Ryan Robbins

Passengers (2008)

Passengers (2008)
Rating: ★★
Feb 18, 2015Haunted Plane Crash Survivors/Deathdream
Well-cast, nicely made film that seems to be setting out as a supernatural variant on Fearless, which had Jeff Bridges as a reinvigorated plane crash survivor, only to fall apart in a groan-worthy twist ending that has become tediously overused in recent years
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The Philadelphia Experiment (2012)

The Philadelphia Experiment (2012)
Rating: ★★
Jun 4, 2013Time Travel Experiment Amok
This Syfy Channel production can't seem to decide if it is a sequel or a remake of the 1984 film. Michael Paré turn up in both versions but goes from being the hero to a menacing heavy. The original had its moments but this is generic and routine in all ways
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Ascension (2014)

Ascension (2014)
Rating: ★★★
Apr 17, 2015Generation Ship
Fascinating tv mini-series set around the notion of a generation ship – the show explores the scenario in interesting ways then proceeds to put some wild spins on what we think is happening
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Spectral (2016)

Spectral (2016)
Rating: ★★★
Jul 29, 2017Soldiers vs Spirit Beings
Highly original piece that works as a supernatural version of Black Hawk Down with a unit of soldiers cut off in rebel territory and surrounded by spirit beings. Grippingly effective both in terms of the tension and a script that treats the phenomenon with scrupulous rationalism
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The Shack (2017)

The Shack (2017)
Rating: ★
May 29, 2017Man Invited to a Meeting with God
This comes with a fantastic conceptual hook "Man is invited to a meeting with God at a hut in the woods". Alas, what we get is no more than a work of faith-based cinema that drowns in its feelgood Christianity Lite sentiments and appeal to Middle American wholesomeness
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