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See this, studios? This is how to do it. A brain-twister sci-fi movie that hits both the "stuff blowing up" button AND the "seize the day!" button, two of our most frequently used (and abused) narrative Happy  Switches. I liked "Moon" a lot and so I was waiting expectantly for ...

Source Code (2011) directed by Duncan Jones (moon), written by Ben Ripley. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farminga and Jeffrey Wright.Now let me start by saying that I had no idea what I was going to get when I saw this film. Was it going to be a mindless ...

Source Code is in fact The Inception of 2011 - it mixes a simple yet complex story and combines it with a unique and compelling concept of which is exactly the sum of it's parts. From what critics and fans raved, Source Code marks an exemplary for a Hollywood thriller that hit ...

Here is a little review I wrote for my school newspaper:     Released into theaters April 1,  Source  Code is a sci-fi thriller in the vein of Inception starring Jake Gyllenhaal and directed by Duncan Jones. The complex plot combines the time loop of Groundhog Day with the body-inhabiting of Quantum Leap.             The ...

Science Fiction has its droves of devotees, but it has become such a broad term that Sci-Fi fans continue to do what they do best and moan up a storm about its current state. Inception had elements of it, and the Star Trek reboot was packed with it. But many ...

Source Code is a movie of two halves. For most of its slim 93 minute run time it is a solid B of a sci fi drama, decent entertainment, but with none of the excellence of director Duncan Jones’ previous film Moon. And yet suddenly, just towards the end, there ...

Duncan Jones is now two for two with science fiction films that are well made and visually appealing, have intriguing concepts, and are entertaining to watch reach their conclusions. Although Jake Gyllenhaal's central performance isn't as gripping as Sam Rockwell's in Moon, which pretty much had to carry the entire ...

I'm going to try and start doing super short reviews of stuff I see in theatres and hopefully some netflix stuff too.  I really liked Source Code.  It isn't quite as good as Moon but it certainly hits a lot of the same ideas without being a retread in anyway ...

Over the past three decades or so, since the release of Star Wars, science fiction has become more and more mainstream. However, over those three decades science fiction has lost some of its edge. Instead of getting films and books that delve deeper into science we get fluff pieces dumbed ...

To date, director Duncan Jones can handle one specific setup for a movie relatively well: a character stuck in solitude trying to find some form of grip and purpose in what he is doing. His previous film, Moon, proved that you can still create a sci-fi movie that carries some ...

Hollywood, pay attention, because Source Code could save you.   In an era where studio’s pour millions of dollars into big budget franchise films based on board games or fucking Magic 8 balls, but quiver with fear at prospect of doing anything original, Source Code is the kind of film ...

Time travel in film can either be one of two things. It can be over simplified (Back to the Future) or over complex (Primer). Source Code seems to attempt both at the same time using a concept that can be very reminiscent of another arguable time travel film, Groundhog Day. ...

Source Code, as a whole, is a very entertaining film.  It's well acted and the story keeps you guessing right up until the end, even though the science within the story is completely absurd.  Jake Gyllenhaal plays Colter Stevens, a military man, who wakes up on a train and has ...

Finally, the year brings us a smart, captivating and interesting Hollywood thriller. Directed by Duncan Jones, David Bowie's son - the same man who brought us his great debut film, Moon, two years ago, Source Code is simply a delight. While I believe it's not nearly as great of an ...

With Source Code’s eight minute scenario of a man on a train searching for a bomb and its culprit continually repeated, the real threat is placed on director Duncan Jones (“Moon”) to maintain the intrigue and tension throughout its 94 minutes.  While the basic sci-fi plot of the film is ...

Rising director Duncan Jones follows up his celebrated debut of Moon with Source Code, a film also grounded in science fiction but with a more mercurial pace. US helicopter pilot Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) wakes up on commuter train in another person’s body. Eight minutes later the train explodes, killing ...

In 1959, The Twilight Zone first appeared on CBS in the form of half hour serials that dealt with different forms of storytelling, ranging from science fiction to horror to fantasy but each time with some kind of central human message; it was a roaring success and rightfully became iconic. ...