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...
Sci Fi Aesthetic Android
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How Van Damme’s Scrappy Cyborg Movie Got the Future Right
Back in ’89, I was working on satellite propulsion systems during the day and watching whatever sci-fi I could find at night. Cable TV was...
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Why I Keep Coming Back to Steam-Powered Spaceships and Clockwork Time Machines
There’s this moment in “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” where Captain Nemo adjusts a brass valve, steam hisses from somewhere deep in the Nautilus, and...
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When Robots Fall in Love and Time Travelers Kiss: Why Sci-Fi Romance Hits Different
You know that feeling when you’re watching two people fall in love while reality itself bends around them? I’m talking about those moments when the...
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Robot Science Fiction How Machine Minds Are Imagined
The first robot I ever fell in love with was R2-D2. Not exactly an original choice, I know, but hear me out — it wasn’t...
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Sci Fi Robot Design Ideas and Their Narrative Appeal
The first robot I ever built was basically a glorified dustbin with wheels. I was thirteen, using salvaged parts from my dad’s old radio and...
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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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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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From HAL to Samantha: How My Obsession with AI Characters Shows We’re Finally Ready to Embrace Digital Consciousness
I still remember the first time HAL 9000’s calm, measured voice made my skin crawl. I was maybe fifteen, watching “2001: A Space Odyssey” on...
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Ex Machina Review The AI Thriller That Gets More Unsettling Every Year
Ex Machina Review: This AI Thriller Is More Disturbing Every Year Ok, full disclosure: When I first screened this movie for my Year 12 Film...
