Tag Archive for Ben Kingsley

Robot Overlords

Director Jon Wright Starring Ben Kingsley, Gillian Anderson, Callan McAuliffe Rated PG Score 3/6 Earth has been conquered by robots from a distant galaxy. Survivors are confined to their houses and must wear electronic implants, risking incineration by robot sentries if they venture outside. Time for one that is kind of topical. Okay, for the…

A Sound of Thunder

Director Peter Hyams Staring Edward Burns, Ben Kingsley, Catherine McCormack Rated M Score 2/6 When a scientist sent back to the prehistoric era strays off the path he causes a chain of events that alters history in disastrous ways. For those of you keeping track of the score at home I actually read the short…

Self/Less

Director Tarsem Singh Staring Ben Kingsley, Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez & Matthew Goode Rated M Score 2/6 A dying real estate mogul transfers his consciousness into a healthy young body, but soon finds that neither the procedure nor the company that performed it are quite what they seem. There was an interesting enough concept for…

Exodus Gods and Kings

Director Ridley Scott Staring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley Rated M Score 2/6 The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. This is one of those movies where it is pretty much a…

The Last Legion

Director Doug Lefler Staring Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Rating M Score 3.5/6 As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters. Another interpretation of the legend surrounding Excalibur, fans of the 2004 movie King…