Posts Tagged ‘social criticism’

Short Take: The best since the orginal. Genuinely clever.

Director: Wes Craven

Screenwriters: Kevin Williamson

Cast: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Alison Brie, Marley Shelton, Rory Culkin, Adam Brody, Anthony Anderson, Kristen Bell, Anna Paquin

Length: 1h 51m

Synopsis: The town of Woodsboro is under attack again. Sidney Prescott (Campbell) is revisiting her roots on her tour to promote her new self-help book about overcoming past tragedies, but it seems that tragedy just won’t leave her alone. A new ghost face killer has begun to replay all of the murders from the first Scream film, with Sidney’s teenage cousin Jill (Roberts) taking her “role.” Deputy Dewey is now Sheriff Dewey, who is married to Gale Weathers, who is trying to regain relevancy by writing a book about the investigation of the current murders. Details eventually arise that suggest the killer has motives that run deeper than just copycatting the crimes that started it all. But who could it possibly be this time?

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Short Take: Jaw-dropping visuals, and a list of relevant messages

Director: James Cameron (Titanic)

Screenwriter: James Cameron (Titanic)

Cast: Sam Worthington (Terminator: Salvation), Zoe Saldana (Star Trek), Sigourney Weaver (Prayers for Bobby), Stephen Lang (Public Enemies)

Length: 2h 42m

Synopsis: Humans have landed on an earth-like alien planet named Pandora, where they hope to collect precious minerals that are worth unimaginable sums. Standing in their way are an indigenous people called the Na’vi (pronounced Nah-vee), whose physical prowess and territorial rigidity have made diplomatic resolutions exceedingly difficult. In the mix is a man who is able to take control of his own alien body and permeate the Na’vi’s intense and scrupulous social boundaries in order to persuade them to peacefully make way for the humans. Read the rest of this entry »