Lisa Joy is the mind behind HBO’s WESTWORLD, a smartly-executed update of the Michael Crichton film from 1973. Before that she wrote fan-favorite series like PUSHING DAISIES and BURN NOTICE. She’s now moving toward motion pictures with the futuristic thriller REMINISCENCE, which stars Hugh Jackman as a man who investigates memories… there’s shades of MINORITY REPORT here, and perhaps something like DREAMSCAPE, but it also has similarities to the Christopher Nolan movie INCEPTION and (perhaps) Wally Pfister’s TRANSCENDENCE. Essentially, it looks like a mixture of films we’ve already seen, but at the same time it does look interesting. It’s getting harder and harder for Hollywood to sell these “high concept” films on moviegoers, but perhaps Joy can find something cool here. I’ll say this, the visuals alone are intriguing to me. The idea of a futuristic Miami that’s semi-flooded feels like a realistic future, and the entire concept of people taking comfort in reliving their own nostalgia is quite reflective of real life as well. The cast includes two different MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE alumni, Rebecca Ferguson and Thandie Newton, the latter of which worked with Joy previously on WESTWORLD. Check out the trailer and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
Nick Bannister (Hugh Jackman), a private investigator of the mind, navigates the darkly alluring world of the past by helping his clients access lost memories. Living on the fringes of the sunken Miami coast, his life is forever changed when he takes on a new client, Mae (Rebecca Ferguson). A simple matter of lost and found becomes a dangerous obsession. As Bannister fights to find the truth about Mae’s disappearance, he uncovers a violent conspiracy, and must ultimately answer the question: how far would you go to hold on to the ones you love?
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
