Millennium: 12 Monkeys 0.5
I vaguely remember watching 1989’s Millennium once in my childhood. While mostly a forgettable film, the ending stuck with me, with its booming voice-over narration making grand sweeping Continue Reading
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The History of Future Folk: Space Worms and Banjos
The History of Future Folk, released in 2012, invites us to picture a scenario. You’re the best general alive. A comet is about to destroy everything Continue Reading
Timer: Countdown to Love
It’s always tough for actors when a beloved series ends its run. What do they do afterward? What’s the next project? Should they jump to Continue Reading
Galaxy Quest: The Spaceballs of Trek Spoofs
Galaxy Quest is the rarest of spoof movies: one that manages to reference the source material and tell a proper story without being nothing more than a Continue Reading
Starship Troopers
“War makes fascists of us all” —Paul Verhoeven, director. Starship Troopers DVD commentary The best satire is subversive and can be interpreted in any number of ways. A Continue Reading
Mars Attacks! …but No One Cares
In 1996, Tim Burton thought making a movie based on bubble-gum cards was a good idea, showing the world why there should never be a Continue Reading
Good Day Sunshine
Danny Boyle has said he’s not making another sic-fi movie. Good thing he gave us this one. I’d forgotten Chris Evens was in Sunshine. I watch and Continue Reading
Total Recall: Too Much Lens Flare and Not Enough of John Cho’s Hair
Total Recall reboot. Let’s face it, you already have an opinion. Whether you’ve seen it or not you probably already know how you feel about this Continue Reading
The Earth Dies Screaming: Zombies, Robots, and Fear
Not to be confused with the band, the Tom Waits song, the UB40 song, or the Atari 2600 game of the same name. The concept Continue Reading
Mixed Signals
Too many plot holes and other issues plague this recent indie film. Like everyone, I have my go-to websites when searching for information about movies, Continue Reading
Review – Edge of Tomorrow
I’ll admit that I was sold on Edge of Tomorrow when I was asked by a friend if I wanted to go see the Tom Continue Reading
Episode 40 – Go Watch Akira
Since Hannah and Nick just got to see Akira on the big screen and we talk about it, you should probably get the idea that Continue Reading
Movie review: After Earth
After Earth is the new special effects laden futuristic action movie starring Will and Jaden Smith. Set 1000 years in the future after humanity has Continue Reading
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is an unreasonably long title, but a fun and quirky indie game. I’m guessing you’re not going to accept Continue Reading
Revolution – Why can’t you just make sense?
If you haven’t yet seen Revolution and you plan to do so, you may want to stop reading. This article is going to be chock Continue Reading
Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival 2013
I am sad to say that this past weekend was my first time attending the Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival even though it Continue Reading
Strange Days Have Found Us
HOST: So Dan, are you looking forward to the New Year? DAN: Not really. I mean what’s the point? Nothing changes New Years day. The Continue Reading
The Expanse Series
My theory is that Daniel Abraham is the international man of mystery behind several of our most popular speculative fiction writers. He’s published so many Continue Reading