Tag: José Padilha

RoboCop ****

Reboots are often cynically dismissed before sampling the new deal, and 2014’s RoboCop is one such example. However, director José Padilha’s film takes the bare bones of the 1987 original, starring Peter Weller in the title role, and makes the sense of sci-fi future prediction into a possible parallel ‘present day’ reality. With the advancement …