Why Independent Sci-Fi Films Are Actually Keeping Real Science Fiction Alive
I don’t know about you guys but I’ve spent forty years designing thrusters for satellites and forty years watching Hollywood massacre science fiction movies with...
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Logans Run Review The 70s Dystopia That Feels Campy And Prophetic At The Same Time
Logan’s Run Review: The 70s Dystopia That’s Campy And Prophetic AF First of all, hi John here. Second of all, I’ve found myself in one...
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Invasion Of The Body Snatchers Review The Cold War Paranoia Film That Never Ages
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers Review: Cold War Paranoia Has Never Looked Better Hey folks, it’s John, and I really need to talk to you...
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2001 A Space Odyssey Review Kubricks Cold Beautiful Puzzle Still Has No Equal
2001: A Space Odyssey Review – Kubrick’s Cold Beauty Has No Equal Max told me that 2001 is “boring pretentious garbage that mistakes slowness for...
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Her Review The Love Story Between A Man And His Operating System
Luna keeps telling me that Her is the most technically realistic depiction of artificial intelligence I’ll ever see on film. Max says it’s pretentious Oscar...
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Why Most Sci-Fi Critics Miss the Point (And What Actually Makes Great Science Fiction)
With forty years of designing real spacecraft and reading science fiction stories imagining futures that I wanted to help create, I’ve developed a few opinions...
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Forty Years of Real Spacecraft Taught Me Why Hollywood Space Travel Makes Me Cringe
It’s been forty years since I began working on real spacecraft propulsion systems and forty years that Hollywood has been twisting physics to suit space-faring...
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Why Hollywood’s Aliens Keep Making the Same Bad Real Estate Decisions
You know what really grinds my gears after forty years in aerospace engineering? How Hollywood aliens never make good tactical decisions. I spend my days...
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The Science Fiction Fan Theories That Made Me Question Everything I Thought I Knew
What happens when you’ve spent <a href=”https://dystopianlens.co.uk/from-dystopia-to-utopia-how-sci-fi-uses-the-future-to-reflect-our-present-day-hopes-and-fears/”>forty years</a> designing real spacecraft? You find yourself analysing and deconstructing every piece of science fiction you come across....
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Five Brilliant Sci-Fi Shows That Got Shortchanged by Networks and Viewers
Sci-Fi Says No Presents My Favorite Science Fiction Shows that Got Screwed Over by Networks Ask me what pisses me off about modern sci-fi and...