Soylent Green is one of the most iconic dystopian films of the 1970s. Who can forget the twist ending with Charlton Heston’s screaming the truth to the surrounding people? Of course, Heston is the star of …
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Streaming AnimationStreaming Reviews
‘Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe’: A Tale of Two Heroes on a Quest to Score…
There once was a day when Beavis and Butt-Head, this innocuous and delightfully stupid cartoon, was highly controversial. For the moral crusaders in the early nineties, the popularity of this MTV-produced show (back in ancient …
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This April we “celebrated” the 20th anniversary of the steaming heap of space garbage that is, Jason X. In my opinion, this film is the worst in the Friday the 13th franchise. Jason X was …
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ReviewsScience Fiction
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’: The Daniels’ Latest Is One of the Best Films Ever Made
Sometimes a film comes around that is so deeply imaginative, so wildly entertaining, and so gut-bustingly hilarious that you leave the theater excited and grateful to have had the opportunity to experience it. These are …
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AnimationReviews
‘Belle’: A Wildly Ambitious, Melodramatic Trip Through “U”
by James Y. Leeby James Y. LeeUnderneath the surface of most films about online life are commonplace themes about appearances and authenticity: the consequences of anonymity, the rapid spread of misinformation, the ways that social media limits expression of our genuine …
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ReviewsScience Fiction
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘Encounter’
by Sean Coatesby Sean CoatesAfter a number of standout supporting roles over the last half a decade, Riz Ahmed‘s wiry unpredictability and genuine pathos he injects into his performances has seen him evolve into a leading man with an …
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Streaming ReviewsStreaming Thriller
‘Oxygen’: A Stylish Sci-Fi Thriller With an Emotional Core That Ultimately Struggles for Air
A woman wakes up in a cramped cryogenic pod. She can’t remember who she is or how she got there and as the pod’s AI matter-of-factly informs her, she’s fast running out of oxygen. Alexandre …
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I’m quietly a fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000. I didn’t grow up watching it and only discovered it in the last few years, but I really enjoy it. Riffing on bad movies is basically …
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We’re getting to the point where noticing similarities between a movie and the hellscape that is the current pandemic is reaching levels of self-parody. (“She Dies Tomorrow has a virus that spreads from person to …
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Another Bloody Movie PodcastPodcasts
An Interview with Paul Komadina, Director of ‘Abduction’
by Sean Coatesby Sean CoatesRecently screened online at North Bend Film Fest as part of Nightstream, Abduction is a new Australian science fiction short from director, Paul Komadina. The film follows a young woman that wakes up in a field after …
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“Cronenbergian” pertains to the twisted works of filmmaker David Cronenberg, specifically his graphic depictions of bodily mutations. A film scholar might take offense at this simplification, referencing his common themes of sexuality, the morphing of …
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Right off the bat, Minor Premise has one of the better science fiction premises you’ll see. Ethan (Sathya Sridharan), a reclusive doctor hoping to continue and surpass his father’s legacy, is making an update to …
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I like to think that the two best directors on the planet are Tommy Wiseau and Neil Breen. However, when it comes down to it, Neil Breen has the upper hand. He uses better special …
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ComedyReviews
‘Palm Springs’ is Refreshing from Start to… Right Before the Finish
by Lisa Geurtsby Lisa GeurtsInitially, the concept of Palm Springs is easy to grasp. Boy meets the girl. Boy and girl hook up. From this point on, however, it becomes a bit of a whirlwind. Partly produced by The …
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Retrospectives
How ‘Waterworld’ Became the Last Big Action Film of its Kind
by Chris Wagerby Chris WagerJuly marked the 25th anniversary of Waterworld, but that is not the only thing celebrating an anniversary. It is also the 25th anniversary of what is considered one of the biggest big-budget flops of its …
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ReviewsScience Fiction
‘The Vast of Night’ Slowly Burns to a Big Finish
by Lisa Geurtsby Lisa GeurtsIn small-town New Mexico in the 1950s, teen switchboard operator Fay and radio DJ Everett discover a strange audio frequency and they decide to investigate, which leads to them finding some terrifying history of their town …
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Watching Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker is like being transported to another dimension. With its extreme long takes and naturalistic feel, five minutes of runtime can feel like twenty, but twenty minutes of runtime can also feel like …
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It has been said many times that life imitates art and art imitates life. In 2011, the film Contagion hit theaters. At the time, it was just a movie about a virus that had the …
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In a time when we’ve all become fairly cynical towards reboots/remakes/reimaginings of classic stories, Leigh Whannell’s take on The Invisible Man managed to push the famous material in an entirely new direction, opting to focus on …
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HorrorReviews
‘Color Out of Space’ is a Psychedelic Frightfest That Does Justice to the Works of H.P. Lovecraft
The literature of H.P. Lovecraft has had a significant influence on cinema, though surprisingly, there haven’t been many straight adaptations of his stories. Instead, many films are loosely based or inspired by his work. The …
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Retrospectives
Through Lively Parody, ‘Galaxy Quest’ is Still a Wonderful Salute to Fandom
by Cammy Maddenby Cammy MaddenGalaxy Quest represents a relic from a by-gone era: one where spoofs and parodies were produced far more frequently. Gone are the days where we could see Charlie Sheen or Leslie Nielsen appearing in a …
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Retrospectives
Remembering ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’ on Its 40th Anniversary
by John Tuttleby John TuttleJourney back to the seventies, to an era of cinema where moviemakers wanted to make sure you knew you were watching a movie by giving their productions titles like Superman: The Movie and Star Trek: …
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I can’t believe it’s only been 10 years since Avatar (2009) came out. I remember the first time I saw it I was absolutely blown away by the special effects. The work that had gone into each …
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ReviewsScience Fiction
‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Proves that this Franchise Needs to Disappear
by Nick Kushby Nick KushI’m one of the few people that ride for Terminator: Rise of the Machines. Maybe less so for the actual content of the film — I find it a solid if semi-disposable sequel with an awesomely …
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Surveys
‘Ad Astra’ Exit Survey: Brad is Mad, Sad, and Definitely Not Feeling Rad in Space
by Nick Kushby Nick KushThough he certainly never left, 2019 is a bit of a mini-comeback for Brad Pitt, with high-profile roles in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and now Ad Astra. He’s on-screen for almost all of …
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ReviewsScience Fiction
‘Ad Astra’ is a Sorrowful Meditation on the Link Between a Parent and a Child
by Nick Kushby Nick KushI’ve had my eye on Ad Astra for some time now. Brad Pitt has a way of teaming up with very thoughtful and fairly singular filmmakers that always gets me excited. That’s not to say …
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Shazam! was just released on DVD and On-Demand platforms. While the film is modern, it is not well-known in pop culture and the character of DC Comics “Shazam!” is a deep cut, a far-reach of recognition …
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I still need to make amends for being one of the hundreds of millions of people that watched Adam Sandler’s cinematic obscenity, Murder Mystery, on Netflix. Therefore, I felt I was obligated to watch something …
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ReviewsScience Fiction
Film Review – Men In Black: International (2019)
by Olaf Lesniakby Olaf LesniakToday I’m here to review a movie no one asked for. Not a single soul. Don’t get me wrong, Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson is a match we’ve seen work before, and the Men In …
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I’ve always described Moon as being a bit of a hidden gem. There’s a sweet simplicity to it, and as far as sci-fi movies go it’s relatively down to Earth (which somewhat contradicts the movie’s …