Reel Recon
Welcome to Reel Recon, my film review blog, which features movie and book reviews, podcast episodes, and celebrity interviews from my 15+ years as a film critic.
Sci-Fi Cinema Did It Better Before 'Oblivion'
OBLIVION isn’t a remake of anything; although it might as well be. And like most remakes, you’ll feel like the films that it mimics did things better.
Johnson’s 'Looper' Is a Thought-Provoking Sci-Fi Drama
If Ridley Scott’s BLADE RUNNER and Terry Gilliam’s 12 MONKEYS had a child, it would be Rian Johnson’s LOOPER.