Tag Archives: Science fiction

Saturday Matinee: Split!

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Luther Blissett

Fractal Accidents: Attachment and Agency in Chris Shaw’s ‘Split’ By Jonathan Lukens Source: We Are the Mutants As a young man, I felt that most people conceived of memory differently than I did, believing that failures of memory were errors … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Psycho Goreman

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Luther Blissett

[Movie Review] PG: PSYCHO GOREMAN By Sarah Musnicky Source: Nightmarish Conjurings It’s not often that you find a movie that is completely batshit crazy, all the way extra, yet entirely wholesome all in one package. Yet, this is what we … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Virtual Nightmare

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Luther Blissett

“Virtual Nightmare” (2000) is an Australian television film adaptation of the 1955 science fiction short novel by Frederik Pohl. It was directed by Michael Pattinson and written by Dan Mazur and David Tausik (who two years earlier collaborated for a … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Star Trek Acid Party

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Luther Blissett

"Star Trek: Acid Party." My droogs, this is a most excellent piece of hallucinogenic pop culture mixology: a 40-minute tripification of ST:TNG, featuring 90s electronica, Pink Floyd refs, wild FX, and fart jokes. Smart, funny, disturbing, funky, cosmic. https://t.co/21JgY50AGQ pic.twitter.com/43Y38NuIU2 … Continue reading →

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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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