Science Fiction | Movie Review Mom

3 May 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 entertains fans with more silly fun and incredible special effects

by trinaboice | posted in: Action, Comedy, Comic Book, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Superhero, Video Game, War | 0

Movie Title: Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 Grade: A Rating: PG-13, 137 minutes In a Nutshell: I loved the first Guardians Of The Galaxy and have been sooo excited to see this next one! I wasn’t disappointed. James Gunn’s Volume 2 … Continued

26 Mar 2017

Life straddles science fiction and horror genres

by trinaboice | posted in: Action, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction | 0

Movie Title: Life Grade: B+ Rating: R, 103 minutes In a Nutshell: This is an extremely suspenseful and entertaining film that tries to straddle both the science fiction and horror genres. It presents an interesting “what if” scenario … Continued

16 Mar 2017

Logan’s Rated R surprises superhero fans

by trinaboice | posted in: Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Superhero | 1

Movie Title: Logan Grade: B Rating: R, 135 minutes In a Nutshell: This is NOT your typical Marvel superhero movie. For starters, it’s Rated R with tons of bloody violence, trampy girls, and an aging Wolverine wearing reading glasses. … Continued

16 Mar 2017

Kong Skull Island showcases a new scary Kong and other imaginative monsters

by trinaboice | posted in: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction | 1

Movie Title: Kong: Skull Island Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 118 minutes In a Nutshell: This is an entertaining re-imagining of the King Kong story and takes place where John Goodman’s character describes as “The place where myth and science meet.” … Continued

4 Feb 2017

The Space Between Us has a lot of empty spaces in theater seats

by trinaboice | posted in: Action, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction | 0

Movie Title: The Space Between Us Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 120 minutes In a Nutshell: This is kind of a modern version of the old Starman film about STAR-crossed lovers. Writer/Director Peter Chelsom has given us some truly mediocre films. Sadly, … Continued

1 Feb 2017

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is non-stop action and violence

by trinaboice | posted in: Action, Horror, Science Fiction | 0

Movie Title: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter [Blu-ray] Grade: D Rating: R, 106 minutes In a Nutshell: This is the 6th and supposed final installment in the popular dystopian video game and movie franchise, featuring Milla Jovovich. It … Continued

6 Jan 2017

The Girl With All The Gifts presents a satisfying spin on the zombie movie genre

by trinaboice | posted in: Action, Based On A Book, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction | 0

Movie Title: The Girl With All the Gifts Grade: B+ Rating: R, 1 hour 51 minutes In a Nutshell: This dystopian horror drama is based on the best-selling book by M.R. Cary and delivers a satisfying spin. There are some … Continued

27 Dec 2016

Assassin’s Creed disappoints

by trinaboice | posted in: Action, Science Fiction, Video Game | 0

Movie Title: Assassin’s Creed Grade: D Rating: PG-13, 116 minutes In a Nutshell: I’ve never played this popular video game, but I was excited to see it, because my 4 sons have played it and the movie partly takes place … Continued

24 Dec 2016

Passengers explores outer space and the inner heart

by trinaboice | posted in: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction | 0

Movie Title: Passengers Grade: B Rating: PG-13, 116 minutes In a Nutshell: While some movie critics have argued that this film is tedious and boring, I would contend that the film intentionally captures a little bit of what it must … Continued

22 Dec 2016

Rogue One rakes in 290 million opening weekend!

by trinaboice | posted in: Action, Science Fiction, Superhero | 0

Movie Title: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Grade: A Rating: PG-13, 133 minutes In a Nutshell: I’ve been looking forward to this movie ever since I first knew it was “a thing” many, many months ago. Yep, I’m a … Continued