The Best New Movie Characters of 2016
Will any of them be remembered iconically for years and years?Next week, we’ll be seeing the return of one of the… Read More
December 6, 2016
Science Fiction
‘Interstellar’ Isn’t About Space; It’s About Home
How Christopher Nolan frames an intimate family drama in an epic sci-fi context. Read More
November 18, 2016
Arrival Could Be the First Science Fiction Movie to Win Best Picture
Denis Villeneuve brings a new hope for an Oscar for genre fans.No science fiction movie has ever won the Oscar for… Read More
November 15, 2016
Arrival’s Ending and Sci-Fi’s Twist Tradition
Arrival joins its ancestors with a life-affirming wallop.There’s little question that Arrival uses aliens as a cover up for a… Read More
November 14, 2016
John Carpenter: The Camera, The Subject, and Manipulating Perspective
One way the Master of Horror earned his title.Horror, more so than other genres, perhaps, has a vested interest in drawing… Read More
November 14, 2016
Ghost in the Shell Trailer Questions Identity, Kicks Ass
After many teases, finally a full-length look.For all our technology, the modern world can be quite isolating. Social media and… Read More
November 13, 2016
12 Movies to Watch After You See Arrival
Denis Villeneuve’s alien encounter film is hardly the first kind.There are two kinds of movies involving alien contact. There’s the invasion… Read More
November 11, 2016
Not This Week, Arrival
When life gives you humanist science-fiction and all you want is down-and-dirty horror.I’ve never been a big fan of overtly… Read More
November 11, 2016
Valerian’s First Trailer is the Kitchen Sink of Sci-Fi, and This is a Wonderful Thing
Luc Besson’s return to hard sci-fi looks to be triumphant.The Luc Besson umbrella is a wide one. He writes and… Read More
November 10, 2016