Very spoilery! If you’re looking for my Finch review, it’s here. Sand, sand, as far as the eye can see… a hero with a very ordinary name… No not that one. I said in my review that Finch is about life going on, one generation handing over the baton to the next when they know… There’s hope for humanity yet: Finch recap Read More
Finch 4 stars
A man, a robot and a dog form an unlikely family in a dead world. There’s a scene in Finch where lanky robot companion Jeff, wearing a massive parka he’s found on a scavenging trip, stands alone in the rain — while his maker, Finch, stomps off angrily to the RV in which they are… Finch Read More
Tom Hanks makes a friend, literally, in Finch trailer
*** My 4/5 review is here *** I am late to the post-apocalyptic party watching this trailer, as it was released a week and a half ago, though in my defence, when I promised the PR I’d put it on the site I never said when. And it all looks a little familiar: international treasure… Tom Hanks makes a friend, literally, in Finch trailer Read More
Jerich0 – kids’ review! (short film – London Film Festival 2019) Short Film 5 stars
This is my favourite of all the short films I’ve watched this week. It’s about a robot lizard and it’s only one minute long. When I heard “Jericho” I thought that sounds like a lovely name and I think the lizard might be called Jericho. It starts off not much sad. The robot lizard crawls… Jerich0 – kids’ review! (short film – London Film Festival 2019) Read More
Human (Short Film) Short Film 4 stars
Human won best science fi at the LA Film Awards and I can see why – like the best sci fi there’s a very human story nestling in this tale of lost robots. A young woman called Anna comes across a functioning human-sized android in a junk-filled warehouse and befriends him. She reads to him,… Human (Short Film) Read More