Man Down, 2015. Directed by Dito Montiel. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara, Jai Courtney, and Gary Oldman. SYNOPSIS: In a post-apocalyptic America, former U.S. Marine Gabriel Drummer searches desperately for the whereabouts of his son, accompanied by his best friend and a survivor. There’s a twist late on in Man Down so gob-smackingly insincere and unearned that […]
Movie Review – Morgan (2016)
Morgan. 2016 Directed by Luke Scott Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Kate Mara, Rose Leslie, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Michelle Yeoh, Brian Cox, and Paul Giamatti SYNOPSIS: A corporate risk-management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being. Luke Scott’s (yes, the son of Ridley Scott) directorial debut Morgan […]
Second Opinion – Morgan (2016)
Morgan, 2016. Directed by Luke Scott. Starring Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rose Leslie, Michael Yare, Toby Jones, Michelle Yeoh, Brian Cox and Paul Giamatti. SYNOPSIS: A corporate risk management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being. Questions over whether humans should mess with AI, genetics and so […]
Movie Review – Morgan (2016)
Morgan, 2016. Directed by Luke Scott. Starring Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rose Leslie, Toby Jones, Paul Giamatti, Boyd Holbrook and Jennifer Jason Leigh. SYNOPSIS: A corporate risk-management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being. Silver screen representations of artificial intelligence are hardly unfamiliar; in fact they are as frequent […]
Kate Mara would return for a Fantastic Four sequel
It’s been over a year since Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four opened in cinemas around the world and quickly became one of the most maligned movies of 2015, and, although most comic book movie fans have come to peace with the idea that an adequate on-screen adaptation of the superhero team will never be made, Fox […]
Movie Review – The Martian (2015)
The Martian, 2015. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Kate Mara, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kristen Wiig, Michael Pena, Sebastian Stan, Donald Glover, Mackenzie Davis, Benedict Wong, and Sean Bean. SYNOPSIS: During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his […]
Kate Mara pokes fun at Fantastic Four’s poor box office
Having already admitted that she hasn’t seen Josh Trank’s maligned adaptation of Fantastic Four, Kate Mara has now started to poke fun at the comic book movie. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight to promote her latest film The Martian, Mara joked about the poor box office takings of Fantastic Four by sarcastically saying the movie, “was […]
Kate Mara hasn’t seen Fantastic Four yet, says Josh Trank’s tweet was “highly disappointing”
Given that its barely scraped $150 million at the global box office, it seems that plenty of people decided to skip 20th Century Fox’s superhero reboot Fantastic Four, and that even extends to the cast, with Kate Mara revealing she’s yet to see the final product herself. “No, [I haven’t seen it] but I will […]
Movie Review – Fantastic Four (2015)
Fantastic Four, 2015. Directed by Josh Trank. Starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey, and Tim Blake Nelson. SYNOPSIS: Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and […]
Second Opinion – Fantastic Four (2015)
Fantastic Four, 2015. Directed by Josh Trank. Starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey, and Tim Blake Nelson. SYNOPSIS: Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and […]
