Tag: Ridley Scott

Unrelenting Saving Private Ryan introduced an audience to what war was. Black Hawk Down showed what war still is. Black Hawk Down shatters the mythology of contemporary combat being …

Special Order 937 Kennedy’s grand plan for space eventually fizzled. NASA’s dwindling budget founded the shuttle program and then floundered. Private investors took over, then corporations saw profitable opportunities. …

Asking Who We Are – Without Answers Marc Streitenfeld composes a masterful theme for Prometheus. Violins rise, evoking a feeling of wonderment, discovery, and emotional excitement. There’s none of …

Not Coveted Alien: Covenant doesn’t just refuse to answer questions brought up by its predecessor Prometheus: It destroys any fragments left from that movie. For the rest of its …

Disco Boogie Mark Whatney is a tough one. He survives years on a desolate planet – alone – while using improvisation for survival. While the book was a tale …

Counselor's reliance on McCarthy's subversiveness is criminal considering how outmoded some plot developments are.

The script is a lean, taut story that manages to convincingly portray both lead characters.

Wanting more, even if its carried by a shameless piece of sequel baiting in the closing moments, is never a sign of leaving a film with negative connotations

Ridley Scott directs as we know he can, the familiar sights of soldiers marching on their target now dreadfully dull.

John Berger is the owner of the enormously useful Widescreen.org, “The Letterbox and Widescreen Advocacy Page.” His knowledge of film has helped many people realize what widescreen is, and …

Gladiator opens with a massive battle between the Romans and the last of a barbarian horde. It is seven minutes in, and director Ridley Scott has the audience in …

Black Hawk Down is barely short of two and a half hours. During that running time, audiences are given nearly two hours of gunfire, bloodshed, and brutality. Director Ridley …