This week we review the well-worn classic film Soylent Green (1973), dir. Richard Fleischer. YES, that’s right! Hot Bloods is tackling Classics! And has somehow managed to cultivate the audacity needed to critique one of the movies that defined cinema as we know it! Buckle up, cowpokes. Lauren's verdict: In order to review a classic… Continue reading Movie review: Soylent Green
Continuing on with our sci-fi reviews, this week we're talking I Am Mother (2019), dir. Grant Sputore. Prepare yourselves for extinction events, a maternal robot, some weird ethics tests, and dilemmas of trust and good faith. Lauren's verdict: The human race is near extinct, and a desolate wasteland of dry earth is all that remains… Continue reading Movie review: I Am Mother
In a misty rainforest on an alien moon, father and daughter, Damon (Jay Duplass) and Cee (Sophie Thatcher), dig for a valuable resource extracted carefully from organisms in the damp soil. Within the organisms lie precious Aurelac gems, rare only in the skill needed to safely extract them. This is Prospect (2018), dir. Christopher Caldwell… Continue reading Movie review: Prospect
Is that... is that Nicolas Cage? Why yes, it most certainly is. This week, we're reviewing the remake of Left Behind (2014), dir. Vic Armstrong, a story about an event on earth where a whole bunch of people just disappear all of a sudden. It's sci-fi, but with a whole bunch of biblical elements and… Continue reading Movie review: Left Behind
Happy new year, our loyal readers. We hope you had a fantastic festive season! Hot Bloods Writing Club is back this week, and with a whole new genre to explore – we'll be kicking off 2021 with sci-fi films! First up is Mute (2018), dir. Duncan Jones. Lauren's verdict: Leo (Alexander Skarsgård) is a man… Continue reading Movie review: Mute
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