In ‘Finch’, Hanks is stranded again, this time in a dystopia where radiation has killed most of life on earth, with a dog as his best friend. Hanks plays Finch Weinberg, one of the last humans on Earth slowly dying of radiation poisoning. While Finch contains a terrific performance from Tom Hanks and stark cinematography, the movie’s predictable re-tread of survival drama tropes makes it a tiring watch instead of a compelling one.
Read MoreThe entire premise of Lisa Joy’s directorial debut, ‘Reminiscence’, is enough to entice any fans of mind-bending sci-fi films, but in film, execution trumps everything else. An artist can have the greatest idea in the world for a movie, TV show, or book, only for it to be a mediocre experience if the execution of that said idea wasn’t successful.
Read MoreIn this current, limited, cinematic world full of sequels, franchises, and adaptations, ‘Free Guy’ enters the game as a refreshingly original idea. Guy (played by Ryan Reynolds), a non-player character in the fictional video game, Free City lives a pleasant life as a bank teller, dreams of one day breaking free of his regimented video game existence. In doing so, ‘Free Guy’ crafts what can easily be considered a perfect summer film.
Read MoreWhile “The Tomorrow War” contains explosive action sequences, its undeveloped main story and characters quickly fizzle out.
Read MoreWhile ‘Flashback’ uses the time-loop genre to warn us of predictive data analysis, its message doesn’t fully align with its cryptic story.
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