Tag Archives: José Padilha

Review: RoboCop (2014)

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Is it bad to be annoyed that I don’t hate José Padilha‘s ROBOCOP remake quite as much as I expected to? Don’t get me wrong, it’s bad, but not THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 bad. In an updated take on the dystopian … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Abbie Cornish, Action, Film, Gary Oldman, Jackie Earle Haley, Jay Baruchel, Joel Kinnaman, John Paul Ruttan, José Padilha, MGM, Michael Keaton, Movies, Paul Verhoeven, RoboCop, Samuel L. Jackson, Sci-fi, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | 1 Comment

Remake Victim: Paul Verhoeven

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Paul Verhoeven is an underrated filmmaker in Hollywood. Many think of him as simply a purveyor of trash, and it is true that he’s the man responsible for SHOWGIRLS and BASIC INSTINCT. But the Dutchman is also behind three of the smartest, most important American science-fiction … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger, Basic Instinct, Colin Farrell, Film, Hollow Man, José Padilha, Len Wiseman, Movies, Paul Verhoeven, Remake, RoboCop, Sci-fi, Showgirls, Starship Troopers, Total Recall | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: José Padilha

Review: RoboCop (2014)

Remake Victim: Paul Verhoeven

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