The Overlooked: Sleep Dealer (2009)

The Overlooked: Sleep Dealer (2009)
Posted On 15 Jan 2012 By . Under 2009, 3 Stars (Fantastic), Foreign, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller.
Mobster's Rating: Alex Rivera’s Sleep Dealer is one of the most grounded science fiction films of recent memory. The first time director has referred to his work as  ”science fiction with many anchors in today’s reality.” He isn’t joking. In the future according to Sleep Dealer, Mexico is walled off, their ... Read More
No Comments

Spooky Movie Scores

Spooky Movie Scores
Posted On 14 Oct 2011 By . Under Top Tens And Lists.
Hooray for Halloween!  A huge element that has such emphasis on the tone and mood of a film is the score.  It’s the silent voice speaking when no words are spoken, the prelude to a moment of terror or heart break.  It is what ties everything together.  In the spirit ... Read More
5 Comments

Movie Villains That Rock: 40-31

Posted On 28 Aug 2009 By . Under Uncategorized.
40. Scar The Lion King Well as far as brains go I got the lion's share but when it comes to brute strength, I'm afraid I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool. Disney just hasn’t made a film with a villain so malevolent since The Lion King was released.  Disney ... Read More
3 Comments

Top Ten Movie Robots

Posted On 18 Jun 2009 By . Under Top Tens And Lists.
10. Johnny 5 (Short Circuit) Short Circuit is a film that may have lost some of it's charm over the past few decades, but it's ingenuity at the time cannot be denied.  During a time when violent robots were the fad in movies like Robocop, Roy Batty the replicant from Blade ... Read More
13 Comments

Blade Runner (1982)

Blade Runner (1982)
Posted On 02 Feb 2009 By . Under 1982, 4 Stars (Phenomenal), Drama, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller.
Rated R for violence and brief nudity 117 Minutes Directed By: Ridley Scott Written By: Hampton Fancher and David Webb Peoples Staring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmett Walsh, Daryl Hannah, William Sanderson, and Brion James They don't advertise for killers in the newspaper. That was my profession. Ex-cop. Ex-blade ... Read More
5 Comments