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Elysium poster with Matt Damon looking over his shoulder holding a gun

2013 Movie Reviews Movies

Evan Crean August 9, 2013September 2, 2018 Alice Braga, complex characters, dingy, District 9, dusty, dystopia, Elysium, gripping social commentary, handheld camerawork, immersive experience, Jodie Foster, Matt Damon, Neill Blomkamp, sci-fi, sci-fi with something to say, science fiction, Sharlto Copley, sickening violence, social commentary, the year 2154

Blomkamp’s ‘Elysium’ is Sci-Fi with Something To Say

Blomkamp’s ELYSIUM is a compelling yarn filled with complex characters, sickening violence, and brilliant social critique.

Ecko Rising Book Cover

2013 Book Reviews Books

Evan Crean July 30, 2013March 12, 2017 befuddling, brisk pace, computer simulation, confusing, confusing as heck, Danie Ware, Ecko, Ecko Rising, fantasy, Game of Thrones, sci-fi, science fiction, sex scenes, The Matrix, Titan Books

Book Review: ‘Ecko Rising’

Ware’s locations that she constructs for ECKO RISING are fascinating places to inhabit, brought to life by descriptive language that is quite colorful.

Man of Steel Movie poster with Superman flying fast at you

2013 Movie Reviews Movies

Evan Crean June 16, 2013September 2, 2018 Amy Adams, apocalypse, Batman, Batman Begins, Bryan Singer, Christopher Meloni, Clark Kent, comedic actors, comedy, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, David S. Goyer, end of days, end of the world, Evan Goldberg, General Zod, Henry Cavill, inside jokes, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Laurence Fishburne, Lois Lane, Man of Steel, Michael Shannon, sci-fi, science fiction, self-involved, Seth Rogen, superhero, Superman, Superman Returns, This Is the End, Zack Snyder

Movie Reviews: ‘Man of Steel’ and ‘This Is the End’

Check out my thoughts on the Superman reboot MAN OF STEEL and the apocalyptic comedy THIS IS THE END.

Oblivion Movie poster with Tom Cruise in a space suit walking across a warped suspension bridge

2013 Movie Reviews Movies

Evan Crean April 20, 2013August 23, 2018 12 Monkeys, Andrea Riseborough, Butters, Earth, Gattaca, Jack Harper, Joseph Kosinski, Minority Report, Moon, Oblivion, Scavs, sci-fi, science fiction, Simpsons did it, South Park, space station, spaceship crash, The Matrix, The Simpsons, Tom Cruise, Total Recall

Sci-Fi Cinema Did It Better Before ‘Oblivion’

OBLIVION isn’t a remake of anything; although it might as well be. And like most remakes, you’ll feel like the films that it mimics did things better.

Shh! Its a Secret Book Cover

2013 Book Reviews BOFCA Books

Evan Crean March 4, 2013June 3, 2018 aliens, Boston Online Film Critics Association, Brogard, Brogardi, Daniel M. Kimmel, film industry, heartwarming, hilarious, Hollywood, satire, sci-fi, science fiction, Shh! It's a Secret, Shh! It’s a Secret: a novel about Aliens, unexpected friendship

Book Review: ‘Shh! It’s a Secret’ by Daniel M. Kimmel

Daniel M. Kimmel’s debut novel SHH! IT’S A SECRET is brilliant satire of the film industry and heartwarming science fiction story about unexpected friendship.

Looper movie poster with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis mirroring each other

2012 Movie Reviews Movies

Evan Crean October 2, 2012August 21, 2018 12 Monkeys, Blade Runner, Bruce Willis, ethical decisions, future, Jeff Daniels, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Looper, Noah Segan, Rian Johnson, Ridley Scott, sci-fi, telekinetic powers, Terry Gilliam, time travel

Johnson’s ‘Looper’ Is a Thought-Provoking Sci-Fi Drama

If Ridley Scott’s BLADE RUNNER and Terry Gilliam’s 12 MONKEYS had a child, it would be Rian Johnson’s LOOPER.

Ben Stiller and Jonah Hill interrogating a kid in The Watch

2012 Movie Reviews Movies

Evan Crean July 28, 2012August 20, 2018 action, Akiva Schaffer, alien genitalia, Attack the Block, Ben Stiller, comedy, Cosco, Evan Goldberg, extraterrestrial invaders, horror, Joe Cornish, Jonah Hill, Neighborhood Watch, penis jokes, R. Lee Ermey, Richard Ayoade, sci-fi, Seth Rogen, The Watch, Vince Vaughn

‘The Watch’ Won’t Please Fans of Any Genre

THE WATCH straddles a weird middle ground between horror, action, sci-fi, and comedy without pleasing fans of any genre.

The Book of Alien

2012 Book Reviews

Evan Crean June 10, 2012June 3, 2018 Alien, Alien 3, Alien:Resurrection, aliens, H.R. Giger, horror, James Cameron, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, sci-fi, Titan Books

Prep for ‘Prometheus’ with ‘The Book of Alien’ and ‘Colonial Marines Technical Manual’

Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, is rumored to an ALIEN prequel. To prep I read THE BOOK OF ALIEN AND ALIENS – COLONIAL MARINES TECHNICAL MANUAL.

Josh Brolin and Will Smith talk to Michael Stuhlbarg in Men in Black 3

2012 Movie Reviews Movies

Evan Crean May 30, 2012August 20, 2018 3D, aliens, Barry Sonnenfeld, campy, Etan Cohen, Jemaine Clement, Josh Brolin, Men in Black 3, Men in Black III, MIB III, Michael Stuhlbarg, sci-fi, time travel, Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith

Review: ‘Men in Black III’

Barry Sonnenfeld’s MEN IN BLACK III is a campy sci-fi flick with time travel, gimmicky 3D, inane dialogue, and an outlandish villain.

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