All in all, , What Happened to Monday? had a very modern day Soylent Green vibe to it and its villain reminded me of Thanos minus the Infinity Gauntlet. But at the end of the day, its brilliance was hinged on the casting of an effective lead star like Noomi Rapace to serve up the acting and the action in equal heart pounding measure. … Read More What Happened to Monday: Movie Review
Sometimes, you just have to know when to quit. The Purge, a dystopian horror film released in 2013 had an interesting premise, a day that encourages Americans to go out and commit crime for a specific period once every year and not have to answer to the law as a means to cleanse oneself of negativity and… Read More The Purge: Election Year Movie Review
I wasn’t really all that impressed with the first Maze Runner movie but I believe that the franchise has the potential to really engage the YA market so I decided to give the second installment in the series a fair chance. It took a bit of time to kick off but the second movie in… Read More Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Movie Review
Before the dystopian genre became all the rage for Hollywood, there was a children’s book released in 1993, written by Newberry Medal winner Lois Lowry called The Giver. Its about a world that dealt with the aftermath of war by eliminating every element that may cause conflict in the lives of the new world. I… Read More The Giver: Movie Review
Its 2154 and the earth as we know it is in shambles. The rich and powerful have left the planet and built a paradise of a space station called Elysium where there is no poverty, no disease — where citizens live in luxury oblivious and uncaring about the plight of those who still live on… Read More Elysium: Movie Review
Straight off the bat, I should say that Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins is one of the best books I have ever read, the Hunger Games Saga being at the top of list of Young Adult fiction. This book has everything — romance, action, tragedy, drama — its a little light on comedy but laughter… Read More Catching Fire: Movie Review
When I was a kid, my mom used to tell me and my brother about a film that she saw when she was younger. She always told us about this movie, I believe, because it had a huge impact on her at the time that she saw it. She never quite forgot about it. The… Read More Soylent Green (1973): Classic Review
