Project Hail MaryFist my bump! Project Hail Mary is destined to be a modern science fiction classic. It represents the genre at its most hopeful. Humanity faces a clear, oncoming cataclysm and, rather than squabbling …Cory Dransfeldt·May 12·2 min readFollowscifiadventuredrama
Ralph Breaks the InternetRalph should break the internet, but not how he does here. This is a fun movie, it's cute but it takes all the wrong things away from the internet. That it takes all the wrong things away from it spea…Cory Dransfeldt·Apr 25·1 min readFollowcomedyadventurefamilyanimation
The Dreaming VoidPeter F. Hamilton has quickly become one of my favorite authors, having found his work via Exodus (which I realize is not the recommended starting point). There are concepts that cut across Exodus , P…Cory Dransfeldt·Mar 17·2 min readFollowscififantasyadventuredrama
Greenland 2: MigrationTo survive the apocalypse in Europe, all you need to do is ask for help. How do you know you're in Europe? Post-apocalyptic European infrastructure is better than pre-apocalyptic American infrastructu…Cory Dransfeldt·Jan 27·1 min readFollowscifithrilleractionadventure
TRON: AresTRON: Ares is a move that's easy to feel conflicted about first and foremost because of Jared Leto's inclusion in a leading role. The guy is at best extremely odd and clearly, well, not at his best. B…Cory Dransfeldt·Dec 4·1 min readFollowscifiactionadventure
Predator: BadlandsI so very much wanted to love Predator: Badlands , but it ended up being resoundingly mediocre. Picture a Predator movie made by Disney and that's what you have here. There are some Mandalorian vibes …Cory Dransfeldt·Dec 1·1 min readFollowscifiactionadventure
The Fantastic 4: First StepsThere's a sad irony to Marvel movies being made by a company as cowardly as Disney. I mean, much of the recent Marvel output has been barely better than awful, but still. Offer your audience heroes wh…Cory Dransfeldt·Sep 25·3 min readFollowscifiactionadventure
Mission: Impossible - The Final ReckoningI kill people. Tramell Tillman should get every role he wants. The man is a treasure. Your project will be better because he's involved. We need to be kicking more people in the head while lecturing t…Cory Dransfeldt·Aug 18·1 min readFollowthrilleractionadventure
SupermanKindness is punk. Superman is an immigrant and Homelander is the villain. Right? But hey, go ahead and argue about manufactured outrages because you're fragile and easily enraged. James Gunn clearly h…Cory Dransfeldt·Aug 16·1 min readFollowscifiactionadventure
Thunderbolts*Cucumber, Cucumber, Cucumber! New Marvel movies are at their best when they're irreverent and self-deprecating. They were novel initially, slowly came more polished after Disney acquired the rights to…Cory Dransfeldt·Jul 9·2 min readFollowactionadventure
Jurassic World RebirthWe're far, far past the point where new entries into the Jurassic Park franchise are necessary. That they're no longer necessary does not preclude them from being fun and this was certainly fun. Chris…Cory Dransfeldt·Jul 7·2 min readFollowactionadventure
Venom: The Last DanceA little bit of family-friendly Deadpool , some Power Rangers vibes, a dance scene with Mrs. Chen who happens to be in Vegas at exactly the wrong time and a Maroon 5 tune. Venom: The Ted Lasso Crossov…Cory Dransfeldt·Jun 9·1 min readFollowscifiactionadventure
VenomThis manages to be more enjoyable than a lot of recent Marvel movies simply by not taking itself so seriously. Venom is juvenile — sometimes to a fault, but it's not unbearably serious to the point th…Cory Dransfeldt·Jun 4·1 min readFollowscifiactionadventure
Vertical LimitI'll forever remain nostalgic for 90s/2000s movies given that those were pretty formative years for me and movies are always a nice escape. Rich asshole is a rich asshole, presumably because he got lu…Cory Dransfeldt·Jan 16·1 min readFollowthrilleractionadventure
Gladiator IIMescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mesc…Cory Dransfeldt·Jan 1·2 min readFollowactionadventuredrama
Expend4blesThe 4th entry in the Expendables franchise is closer in line with the 2nd and feels a bit incongruous. A lot of the original cast is back (and Curtis Jackson is a solid edition) but the change in the …Cory Dransfeldt·Sep 7·1 min readFollowthrilleractionadventure
Expend4blesThe 4th entry in the Expendables franchise is closer in line with the 2nd and feels a bit incongruous. A lot of the original cast is back (and Curtis Jackson is a solid edition) but the change in the …Cory Dransfeldt·Sep 7·1 min readFollowthrilleractionadventure
The Expendables 3I am The Hague! I guess it shouldn't be surprising that this entry into the franchise — the entry with the most demonstrable emotion — ends up being the best of the bunch (so far). Things kick off wit…Cory Dransfeldt·Sep 6·2 min readFollowthrilleractionadventure
The Expendables 3I am The Hague! I guess it shouldn't be surprising that this entry into the franchise — the entry with the most demonstrable emotion — ends up being the best of the bunch (so far). Things kick off wit…Cory Dransfeldt·Sep 6·2 min readFollowthrilleractionadventure
Wrath of ManAn above average Statham film, capably guided by Guy Ritchie. It doesn't really transcend the genre, but does an excellent job of giving the whole film an emotional heft via H's son that a lot of Stat…Cory Dransfeldt·Aug 8·1 min readFollowthrillercrimeactionadventure
Wrath of ManAn above average Statham film, capably guided by Guy Ritchie. It doesn't really transcend the genre, but does an excellent job of giving the whole film an emotional heft via H's son that a lot of Stat…Cory Dransfeldt·Aug 8·1 min readFollowthrillercrimeactionadventure
Mad Max: Beyond ThunderdomeThis one far, far exceeded my expectations and caps off the early phase of a franchise that — improbably — got better as it went on. The world George Miller brings to life in this is what I'd been hop…Cory Dransfeldt·Jun 6·1 min readFollowscifiactionadventure
Mad Max: Beyond ThunderdomeThis one far, far exceeded my expectations and caps off the early phase of a franchise that — improbably — got better as it went on. The world George Miller brings to life in this is what I'd been hop…Cory Dransfeldt·Jun 6·1 min readFollowscifiactionadventure
Mad Max 2This is closer to what I expected out of the first Mad Max movie . It's decidedly post-apocalyptic in the way I expected the first entry in the franchise to be. It sees Max scavenging for supplies in …Cory Dransfeldt·Jun 2·1 min readFollowscifithrilleractionadventure
Mad Max 2This is closer to what I expected out of the first Mad Max movie . It's decidedly post-apocalyptic in the way I expected the first entry in the franchise to be. It sees Max scavenging for supplies in …Cory Dransfeldt·Jun 2·1 min readFollowscifithrilleractionadventure
Open HouseThe open house at David Jonathan Ross's House.Todd·Oct 18·4 min readFollowfontstypographyadventure
Maine Lobster Run 2017A look back on the adventures up the Maine coast.Todd·Sep 4·2 min readFollowadventure
