Terminator Genisys is a good entry point for new viewers, with worthwhile setup for future installments, but falls short in evolving core elements of the series. In 2029, after decades of war with Skynet, John Connor (Jason Clarke) leads a human resistance against the machines in one final offensive. The successful destruction of Skynet’s defense grid allows … ...Read full story
‘Unfriended’ Review
‘Unfriended’ is a spooky ghost story parable that will (only) be fun for those who grew up in the era of the online social jungle.In Unfriended, a young teenage girl named Laura Barnes (Heather Sossaman) commits a violent and public suicide, after an embarrassing video posted online turned her into a social pariah. Sometime … ...Read full story
‘Home’ Review
Home is a colorful and entertaining CGI adventure, but weighed down by an uneven and shallow story, falls short of animated greatness. Home tells the story of Oh (Jim Parsons) and Gratuity ‘Tip’ Tucci (Rihanna) – an absentminded extra terrestrial and a determined human girl, respectively – who are forced to strike a reluctant friendship. On the run from their longtime enemy, the Gorg, Oh and his fellow aliens, the Boov, take refuge on Earth. Under the assumption that they are helping “primitive” earthlings, instead of … ...Read full story