffraff has never before been imagined.” God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert, published in 1981 […]
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
{4.5/5} “You don’t get it, son. This isn’t a mud hole. It’s an operating table. And I’m the surgeon.” Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, released in 2 parts in 2012 & 2013 This is an animated movie, based on the amazing graphic novel by Frank Miller. Bruce Wayne is old, and Batman is retired. But […]
Anna
{4.5/5} “I’m not a sociopath, but I’m smart enough to think like one.” Anna, released in 2013 John is a memory detective — he has the ability to enter someone’s memories. After the death of his wife and a stroke, he’s taken some time off but now wants to get back in business. His employer […]
Children of Dune
{5/5} “If you focus your awareness only upon your own rightness, then you invite the forces of opposition to overwhelm you.” Children of Dune by Frank Herbert, published in 1976 Alia, Paul Maud’dib’s sister, is Regent while her niece and nephew are growing up. She no longer sees the future, but she continues to try. […]