Splice

Splice

A mid-level thriller with an excellent cast and decent writing, Splice started off slowly then quickly sped up into a race of emotions for this viewer. I went from bored, to empathetic, to disturbed upon the final scene. Splice left me impressed that the premise of the story had actually gone “there”, the “there” being a rather dirty place which most...

V Recap 1.8 – We Can’t Win

V Recap 1.8 – We Can’t Win

V showed signs off greatness this episode, as we get a bit of closure on a few topics along with pacing that was actually satisfactory. Ryan (Morris Chestnut) is still searching for fiancé Valerie (Lourdes Benedicto) after she found his fake passports and fake ultrasound that led to her wanting answers. Not knowing whether she should trust Ryan, she sought...

V (2009)

V (2009)

I was pleasantly happy with the premier of V on ABC. With the nostalgia and love I had for the original series, I re watched the old episodes on SyFy last week in preparation for the new show. In a way I wished that I had left the 1983 miniseries back in the archives of my memory instead of reliving it. While the story remained solid with the assimilation of the...

Pandorum

Pandorum

Claustrophobic, dark, pungent and lonely are the halls of the ship in Pandorum. The visuals were stunning in all scenes ranging from the shots of the various planets, to the bridge of the broken ship. Director Christian Alvart does an excellent job of conveying the hopelessly frightening feeling of living in a prison while being the prey of the inmates. ...