Tag: Action-adventure
REEL TO REAL | ACTION-ADVENTURE : BUFFALO BOYSREEL TO REAL | ACTION-ADVENTURE : BUFFALO BOYS
Buffalo Boys is helmed by first time director Mike Wiluan and jointly produced by Infinite Frameworks and Zhao Wei Films.
GEEK OUT! STAR TREK BEYONDGEEK OUT! STAR TREK BEYOND
Synopsis The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test. directed by Justin Lin from a screenplay by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung. Starring Chris Pine (Captain Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Karl Urban (Leonard […]
GEEK OUT! THE STRANGER THINGS REVIEWGEEK OUT! THE STRANGER THINGS REVIEW
Synopsis Stranger Things is a 8-part Netflix original series set in Indiana 1983, where a young boy vanishes into thin air and a mysterious girl with strange powers suddenly appears at about the same time. Directed by The Duffer Brothers and starring Winona Ryder, David Harbour & Matthew Modine.
GEEK OUT! THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY TRAILERGEEK OUT! THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY TRAILER
If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear that The Brothers Grimsby (starring Sacha Baron Cohen & Mark Strong as the titular characters) is a pisstake of every Mark Millar movie adaptation!
GEEK OUT! 2015: THE YEAR IN MOVIESGEEK OUT! 2015: THE YEAR IN MOVIES
In hindsight, 2015 has proven to be a rather disappointing year for geek movies. Despite the hype accorded to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, JJ Abrams’ reboot of the franchise proved less than satisfying but that could not stop the movie from grossing over a billion at the box office (and still going strong at […]
GEEK OUT! STAR TREK BEYOND TEASER TRAILERGEEK OUT! STAR TREK BEYOND TEASER TRAILER
A couple of factoids before we move on, dear PoP geek reader. First, Justin Lin (of Fast & Furious fame 3-6) directs (JJ Abrams had some other scifi movie to work on!). Second, this movie is being released in 2016 — the most saturated geek movie year EVAH!
GEEK OUT! THE CIVIL WAR TRAILER IS FINALLY HERE & IT’S A CRACKER!GEEK OUT! THE CIVIL WAR TRAILER IS FINALLY HERE & IT’S A CRACKER!
When news was announced about the cast for Captain America : Civil War, folks starting referring to the sequel as Avengers 2.5. But based on the first trailer, it’s clearly a Cap movie – it’s just that Cap’s quest for justice for his friend Bucky Barnes (The Winter Soldier) leads him to war with Iron […]
GEEK OUT: SO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS IS BASICALLY A REBOOT OF THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS MOVIE?GEEK OUT: SO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS IS BASICALLY A REBOOT OF THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS MOVIE?
The most anticipated movie of the year has released a new trailer. If I am understanding the implications of what is depicted in this trailer correctly, after the Battle of Endor and the Return of the Jedi, something happened to thwart the actual return of the Jedi because 30 years later, the very idea of […]
GEEK OUT! FANTASTIC FOUR – OFFICIAL TRAILER 2GEEK OUT! FANTASTIC FOUR – OFFICIAL TRAILER 2
Last time out, Fox botched its characterisation of Dr Doom – one of the most iconic of super-villains – and that, and it’s rather campy approach marked its first attempt at adapting Marvel’s Fantastic Four as a failure. Watching this final trailer for this FF reboot, it is clear that the critical point of acceptance will […]
GEEK OUT! STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – COMIC-CON 2015 REELGEEK OUT! STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – COMIC-CON 2015 REEL
What is there to say? Shit just got real. Be prepared for the feels. … still there’s more …
GEEK OUT! JURASSIC WORLD PROVES ONCE MORE THAT THE FRANCHISE IS ALLGEEK OUT! JURASSIC WORLD PROVES ONCE MORE THAT THE FRANCHISE IS ALL
You see that image above? That’s really what modern day blockbusters have done with plot, characterisation and narrative logic. Gobbled it all up in the name of box office green. Special effects rather than good writing create ‘tension’ and ‘drama’. This visual feast has audiences going ga-ga over the empty spectacle while ignoring plot holes […]
GEEK OUT! STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS TEASER TRAILER #2GEEK OUT! STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS TEASER TRAILER #2
Yes the first teaser trailer was bewildering BUT this is the real deal right here. With a Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamil) VO, thrilling shots of the new Star Wars universe (30 years from Return of the Jedi) and the appearance of Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Chewbacca, it feels like …. coming home indeed. Beginning […]
REEL TO REAL: FAST AND FURIOUS 7 – TRANSFORMERS WITH CARSREEL TO REAL: FAST AND FURIOUS 7 – TRANSFORMERS WITH CARS
Never watched any of the previous instalments of this lucrative franchise but not knowing anything about what happened in six previous chapters was an advantage. Yes, I know there was some back story as to why Jason Statham’s character (Deckard Shaw) had a bone to pick with Vin Diesel and his crew but it really […]
GEEK OUT: THE FLASH – CAN THE FIRESTORM SPIN OFF BE FAR AWAY?GEEK OUT: THE FLASH – CAN THE FIRESTORM SPIN OFF BE FAR AWAY?
The Firestorm two-parter may well have been the best Flash episodes so far – which is really saying something. No stone was left unturned to flesh out the characters that make up Firestorm (i.e. Martin Stein and Ronnie Raymond) and there was a sense of inevitability that the two would eventually merge once again. Harrison […]