Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water

We return to the world of Pandora in Avatar: The Way of Water. It has been 13 years since Jake Sulley (Sam Worthington) was permanently transferred into his Navi Avatar and became the leader of the Omaticaya along with his mate Neytiri (Zoe Saldana). Together they have three biological children, Neteyam (Jamie Flatters), Lo’ak (Britain…

Poster for the movie "Doctor Sleep"

Doctor Sleep

The Shining receives a follow-up four decades later in Doctor Sleep. Traumatized by his childhood experience at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance (Ewan McGregor) has become an alcoholic drifter still haunted by the ghosts of his past. However, Dan begins to rebuild his life when he settles into a small town and joins AA with…

The Last Airbender

The Last Airbender

I’m usually one of the first people to find ways to defend M. Night Shyamalan‘s films, since I have unapologetically been a fan of his ever since The Sixth Sense hit it big over a decade ago. However, even I can’t really think of a defense for this film, which will probably end up ranking as my least…

Sunshine

Sunshine

Danny Boyle, known for Trainspotting and 28 Days Later enters the Sci-Fi genre with Sunshine. In fact there are quite a few technical similarities between this film and 28 Days Later. They both have the same director (Boyle), screenwriter (Alex Garland), star (Cillian Murphy), and composer (John Murphy). The film even features Rose Byrne (one…

Live Free or Die Hard

Live Free or Die Hard

I had to do a lot of preparation before going to see this, the forth movie in the Die Hard series. Specifically, I had to see the other three movies. I purchased the box set on Monday and watched the films throughout the week, so I would be all caught up on the adventures of…