Here at Rooster Illusion, we’re nothing if not timely. Relevance, that’s our watchword. The Odyssey (2026): Director: Christopher NolanScreenwriter: Christopher NolanStarring: Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Himesh Patel The Plot: After spending ten years fighting in the Trojan war, Odysseus’ (Matt Damon) return journey to Ithaca is beset by calamity. While Odysseus…
Keanu Reeves seems like a pretty cool dude. Right? Not only was John Wick just unreasonably above par, but his reputation of radness, or raditude, if you will, neither of them are words, so it doesn’t really matter, precedes him in Hollywood, establishing him as a stellar guy with a tragic past who apparently treats…
Perhaps to nobody’s great surprise, The Lego Movie beat out John Wick, securing a spot in the semifinals to face off against either Edge of Tomorrow or The Grand Budapest Hotel. Should be an interesting final four, at any rate. Will miss you, John Wick, you fought valiantly and shot a bunch of dudes, but…
It’s November. It’s Oscar/Christmas blockbuster season. Let’s just get right to it, shall we? Interstellar (2014) The Plot: Environmental apocalypses: the best kind (?). As a terrible blight continues to wipe out crops across the world, scientists (mainly Michael Caine) realize that the earth is done for. That doesn’t necessarily mean that humanity has to…
Before I start the review, I’m going to take a moment to talk about the massacre in Colorado. Better, wiser people than I have said better, wiser things than I’m going to say. But bear with me. It’s a terrible, terrible thing that happened. I can’t fathom what the victims and their families are going…
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