Mercy review: It looks smarter than it is
‘Mercy’ occurs in a future that thinks it’s solved false convictions by replacing the courts with artificial intelligence.
Rebecca Ferguson
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Review: ‘Dune: Part Two’ takes a drastically different, yet still divisive, approach
‘Dune: Part Two’ continues the science fiction saga that follows a young duke on his path to lead a rebellion and regain his family’s position.
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Review: ‘Dune’ is an epic worthy of the printed saga
‘Dune: Part I’ acts as an introduction to a vast universe with a unique ruling system, familiarizing audiences with the characters as they embark on a life-changing, transformative journey.
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Review: ‘Doctor Sleep’ shines bright in a world of scary ghouls (Includes first-hand account)
While studios continue to remake decades-old classics, there is growing popularity in producing follow-up narratives that build on rather than retell the original. It certainly helps if the source writer saw fit to revisit the characters in a new novel. With the incentive of adapting another of Stephen King‘s books for the screen and an interesting story to share with a wider audience, The Shining sequel hit theatres. Doctor Sleep is an extension of the first tale as it picks up a few decades in the future, i.e. our present.
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Review: ‘Life’ draws from similar past experiences (Includes first-hand account)
The exploration of life on other planets has always held the possibility of encountering a hostile species. Many movies have depicted monstrous creatures that seem to have a malevolent streak and are hell-bent on destroying the intruders that disturbed them and/or invaded their home. Some move in the shadows, only fully revealing themselves nearer the end; others have various camouflaging abilities that allow them to hide in plain sight. But the bottom line is always the same: these things pose an imminent threat to humanity and must be eliminated before they can obliterate our Earthly existence. Life has isolated its threat in space and they aim to keep it there.
