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Tag Archives: Science fiction
Saturday Matinee: Seobok
REVIEW: ‘Seobok: Project Clone’ Is a Well-balanced Philosophical Sci-Fi Action Film By Ricardo Gallegos Source: But Why Tho? Lee-Yong Ju’s science fiction film Seobok: Project Clone delves into one of the genre’s most prominent philosophical concerns: the fate of men. And even … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged Gong Yoo, Jang Young-Nam, Jo Woo-jin, Korean Film, Lee-Yong Ju, Park Bo-gum, Project Clone, Science fiction, Seobok
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The Future Is Here: Dystopian Movies Fit for a Dystopian World
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “The Internet is watching us now. If they want to. They can see what sites you visit. In the future, television will be watching us, and customizing itself to what it knows … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Authoritarianism, culture, Dystopia, Film, Militarization, Oligarchy, police state, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged 1984, A Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, Art, culture, Dystopia, film, George Orwell, Government, Literature, Margaret Atwood, Minority Report i, Philip K. Dick, police state, Science fiction, society, state violence, surveillance state, Technocracy, The Handmaid’s Tale
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Saturday Matinee: Voyage of the Rock Aliens
By Chris Scullion Source: That Was a Bit Mental Director: James Fargo Starring: Pia Zadora, Tom Nolan, Craig Sheffer, Michael Berryman, Ruth Gordon, Alison La Placa “I still can’t believe you’re an alien. What a novelty act!” (Dee Dee, Voyage Of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Humor, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged comedy, Craig Sheffer, Cult Film, James Fargo, Jermaine Jackson, Pia Zadora, Ruth Gordon, Science fiction, Tom Nolan, Voyage of the Rock Aliens
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Saturday Matinee: Macross: Do You Remember Love?
Remembering Macross: Do You Remember Love? By Victor de la Cruz Source: 3rd World Geeks There have been so many anime movies that have come and gone. A lot of them have, deservedly so, have been called classics and must-watch … Continue reading
Déjà Vu All Over Again
The Matrix, resurrected By John Semley Source: The Baffler MIDWAY THROUGH 1999’S THE MATRIX, Keanu Reeves’s hacker-cum-cyberpunk-messiah Neo sees a black cat shivering in a doorway. Then, he sees it again. “Woah,” he utters, in that trademark, flat Keanu Reeves way. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Dystopia, Film, media, Oligarchy, society, Sociology, Technocracy, Technology
Tagged biotechnology, Carrie-Anne Moss, corporate media, culture, Cyberpunk, Dystopia, Keanu Reeves, Lana Wachowski, popular entertainment, Postmodernism, Science fiction, society, Technocracy, technology, The Matrix, The Matrix Resurrections
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Saturday Matinee: In Time
A thought-provoking sci-fi thriller set in the future that taps into some of the most troubling inequities and problems of our era, the lack of time. By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Source: Spirituality and Practice The best science fiction … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged Andrew Niccol, Cult Film, In Time, Justin Timberlake, Olivia Wilde, Science fiction
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Saturday Matinee: Midnight Special
Source: Deep Focus Review People put their faith in the strangest things. Some feel their god will return to cast down judgment on humankind. Others are certain beings from another solar system planted genetic material on Earth to create life. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cult Film, Jaeden Lieberher, Jeff Nichols, Joel Edgerton, Michael Shannon, Midnight Special, Science fiction
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Saturday Matinee: 1984
A scary reminder of how easily totalitarian ideas and ideals crop up in societies and take fierce hold. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Source: Spirituality & Practice Winston Smith lives on Airstrip One, a part of Oceania. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Saturday Matinee, society, Video
Tagged 1984, cult fim, Dystopia, George Orwell, John Hurt, Michael Radford, Richard Burton, Science fiction, Suzanna Hamilton
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