Battle Los Angeles (2011)
Battle Los Angeles (2011) — This article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 11 March 2011. If you are a massive geek like me, there is a great website you can waste several unproductive hours on. TVtropes.org endlessly deconstructs ever minute detail of movies, television, and literature (and I think music too, though I’ve never … Continue reading
Monsters (2010)
Monsters (2010) — So a couple weeks ago I saw Battle: Los Angeles which had a premise with some potential (we are invaded by aliens for our resources in a manner somewhat reminiscent of how we’ve invaded other countries for their forcing us into the type of urban warfare familiar in the Middle East) that … Continue reading
District 9 (2009)
District 9 (2009) — SECOND REVIEW (BLU-RAY, MAY 2010): The first time I saw this film I was blown away by the sheer scope of it. But it all seemed very relatable on a human level. What I noticed more this time around, now that I knew what to expect was the brilliant performance of leading … Continue reading