Ready Player One review

Ready Player One review

2018, 13+ on Amazon, PG on IMDb Eat your heart out, sci-fi fans. This movie is busy with cult classic references from beginning to end. This film has a dual personality: it’s styled for young adult audiences with masses of adrenaline to spare, as well as for the...
Iwájú review

Iwájú review

4.5/5 rating. 2024, TV-PG on Disney+ and IMDb Set in the future of Nigeria’s Lagos, the Iwájú miniseries brings a refreshing take on sci-fi with a story immersed in Nigerian culture.  A ten-year-old girl, who lives on the Island, an affluent part of Lagos...
Terminator Salvation review

Terminator Salvation review

2009, 13+ Amazon, 14A on IMDb This movie is for the regular Terminator fan as well as older teen to adult action and sci-fi fans able to handle the intensity. The original Terminator was too much for me to handle: I agree with its 18+ rating on...
John Carter review (2012)

John Carter review (2012)

4.5/5 rating. PG-13 Disney+ and IMDB John: Stand behind me, this might get dangerous.  (John fights the Zodangans and loses his sword, so Dejah finds it and kills the remaining enemies) John: Or maybe I ought to get behind you . . .  (Dejah cleans the blood off the...
War of the Worlds review

War of the Worlds review

2005, 16+ Amazon, PG-13 on IMDb “With infinite complacency men went to and fro over this globe about their little affairs, serene in their assurance of their empire over matter.”   The movie War of the Worlds opens with Morgan Freeman (who...
Edge of Tomorrow review

Edge of Tomorrow review

2014, PG on IMDb, 16+ on Amazon Prime The best kind of sci-fi movie. In this intense-action, sci-fi version of Groundhog Day, the hero is made by endlessly revisiting failure to save the world. It’s a great premise to follow to its conclusion for anyone who...