Science Fiction

All My Troubles Seemed So Far Away: a review of See You Yesterday

See You Yesterday Producer: Spike Lee Director: Stefon Bristol Writers: Fredrica Bailey (co-writer), Stefon Bristol (co-writer) Stars: Eden Duncan-Smith, Dante Crichlow, Astro OK, fair warning: See You Yesterday is just terrible at being a science fiction movie. It’s a time travel yarn, and on the surface, a very formulaic one: Two high school geniuses invent …

Nazis in the Panzis: a review of Iron Sky: The Coming Race

Iron Sky: The Coming Race Directed by: Timo Vuorensola[1] Produced by: Tero Kaukomaa[1], Oliver Damian, Peter De Maegd Screenplay by: Dalan Musson[1] Story by: Johanna Sinisalo, Timo Vuorensola, Jarmo Puskala, Tero Kaukomaa, Samuli Torssonen Starring: Lara Rossi, Vladimir Burlakov, Kit Dale, Julia Dietze, Stephanie Paul, Tom Green, Udo Kier Imagine a world populated by Nazis, …

Either-Or: a review of Bandersnatch

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Directed by David Slade Produced by Russell McLean Written by Charlie Brooker Starring Fionn Whitehead, Will Poulter, Asim Chaudhry, Craig Parkinson, Alice Lowe Production company Netflix Distributed by Netflix I didn’t rush to watch Bandersnatch before because I read that it was based on 1980s computer interactive games. Aside from sounding like …

Oldman take a look at me now: A review of The Man From Earth: Holocene

The Man from Earth: Holocene (2018) Directed by Richard Schenkman Produced by Emerson Bixby Written by Emerosn Bixby Starring David Lee Smith as John Oldman/John Young William Katt as Dr. Art Jenkins Vanessa Williams as Carolyn Michael Dorn as Dr. Gil Parker Sterling Knight as Philip Brittany Curran as Tara Carlos Knight as Liko Akemi …

Wet Danes Aren’t Much Fun Any More: A review of The Rain

The Rain Netflix, 2018-19 Genre: Science Fiction, Post-apocalyptic Created by: Jenny Ann Balverde, Esben Toft Jacobsen, Christian Potalivo Written by: Jannik Tai Mosholt, Lasse Kyed Rasmussen, Marie Østerbye, Poul Berg, Mette Heeno Starring: Alba August as Simone Andersen; Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen as Rasmus Andersen; Mikkel Følsgaard as Martin; Lukas Løkken as Patrick; Jessica Dinnage as …

In Space, Nobody Can See You Colour — A review of Annihilation.

In Space, Nobody Can See You Colour Annihilation. 2018, Paramount, Netflix Written and directed by Alex Garland Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac. I was about 40 minutes into watching Annihilation and realized I was starting to feel a deep sense of dread. These days, that …

Monday’s child is fair of face…A review of What Happened to Monday?

Monday’s child is fair of face… What Happened to Monday? Netflix, 2017 Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy Directed By: Tommy Wirkola Written By: Max Botkin, Kerry Williamson Starring: Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe, Marwan Kenzari It’s nearly impossible to watch “What Happened to Monday?” (AKA “Seven Sisters”) …