Why I Keep Going Back to That Worn-Out Blade Runner VHS When I Could Just Stream It in 4K
Last Tuesday night I did something that probably makes me look like a complete weirdo to anyone under 25 – I fired up my old...
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Why Every AI in Sci-Fi is Either Jesus or the Terminator (And I’m Sick of It)
You know what pisses me off? Every single artificial intelligence in science fiction is either humanity’s digital messiah or our chrome-plated executioner. I’ve been binge-watching...
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The Sci-Fi Shows and Movies That Actually Got Space Physics Right (And Why It Matters)
I was probably fourteen when I first watched 2001: A Space Odyssey in my friend Jake’s basement, and honestly? It completely screwed up my expectations...
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When Dystopian Movies Stop Feeling Like Fiction and Start Feeling Like Previews
So there I was last Tuesday night, couldn’t sleep again, ended up putting on *Children of Men* for probably the tenth time this year. Something...
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Why I Can’t Stop Watching AI Movies (Even Though They’re All the Same)
You know what’s funny? I spend my days testing video games for bugs, which means I’m basically paid to break things that other people spent...
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Why The Matrix Defined a Generation of Sci-Fi Cinema
When my students inevitably groan, “Sir, do we have to read another textbook about movies having deep philosophical meanings,” I crack open my copy of...
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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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Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Review Spielbergs Obsessive Beautiful First Contact
Hey Max and Dylan! It’s Kathleen and I’m writing this post to once and for all decide if Close Encounters of the Third Kind is...
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Westworld 1973 Review The Original Theme Park Nightmare Before HBO Got Involved
Westworld (1973) Review: The HBO’s Theme Park Nightmare Got Nothing on Its Briliant Predecessor Warning: Before you read this review, I must admit something that...
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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...
