Mackenzie Davis Archives

The Martian (2015)

Rating: ★★★★

Oct 24, 2015Astronaut Stranded on Mars

This year's Gravity. A film that has worked out the science to the nth degree (and made it digestible for mass audiences). Ridley Scott rides the drama like a pro and makes one of his most enjoyable films in some time

Director: Ridley Scott

Actors: Matt Damon, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jeff Daniels, Jessica Chastain, …

Category: Science Fiction

24 October 201521 May 2026 by Roog

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Rating: ★★★★½

Jan 6, 2018Cyberpunk Future/Androids

Blade Runner is a landmark classic but this is well worthwhile sequel from Denis Villeneuve that recreates the fascinating Cyberpunk world in more detail and expands out on the themes laid down in the original. Made with impeccably beautiful detail

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Actors: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Sylvia Hoeks, Jared Leto, …

Category: Science Fiction

6 January 201815 July 2025 by Roog

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Rating: ★★

Jan 25, 2020Time-Travelling Killer Androids

The sixth Terminator film that boasts the return of both James Cameron and Linda Hamilton to the franchise. After the troughs of Terminator: Genisys, this makes one forget about the last three sequels

Director: Tim Miller

Actors: Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Arnold Schwarzenegger, …

Category: Science Fiction

25 January 20208 September 2024 by Roog

The Turning (2020)

Rating: ★

Apr 19, 2020Ghost Story

Henry James' The Turn of the Screw is considered one of the greatest of all ghost stories. This new film version has been placed in the hands of Floria Sigismondi, considered one of top contemporary music video directors. What could possibly go wrong?

Director: Floria Sigismondi

Actors: Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince, Barbara Marten, …

Category: Horror

19 April 20204 April 2021 by Roog

Station Eleven (2021-2022)

Rating: ★★★★

Mar 11, 2022Post-Apocalyptic World

A beautifully-made post-apocalyptic story told as a mandala of threads and surprise connections that stretch over twenty years

Director: Helen Shaver, Hiro Murai, Jeremy Podeswa, Lucy Tcherniak

Actors: Mackenzie Davis, Himesh Patel, Matilda Lawler, David Wilmot, …

Category: Science Fiction

11 March 202211 March 2022 by Roog

Speak No Evil (2024)

Rating: ★★

Nov 15, 2024Sinister Hosts

The Danish original was a darkly brilliant film about guests in a home of people who step over boundaries. This is the English-language remake from Blumhouse that lacks the same dark bite

Director: James Watkins

Actors: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scott McNairy, Aisling Franciosi, …

Category: Horror

15 November 202411 July 2026 by Roog