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LIFE
[2017, US - English]

Swedish director DANIEL ESPINOSA, known for his 2010 thriller film EASY MONEY, is helming an upcoming sci-fi which teams up JAKE GYLLENHAAL and RYAN REYNOLDS as they battle against alien life-form from Mars. The film will also reunite Reynolds with his DEADPOOL writers PAUL WERNICK and RHETT REESE, and centers around a group of astronauts studying a sample from Mars which may be the first evidence of life on Mars, but the alien life-form may not be ready make friendly connections. The film, from Columbia Pictures and Skydance, also featuring REBECCA FERGUSON, ARIYON BAKARE, OLGA DIHOVICHNAYA and HIROYUKI SANADA, and slated to hit theaters May 26, 2017.

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PASSENGERS
[2016, US - English]

Seven years ago, JAMES CAMERON successfully pulled off a romance tale within a sci-fi with his mega-expensive but ridiculously-rewarding AVATAR. Looking to repeat this is Norwegian director, MORTEN TYLDUM, who brought us the Academy Award-nominated historical drama THE IMITATION GAME. What a gem that was, it was in fact my favorite Oscar-nominated film that year. Simply titled PASSENGERS, the film is looking all glossy and spectacular from its trailer, and we have here a pair of studded leading cast, JENNIFER LAWRENCE and CHRIS PRATT, two star travellers who have woken too early from hibernation to discover that their ship and the lives of all 5,259 on board are in grave danger. "For me, it’s a story about what’s important to live a full life. What are the things we need as humans? It’s not afraid to entertain but at the same time it asks big questions about what does it mean to really feel happy. Every generation has its love story. I feel like this is it. I had to do it," Tyldum shared. Co-starring MICHAEL SHEEN, LAURENCE FISHBURNE and AURORA PERRINEAU, the film is slated for a December release this year

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JUPITER ASCENDING - WACHOWSKI'S DESCEND CONTINUES

thumbsDown-watch - JUPITER ASCENDING [2015, US & AUSTRALIA - English]

with the endless string of reviews going down on "jupiter ascending" as one of the worst films by the wachowski siblings, guess it's rather pointless for me to add another. so let me list my best & worst of the gargantuan sci-fi which may extend the directing duo’s cinema slump since “V for vendetta” and the final “matrix” installments 

THE BEST

the film is lavish in visual effects & certainly a visual charm with several  delectable scenes. the wachowskis decided to anchor their effects more so on practical stunts instead of the usual easy way out with CGI. leading man channing tatum shares that there were minimal use of digital doubles and most stunts were done by stuntsmen or himself 

THE WORST

while it is easy on the eyes, don’t expect much from the dialogues. the ambition was on a large scale, with gigantic philosophies & mass-appeal sci-fi, however plagued with dry & dense scripts

caine wise (tatum): "your majesty, i have more in common with a dog than i have with you"

jupiter Jones (kunis): "i love dogs, i've always loved dogs"

i rest my case

THE BEST

with costume designer kym barrett we can expect nothing lesser than what we've seen in her previous works including wachowskis' "matrix" series, "eragon", "three kings" & "cloud atlas". barrett has also designed costumes for the visually delicious "cirque du soleil"

THE WORST

mila kunis & channing tatum's chemistry is as bland as barney's facial expressions. what makes it worse is that one of the underlying themes for this film is the romance brewing between these two actors with zero sparks. the lacking commitment in both their acting is no help at all, as you may occasionally think u're watching the street-suave tatum in "step up" & the hard-headed kunis in "that 70's show". seriously unconvincing. while eddie redmayne's 'big' acting may be unfairly taunted as "norbiting" his chances away from the otherwise hopeful triumph at the upcoming oscars like the case of eddie murphy 7 years ago, at least he is putting in much more effort & commitment in his character

Rating: D+

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