Think of it as an optimistic version of Aronofsky’s The Wrestler (though it doesn’t resonate on quite so many levels).

It’s a solid spy actioner that does its job well, and it might just leave you breathless from time to time. What’s not to like?

Inception is not only the best film I’ve seen thus far in 2010, it’s one of the best I’ve ever seen, and has rightfully earned a spot on my Top 10 list. This is a moment in cinematic history that shouldn’t be missed.

The movie does give way to certain conventions from time to time, and I wish it would’ve built up the paranoia just a little longer before the “big reveal” occurs (a la Arlington Road), but there’s no denying the intensity on display here.

If you’re the sort of person who prefers heady sci-fi and can deal with a single-setting movie, you will be glad that you devoted 87 minutes of your life to this overlooked example of how a solid story can go a very, very long way.

Numbers 3-1 of my favorite science fiction films.

Numbers 6-4 of my favorite science fiction films.

May 11, 2010
After mulling over the latest Inception trailer, I began to wonder—what does it take to make a piece of science fiction “great”?  Is it an almost inhuman ability to focus on details (and thus make the world in which any set of fictional characters exists entirely believable)?  Should there be a focus on [...]

Numbers 10-7 of my favorite science fiction films.

Iron Man 2 is not The Dark Knight. And it shouldn’t be.