[Film Review] CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Reinvigorates the Marvel Franchise
Despite routine action and occasional lapses in plotting, the latest Marvel film provides a genuine sense of fun [...]
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[FILM REVIEW] Batman v Superman (or Yon Injustice)
What's bloated, boring, and lets down comic book fans? [...]
[Film Review] MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Shines with Otherworldly Brilliance
Derek examines the character-focus of the suspenseful "Midnight Special" [...]
FILM REVIEW: The Mounting Sense of Dread Built up in “10 Cloverfield Lane” Eventually Loses Steam
Derek tells us whether this "blood relative" of the 2008 kaiju hit CLOVERFIELD holds up [...]
MOVIE REVIEW: DEADPOOL Gives Ryan Reynolds the Comic Book Movie He Deserves, But Maybe Not for the Better
Derek and son compare notes [...]
[Movie Review] PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES Never Quite Comes to Life
Derek has his way with the latest zombie flick [...]
[WATCHING THE FUTURE] 2015: A Debased Odyssey
Derek Austin Johnson's Top Five SFF Films of 2015 [...]
THE FORCE AWAKENS is a Derivative Yet Engaging Entry in the STAR WARS Canon
On STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS [...]
Watching the Future: Traversing the Other Worlds Austin Science Fiction Film Festival
In today's Watching the Future, Derek Austin Johnson gives us the scoop on the upcoming Other Worlds Austin Science Fiction Film Festival! [...]
Watching the Future: Worlds of Wonder and Terror
In today's Watching the Future, Derek Austin Johnson serves up 10 of his favorite sci-fi horror films, just in time for Halloween! [...]
Movie Review: CRIMSON PEAK is a Gothic Mess
Wooden acting and overstuffed set pieces mar Guillermo Del Toro's CRIMSON PEAK [...]
[FILM REVIEW] Ridley Scott’s THE MARTIAN Engages and Entertains
Derek Johnson offers his insight into Ridley Scott's latest. [...]
[MOVIE REVIEW] THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. is a By-the-Numbers Spy Flick That Lacks Its Director’s Signature Flourishes
Derek Johnson says THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. fell short of the movie that it could have been. Here's why. [...]
[MOVIE REVIEW] Terminator Genisys: Nostalgic But Nonsensical
Derek Johnson reviews the new Terminator film. Punches are not pulled. [...]
Archangels and Furies: A Look at Marguerite Reed’s ARCHANGEL and MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Derek Austin Johnson takes a look at ARCHANGEL by Marguerite Reed and MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, and how they intersect [...]
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (2015) is Action Packed But May Leave Fans Wanting More
Today, Derek Austin Johnson gives us his thoughts on AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON [...]
EX MACHINA (2015) is an Atmospheric and Disturbing Movie Experience
Derek Austin Johnson discusses EX MACHINA and tells us why it's a haunting and cerebral sci-fi film [...]
Movie Review: SPRING is a Richly Inventive and Unconventional Love Story With a Horror Twist
Derek Austin Johnson reviews SPRING, a horror movie with a twist [...]
Watching the Future: Spock Lives
Derek Austin Johnson remembers Leonard Nimoy in today's Watching the Future. [...]
Watching the Future: Through a Glass Blackly
This column focuses primarily, perhaps exclusively, on science fiction cinema, and as such seldom bothers with the visual medium’s more pervasive little brother. Chalk this [...]
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