Attack ack ack ack ack!: a review of Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks! Director: Tim Burton Producer: Tim Burton, Larry J. Franco, Laurie Parker Writer: Woody Gelman, Bob Powell, Norman Saunders Cast: Jack Nicholson President James Dale, Art Land Glenn Close First Lady Marsha Dale Annette Bening Barbara Land Pierce Brosnan Professor Donald Kessler and “Bob” Dobbs Danny DeVito Rude Gambler Martin Short Press Secretary Jerry …

Mars ain’t no kinda place to raise your kids: a review of John Carter

John Carter Directed by Andrew Stanton Produced by Jim Morris, Colin Wilson & Lindsey Collins Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews & Michael Chabon Based on A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs Starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy & Willem Dafoe Music by Michael …

On the Road Again: a review of Nomadland

Nomadland Directed by Chloé Zhao Produced by Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Chloé Zhao Screenplay by Chloé Zhao Based on Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder Starring Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Swankie Music by Ludovico Einaudi The tone of Nomadland is that of a documentary. Indeed, …

A Quark is not a Ferengi: a review of Quark Science

Quark Science Directors Nic Stacey, Here Thompson, Quentin Lazzarotto Network MagellanTV; Magellan TV Format Prime Video (streaming online video) It doesn’t have anything to do with James Joyce, even though he invented the term “quark.” Or Carl Sagan, who invented the term “science.” Quark Science is an incredibly good collection of science documentaries, now available …

Lemonade Stand: a review of The Stand 2020

Based on The Stand by Stephen King Developed by Josh Boone & Benjamin Cavell Executive producers Benjamin Cavell, Taylor Elmore, Josh Boone, Will Weiske, Jimmy Miller, Roy Lee, Richard P. Rubinstein Producers Stephen Welke, Jill Killington, Knate Lee, Owen King Production locations British Columbia, Canada James Marsden as Stu Redman Odessa Young as Frannie Goldsmith …