As evidenced by “San Andreas” and “Godzilla” (and a whole host of others) destroying cities and landmarks in movies is a ton of fun. The bigger the spectacle definitely equates to better. In 2013’s actioner, “Olympus Has Fallen,” in which Gerard Butler had to save the POTUS from North Koreans, the destruction focused on the…
It has been 22 years since the incident at Isla Nublar, but the earlier devastation is now just a footnote in the logbook of the InGen financiers, for they have forgotten the tumult and the ethical barriers they tore down and commercialized. They now operate a seemingly infallible amusement park with monorails, an aviary, a…
The final push against President Snow and the Capital is underway in this first teaser trailer for Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence), now battle scarred and fully entrenched as the face of the rebellion (as seen in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1”), has her eyes firmly set…
Four years. That’s a long time to try and survive on a planet that doesn’t sustain human life. But in Ridley Scott’s The Martian, that’s what astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) must do. Based off of the best selling novel by Andy Weir, the stranded scientist has to put to use all knows (and learn…
Biopics are a bit of a conundrum, aren’t they? On one hand, they seem like ideal fodder for movie adaptations since the subject of the film will likely carry a guaranteed audience, especially when popular musicians and bands are the focal point. But on the other hand, how can one film possibly be adequately succinct…
There are few certainties in life — death, taxes, senioritis striking schools in May (or January, as the case often is) — and one of the more distinct certainties in the world of horror is what happens when you contact the dead. Whether you’re playing alone with a Ouija board, sitting with a psychic at…
I suppose if you thought the “hanging on the outside of an airplane” trick was pretty cool, then you may find some more cool stuff in this second trailer for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. It starts with a water stunt that looks even more difficult to pull off properly as stud agent Ethan Hunt…
