Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water

We return to the world of Pandora in Avatar: The Way of Water. It has been 13 years since Jake Sulley (Sam Worthington) was permanently transferred into his Navi Avatar and became the leader of the Omaticaya along with his mate Neytiri (Zoe Saldana). Together they have three biological children, Neteyam (Jamie Flatters), Lo’ak (Britain…

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Terminator: Dark Fate

Sarah Connor returns in Terminator: Dark Fate. Even though she helped stop Judgement Day and the rise of Skynet, the life of Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) is struck by tragedy when one many T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) Terminators sent back finds and kills her son John. More than two decades later, a new threat emerges in…

Alita: Battle Angel

Alita: Battle Angel

Writer/producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez brings the manga series to the big screen with Alita: Battle Angel. It is the year 2563 and an event known as “The Fall” has left Earth devastated, save for the wealthy sky city of Zalem, which floats above the desolate Iron City. While savaging parts is a scrapyard, Dr….

Score: A Film Music Documentary

Score: A Film Music Documentary

The art of the music of films are examined in Score: A Film Music Documentary. Since the beginning, music has been an important part of cinema. Starting off with piano or organ accompaniment to silent films, film scores evolved to involve full orchestras. Many of the film composers working today, including Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman,…

Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence

The alien invaders return to Earth two decades after the original attack in Independence Day: Resurgence. Twenty years has passed since the “War of 1996,” during which humanity barely survived an alien invasion. However, in the decades following the war, humanity has come together as one and they have used their combined strength and alien technology…

Blindspot: The Terminator

Blindspot: The Terminator

I don’t know what prevented me from seeing The Terminator earlier.  I suppose, like all the films on my ever-growing watchlist, it was a combination of a lack of availability and a lack of time.  I’m not usually one to buy DVDs of films I haven’t seen unless they are sale (and indeed that is how…

Sanctum

Sanctum

The movie marketing machine has been heavily using executive producer James Cameron‘s name in the promotion of the film (to the point that I’m sure that there are some people who think he directed the film).  I would guess that Cameron’s greatest contribution to the film was the use of his patented 3D system, which…

Avatar

Avatar

It was over a decade since James Cameron last directed a feature film.  Was it worth the wait? I will not say that Avatar will go down as the best of James Cameron’s films, I still thought that it was very good.  If nothing else, it was visually spectacular and it definitely needs to be…