NewsHorror
Encounter (a film mini-review by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper).
‘Encounter’ begins by hinting that it is going to be a Science Fiction film about an alien invasion. The opening scenes suggest that…
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June 2026
NewsFantasy
Last Night In Soho (a film mini-review by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper).
‘Last Night In Soho’ looks back at the 1960s through the dreams and often nightmares,of Ellie, a would-be fashion designer in present-day London,…
NewsScifi
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time (film review by Mark R. Leeper).
In ‘Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In Time’, a biography of Kurt Vonnegut, most of his early life is told through home movies. Later, the…
November 2023
NewsScifi
Share? (2023): a film review by Mark R. Leeper
There are no real clues to the mystery of how he got there, his main concern is that he has to feed the…
NewsHorror
It’s A Wonderful Knife (2023): a film review by Mark R. Leeper.
It seems an odd tradition for the film industry to make films with violent murders for the Christmas season, but that’s show business.…
October 2023
NewsHorror
Cryptid (2022): a film review by Mark R. Leeper.
‘Cryptid’ is a run-of-the-mill monster film. The monster is from a reptilian species that has survived since…well, they don’t exactly say, but it…
NewsScifi
Paradise (2023): a film review by Mark R. Leeper.
‘Paradise’ is a German Science Fiction film that delves into the intricate connection between time and money, reminiscent of its predecessor, ‘In Time’.…
NewsFilms
Travelling Salesman (2012): a film review by Mark R. Leeper.
‘Travelling Salesman’ features four mathematicians and a government representative sitting in a room, discussing what should be done with their proof that…
September 2023
NewsScifi
65 (2023) by Mark R. Leeper : a film review.
’65’ seems to have experienced some major concept changes during production or the right hand and left hand simply weren’t communicating. THIS IS…
August 2023
NewsHorror
The Yellow Wallpaper (2022): a film review by Mark R. Leeper.
Jane, a writer and new mother, is sent by her doctor husband John to spend the summer at their sprawling rural home for…
NewsFilms
Oppenheimer (2023): a film review by Mark R. Leeper.
‘Oppenheimer’ tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer. There is a lot of substance to the film, but there is a lot of…
NewsScifi
The Man With The Magic Box (2017): a film review by Mark R. Leeper.
‘The Man With The Magic Box’ is a Polish film that shows influences from ‘Men In Black’, ‘GATTACA’, Tarkovsky and several other sources,…