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Tag: ridley scott

reviews

ALIEN: COVENANT

The Alien franchise already went looking for God; five years on, it’s time to play God.

Posted on June 25, 2017September 28, 2019
trailers

The Universe Expanded – ALIEN: COVENANT Trailer

From the director of THE COUNSELOR…and EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS…

Posted on January 11, 2017January 21, 2017
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 144 – THE MARTIAN

Talkin’ THE MARTIAN with Sam McCosh.

Posted on October 12, 2015April 24, 2016
reviews

THE MARTIAN

What happens if as the odds mount, and failure seems imminent, we didn’t quit?

Posted on October 4, 2015October 15, 2015
visuals

Freeze Frame: BLADE RUNNER

It’s not just what’s inside that counts.

Posted on June 17, 2015June 30, 2015
trailers

Lonely Planet Boy: THE MARTIAN Trailer

From the director of THE COUNSELOR and PROMETHE – wait, where are you going?

Posted on June 16, 2015June 27, 2015
reviews

THE COUNSELOR

That cheeseburger you regret eating the minute you’rve taken the last bite? That’s Ridley Scott ‘s ugly tale of high stakes and low morals.

Posted on October 25, 2013October 29, 2013
visuals

Freeze Frame: ALIEN

Sometimes life turns on a dime, and what was happening one second becomes a deep contrast one second later.

Posted on July 17, 2013June 30, 2015
trailers

Bad Man’s World: THE COUNSELOR Trailer

Something tells me that this will either be amazing, or terrible.

Posted on June 26, 2013June 30, 2013
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 60

Talkin’ PROMETHEUS with guest Matthew Brown from MaMo. He and Ryan also read some listener feedback on prequels and christen a new Matineecast segment – the Other Side.

Posted on June 11, 2012August 8, 2021
reviews

PROMETHEUS

34 years later, Ridley Scott takes us back to the deepest recesses of space.

Posted on June 10, 2012August 13, 2015
watchin' & writin'

Another Day – THELMA & LOUISE

After Rick Deckard, but before Maximus Decimus Meridius, there were Thelma and Louise.

Posted on June 5, 2012December 24, 2012

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