Archive for the ‘Sci-Fi’ Category

War of the Worlds: Goliath

Friday, March 7th, 2014

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 165

Language: English

Director: Joe Pearson

Plot: In a parallel universe, World War One is imminent as we follow the gripping story of human resistance fighters who march to battle against the second invasion of the Martians. In 1899, the Earth was attacked by ruthless invaders from the planet Mars. The Martians’ 80 ft tall, heat-ray spewing, Tripod battle machines laid waste to the planet, but the invaders ultimately fell prey to Earth’s tiny bacteria. Fifteen years later, Man has rebuilt his shattered world, in large part by utilizing captured Martian technology. Equipped with giant, steam-powered Tripod battle machines, the international rapid reaction force, is Mankind’s first line of defense against the return of the rapacious Martian invaders. And return the Martians do. The rematch finds the multinational battle squad tripod “Goliath” on the front-lines of a vicious interplanetary offensive. This time the Martians are using even more advanced alien technology. In the crucible of combat, the young crew helming the mighty Goliath will be tested to the limits of their endurance and courage as they fight for Mankind’s very survival under the onslaught of an implacable enemy.

 

RoboCop

Wednesday, February 12th, 2014

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2014

Runtime: 138

Language: English

Director: José Padilha

Plot: In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years – and it’s meant billions for OmniCorp’s bottom line. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp sees their chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine pursuing justice.

 

Ender’s Game

Friday, November 1st, 2013

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 113

Language: English

Director: Gavin Hood

Plot: In the near future, a hostile alien race called the Formics have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young minds to find the future Mazer.

Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy but strategically brilliant boy, is recruited to join the elite. Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult challenges and simulations, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers. Ender is soon ordained by Graff as the military’s next great hope, resulting in his promotion to Command School. Once there, he’s trained by Mazer Rackham himself to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race.

 

Gravity

Friday, October 18th, 2013

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 94

Language: English

Director: Alfonso Cuaron

Plot: Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone – tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth – and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.

 

The Colony

Friday, September 20th, 2013

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 138

Language: English

Director: Jeff Renfroe

Plot: Years ago, winter came and never went away. Beneath the surface of an ice-covered world, survivors in Colony Seven struggle to keep their fragile society from collapsing as food dwindles and temperatures drop. Already plagued by illness and internal conflict, the colonists suspect the worst when they lose contact with the only other known settlement. A small group decide to go on a dangerous expedition to discover what happened and what they find is worse than they could have ever imagined. Now the fight for survival really begins.

 

Riddick

Friday, September 6th, 2013

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 151

Language: English

Director: David Twohy

Plot: The infamous Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien predators more lethal than any human he’s encountered. The only way off is for Riddick to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty.

The first ship to arrive carries a new breed of merc, more lethal and violent, while the second is captained by a man whose pursuit of Riddick is more personal. With time running out and a storm on the horizon that no one could survive, his hunters won’t leave the planet without Riddick’s head as their trophy.

 

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

Friday, August 23rd, 2013

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 106

Language: English

Director: Harald Zwart

Plot: The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones movie trailer – starring Lily Collins, Robert Maillet, Kevin Durand, Lena Headey, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. Directed by Harald Zwart. Theatrical Release Date: 8/23/2013
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rating: Pending

 

Elysium

Friday, August 9th, 2013

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 135

Language: English

Director: Neill Blomkamp

Plot: In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) will stop at nothing to preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium – but that doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in by any means they can. Max (Matt Damon) agrees to take on a life-threatening mission, one that could bring equality to these polarized worlds.

 

Pacific Rim

Friday, July 12th, 2013

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 153

Language: English

Director: Guillermo Del Toro

Plot: When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)—who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

 

After Earth

Friday, June 7th, 2013

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 152

Language:

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Plot: A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an unstoppable alien creature that escaped during the crash. Father and son must learn to work together and trust one another if they want any chance of returning home.

 

Star Trek Into Darkness

Friday, May 17th, 2013

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 153

Language: English

Director: J.J. Abrams

Plot: In the wake of a shocking act of terror from within their own organization, the crew of The Enterprise is called back home to Earth. In defiance of regulations and with a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads his crew on a manhunt to capture an unstoppable force of destruction and bring those responsible to justice.

As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

 

The Host

Friday, March 29th, 2013

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 82

Language: English

Director: Andrew Niccol

Plot: THE HOST is a riveting story about the survival of love and the human spirit in a time of war. Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed.

 

Resident Evil: Retribution

Friday, September 14th, 2012

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 78

Language: English

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

Plot: Alice fights alongside a resistance movement in the continuing battle against the Umbrella Corporation and the undead.

 

Branded

Friday, September 7th, 2012

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 150

Language: English

Director: Jamie Bradshaw

Plot: BRANDED is a dark and mind-bending journey into a surreal, dystopian society where corporate brands have unleashed a monstrous global conspiracy to get inside our minds and keep the population disillusioned, dependent and passive. One man’s Misha (Ed Stoppard) passion to unlock the truth behind the conspiracy will lead to an epic battle with the hidden forces that really control our world.

 

Iron Sky

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 123

Language: English

Director: Timo Vuorensola

Plot: In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. During 70 years of utter secrecy, the Nazis construct a gigantic space fortress with a massive armada of flying saucers.

When American astronaut James Washington (Christopher Kirby) puts down his Lunar Lander a bit too close to the secret Nazi base, the Moon Führer (Udo Kier) decides the glorious moment of retaking the Earth has arrived sooner than expected. Washington claims the mission is just a publicity stunt for the President of the United States (Stephanie Paul), but what else could the man be but a scout for the imminent attack by Earth forces? The Fourth Reich must act!

Two Nazi officers, ruthless Klaus Adler (Götz Otto) and idealistic Renate Richter (Julia Dietze), travel to Earth to prepare the invasion. In the end when the Moon Nazi UFO armada darkens the skies, ready to strike at the unprepared Earth, every man, woman and nation alike, must re-evaluate their priorities.

 

Prometheus

Friday, June 8th, 2012

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 72

Language: English

Director: Ridley Scott

Plot: Prometheus is the story of humanity’s efforts to solve the mystery of our own beginnings in the universe.

 

4:44 Last Day on Earth

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 133

Language:

Director: Abel Ferrara

Plot: How would we spend our final hours on Earth? And what does how we choose to die say about how we have chosen to live? In the inimitable Abel Ferrara’s (GO GO TALES, KING OF NEW YORK) new film, this thought experiment takes on a visceral immediacy. With the planet on the verge of extinction, a New York couple, (Oscar-nominated Willem Dafoe and Shanyn Leigh), cycles through moments of anxiety, ecstacy and torpor. As they sink into the havens of sex and art, and Skype last goodbyes in a Lower East Side apartment filled with screens bearing tidings of doom and salvation, 4:44: LAST DAYS ON EARTH becomes one of Ferrara’s most potent and intimate expressions of spiritual crisis. The first fiction feature of Ferrara’s to be filmed entirely in New York in over a decade, 4:44 is a mournful valentine to his beloved city.

 

Phase 7

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2011

Runtime: 89

Language:

Director: Nicolas Goldbart

Plot: Coco (Hendler) has just moved to a new apartment with his wife Pipi (Stuart), who’s seven months pregnant. At first, they don’t seem to notice the growing chaos around them, but when authorities quarantine their building after a deadly pandemic breaks out, Coco joins forces with his off-kilter, but well-prepared and stocked next-door neighbor Horacio to defend his refrigerator and keep Pipi safe. Meanwhile, outside the building, Buenos Aires-and the world as the apartment denizens know it, is disappearing. The world is ending got ammo?

 

Super 8

Friday, June 10th, 2011

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2011

Runtime: 141

Language: English

Director: J.J. Abrams

Plot: In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth – something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.

 

The Adjustment Bureau

Friday, March 4th, 2011

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2011

Runtime: 150

Language: English

Director: George Nolfi

Plot: Do we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate us? Matt Damon stars in the thriller The Adjustment Bureau as a man who glimpses the future Fate has planned for him and realizes he wants something else. To get it, he must pursue the only woman he’s ever loved across, under and through the streets of modern-day New York.

On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Damon) meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt), a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realizes he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart.

David learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself, the men of The Adjustment Bureau, who will do everything in their considerable power to prevent David and Elise from being together. In the face of overwhelming odds, he must either let her go and accept a predetermined path, or risk everything to defy Fate and be with her.