Westworld
Similar2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), 2046 (2004), 28 Weeks Later (2007), A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999),
Back to the Future Part III (1990) Blade Runner (1982) Dune (1984), Metropolis (1927), Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), Predator (1987), Star Trek: Generations (1994),
Strange Days (1995) The Matrix (1999), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), War of the Worlds (2005),
StudioMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
My mother was not much of a movie fan. They just never interested her that much, but when it became obvious that I was obsessed with them by the time I reached preschool age, she did nothing to discourage me. Every once in a while she'd let me know that the feature on the The 3:30 Movie (my primary outlet for watching films in those pre-cable, pre-VCR days) was something that I had to watch. Oddly, her instincts often proved to be correct and I was exposed at a very early (perhaps inappropriately so age to such films as The Producers, Duel and the Joan Rivers-penned TV movie The Girl Most Likely To. . ., all of which would be long-standing favorites of mine. Continue Reading →
春光乍洩
Like most pieces of queer cinema, Happy Together was widely misunderstood on its initial release. Looking back on its reviews in 1997 by American critics, there’s a puzzling emphasis on the narrative. Specifically, many critics at the time took umbrage for what they perceived as a “laggy” storyline. So prominent were these criticisms that they ended up giving the film a Metacritic score just one point about Star Wars: Episode III- Revenge of the Sith. Continue Reading →