Favorite Console Games Of This Generation
It might surprise some, but video game consoles have distinct generations with the current PS3/Xbox 360/Wii dominated era considered the seventh.With next week's annual...
J.J. Abrams for “Star Trek Into Darkness”
Hot on the heels of the biggest sci-fi news of the century - that Disney would be buying LucasFilm and restarting the Star Wars...
Dark Doctrine: “Mars Attacks”
In the space of just ten hours, Rob Thomas reached the $2 million goal on his Kickstarter campaign for a film version of the...
Garth Franklin’s Best Films of 2012
Another year over, another best of list finally complete. I always paint myself into a corner with these lists. The 'Notable Films'...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume W: Part 2-Z
At last we reach the final chapter in this year's "Notable Films" guide on Dark Horizons. I'm re-tooling the guide next year into...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume U-W: Part 1
In this volume I look at the long awaited next effort from the director of "Primer," a zombie rom-com, one of the earliest CG-animated...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume T: Part 2
In this volume I look at the Terrence Malick work that divided a festival, Lynn Shelton's most commercial dramedy to date, Danny Boyle's return...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume T: Part 1
In this volume I look at the much anticipated sequel to Marvel's superhero spin on the Norse God of Thunder, a mo-cap animated take...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume S: Part 2
In this volume I look at the sequel to J.J. Abrams acclaimed reboot of the "Star Trek" franchise, a post-apocalyptic Ice Age tale set...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume S: Part 1
In this volume I look at sequels to both an acclaimed Frank Miller comic series and a recent horror anthology feature, the latest adaptation...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume Q-R
In this volume I look at a third chapter in the story of the galaxy's worst role model, a film about dead cops patrolling...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume P: Part 2
In this volume I look at a sequel to a young adult franchise about Greek mythology, the follow-up film from the director and star...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume O-P: Part 1
In this volume I consider a visit to the magical land of Oz long before Dorothy got there, a big-budget giant robots vs. giant...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume N
In this volume I look at the return of one of the great champions of awards-bait dramedy, Liam Neeson hunting a killer on a...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume M Part 2
In this volume I look at a prequel to an early Pixar film, an all-star hunt for stolen WW2 art treasures, the return of...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume M Part 1
In this volume I look at Warners' big-budget second attempt to reboot the Superman franchise, a kind-of prequel to Mel Gibson's "The Passion of...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume L Part 2
In this volume I look at the big-budget film reboot of a classic Western hero, a film about one of the more infamous failures...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume L Part 1
In this volume I consider a period hostage drama from the director of "Juno," a British sci-fi paranoia thriller set on another planet, the...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume J-K
In this volume I look at the cinematic reboot of Tom Clancy's most famous literary creation, Bryan Singer's big budget take on the Beanstalk...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume I
In this volume I look at a more grounded and darker take on "Iron Man," Ralph Fiennes telling the tale of the secret mistress...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume H
In this volume I look at the final comic misadventures of the Wolf Pack, a steampunk revisionist take on a classic Grimm fable, an...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume G Part 2
In this volume I look at Wong-Kar Wai's long-delayed and forever in production martial arts epic, a high-concept action film set around a piano,...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume G Part 1
In this chapter I look at a remake of a British crime caper classic, a flashy big-budget detective noir about the L.A. mob in...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume F
In this volume I explore the sixth film in the "Fast and the Furious" series, a psychedelic English civil war film from the director...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume E
In this volume I look at a sci-fi epic set on an Earth physically divided by income inequality, an mega-budget Chinese-produced undersea epic that...
Garth Franklin’s Worst Films of 2012
Due to the lag time for various overseas film releases here in Australia, I'm a few weeks and a dozen films away from locking...
Chris McQuarrie for “Jack Reacher”
Amongst film scribes, Christopher McQuarrie is something of a star. His first feature screenwriting credit, 1993's "Public Access," took the Sundance Film Festival's...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume D
In this volume I look at an AIDS story with one hell of a quirky twist, an alien invasion meets paranormal activity thriller, an...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume C
In this volume I look at a cinematic take on the real-life Somali pirate hijacking drama, a remake of a Stephen King horror classic,...
The Notable Films of 2013: Volume B
In this volume I consider another young adult novel adaptation about teen girls and magic, an Italian set mystery/romance set amidst the world of...