Tag Archives: Science fiction

Saturday Matinee: Dark Star

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Luther Blissett

“Dark Star” (1974) is a science fiction comedy directed and produced by John Carpenter and co-written with Dan O’Bannon. The film originated as a USC film project from 1970 to 1972 and expanded to a feature length project in 1974. … Continue reading →

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Tears in Rain: ‘Blade Runner’ and Philip K. Dick’s Legacy in Film

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Luther Blissett

Blade Runner, and the work of Philip K. Dick, continues to find its way into our cinemas and minds. How did the visions of a paranoid loner become the most relevant science fiction of our time? By Sean Bell Source: … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Luther Blissett

“Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1978) is a science fiction horror film directed by Philip Kaufman (The Wanderers), with a screenplay by W.D. Richter (dir. Buckaroo Banzai) and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum and Leonard Nimoy. … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Luther Blissett

No Matter Where You Go, Here It Is By Peter Sobczynski Source: RogerEbert.com Practically from the moment that I first saw it at the age of 13 during its very brief run at the long-defunct Golf Mill Theaters (thanks for … Continue reading →

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Dystopia Isn’t Sci-Fi—for Me, It’s the American Reality

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Luther Blissett

By Cadwell Turnbull Source: Wired Imagine a city where a group of people have managed against all odds to carve out prosperity for themselves, at least for a little while. These people used to be owned by other people. Now, … Continue reading →

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Why We Need Dystopian Fiction Now More Than Ever

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Luther Blissett

By August Cole and P.W. Singer Source: Slate It hits you every so often. When you when you tug on a face mask to go pick up food for your family. When you witness the powerless suffer casual violence by … Continue reading →

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America Has Always Been a Dystopia

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Luther Blissett

Too many of us just haven’t been paying attention By Bryan Merchant Source: OneZero “Trump’s American dystopia has reached a new and ominous cliff,” warns a CNN opinion headline. “The last two and a half months in America have felt like the … Continue reading →

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Minority Report (2002) Esoteric Analysis

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Luther Blissett

By Jay Dyer Source: Jay’s Analysis Spielberg’s Minority Report is now an important film to revisit.  Based on the short story by visionary science fiction author Phillip K. Dick, Spielberg’s film version implements an important number of predictive programming elements … Continue reading →

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