Tag Archives: Science fiction

Saturday Matinee: Lessons of Darkness

By Martin Purvis Source: The Film Sufi Werner Herzog’s documentary films lie at an extreme distance from the Anglo-American tradition of documentary filmmaking. Part of that distance can be linked to the distinction between two fundamental stances towards the depiction of … Continue reading

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Saturday Matinee: Alphaville

GODARD’S SCI-FI/NOIR ALPHAVILLE’ IS WITTY AND SUBVERSIVE Alphaville‘s pulpy sci-fi plot acts as a warm coat of familiarity as Godard slyly subverts one genre trope after another. By Brian Holcomb Source: PopMatters In Oliver Stone’s The Doors (1992) Ray Manzarek (Kyle MacLachlan) … Continue reading

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Saturday Matinee: A Scanner Darkly

A Scanner Darkly By Brian Eggert Source: Deep Focus Review Based on the acclaimed novel by Philip K. Dick, Richard Linklater’s 2006 film of A Scanner Darkly presents a cautionary tale on drugs, surveillance, and perception in a unique formal arrangement. Set … Continue reading

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Welcome to Philip K. Dick’s dystopia

Nothing is private and no one is free By David Samuels Source: UnHerd Philip K. Dick, whose novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? inspired the film Blade Runner, did not live to enjoy his Hollywood success. He died on March 2, 1982, … Continue reading

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Saturday Matinee: Guidance

Guidance By Benjamin Franz Source: Film Threat This year I have started to explore a more cultural take on my favorite genre by experiencing China’s take on science fiction. Cixin Liu wrote a phenomenal trilogy, The Three-Body Problem, which will be adapted … Continue reading

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Dictatorship in Disguise: Authoritarian Monsters Wreak Havoc on Our Freedoms

By John & Nisha Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they’re people just like you. You’re wrong. Dead wrong.” — They Live  We’re … Continue reading

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Saturday Matinee: Annihilation

Movie review: Annihilation By Frank Kaminski Source: Resilience.org Annihilation Directed by Alex Garland; screenplay by Alex Garland; based on the novel Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer; cinematographed by Rob Hardy; edited by Barney Pilling; music by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury; production design … Continue reading

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Saturday Matinee: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes: The Most Violent and Bleak of the Franchise The fourth Apes movie, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, showcased Caesar’s controversial and timely fight for freedom. By Don Kaye Source: Den of … Continue reading

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