Tag: total recall

Futuristic soldier chased by a giant bug-like alien.

Notebook Reviews: STARSHIP TROOPERS

Paul Verhoeven – 1997. Starship Troopers once again sees Dutch director Paul Verhoeven return to the world of futuristic satire. This big budget sci-fi action pic delivers the spectacle, but it doesn’t quite pack the punch of RoboCop or [...]

December 1, 2024

Behind The Scenes: Tom Cruise & Steven Spielberg On The Set Of MINORITY REPORT

In a career filled with many great films, Minority Report stands as one of director Steven Spielberg‘s finest efforts. Visually impressive, energetically propulsive and complexly plotted – it’s a cinematic blockbuster with a [...]

September 28, 2024

Behind The Scenes: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling & Denis Villeneuve On The Set Of BLADE RUNNER 2049

Director Denis Villeneuve made a valiant attempt at following-up Ridley Scott’s iconic Blade Runner with 2017’s Blade Runner 2049. Ryan Gosling is K, a Blade Runner whose investigation leads him to Harrison Ford’s in-exile Deckard. The [...]

November 8, 2020

Review: ACCION MUTANTE Is Like Mission: Impossible On Acid

Action Mutante is a rip- roaring action-adventure comedy-sci-fi film. It’s also bizarre, but I’ll get to that later. Directed by Alex De La Iglesia and produced by Pedro Almodovar, this Spanish language 1993 release is a totally unique [...]

October 22, 2020

Celebrate 30 Years Of Paul Verhoeven’s TOTAL RECALL With A New 4K Restoration

Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall is a gloriously pulp adaptation of the Philp K. Dick tale, We Can Remember It For You Wholesale. The 1990 film features Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime and some glorious special effects and a brilliant Jerry [...]

September 4, 2020

Notebook Reviews: TOTAL RECALL

Paul Verhoeven – 1990 Total Recall is a first rate science fiction action movie from Dutch director Paul Verhoeven. Sure, some of the effects might be a little dated in the CGI era, but they were great for their time and they still hold-up. [...]

August 27, 2020

Notebook Reviews: THE 6TH DAY

Roger Spottiswoode – 2000 The 6th Day is an enjoyable sci-fi flick from Tomorrow Never Dies director Roger Spottiswoode. Arnold Schwarzenegger does what he does best, in this film which has echoes of Total Recall. It has its flaws [...]

April 13, 2020

Review: BLADE RUNNER 2049 Is A Disappointing Delayed Dystopian Sequel

Heavy Spoilers Below Any follow-up to Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner was going to be an uphill struggle, nonetheless the signs looked good when Scott returned to godfather the production as Executive Producer, while original screenwriter Hampton [...]

October 7, 2017

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Review: Cyber Thriller GHOST IN THE SHELL Has A lot Of Glitches

You’ll settle cosily into your seat for Rupert Sanders’ Ghost In The Shell expecting a 21st Century sci-fi spectacle, but before you even hit the 20 minute mark you’ll be suddenly hit by a serious case of cinematic Deja Vu. Flashes of Blade [...]

July 27, 2017