Tag Archives: Morten Tyldum

Wake Up! 90 Years Early “PASSENGERS”

Launch Date: December 21, 2016 Travel Time: 1 hour and 56 minutes Rated PG-13 Directed By: Grade: B There is a reason we woke up early Jim Preston is a mechanical engineer who is on his way, along with 4,999 other passengers and 243 crew members, to populate a new colony on a planet called Homestead II. Approximately 30 years into the 120 year journey, Jim’s hibernation box opens. He is stunned to learn that he will perish prior to the landing date since there is no way to resume hibernation. Jim keeps himself occupied aboard the space ship Avalon by …

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MOVIE REVIEW: “The Imitation Game”

Running Time: 1 hour and 54 minutes Rated PG-13 Grade A+ We are going to break an unbreakable Nazi code and win the war. During World War II, British Commander Denniston interviews Alan Turing for a position at the top secret  in Bletchley Park. At first, Denniston finds that Turing is unsuitable for the job, but Turing’s confidence wins him the job. This confidence which borders on arrogance is frustrating for his team members in Hut 8 until fellow code breaker, Joan Clarke, teaches him that he will get farther if his team members ‘like’ him. With their help, Alan …

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