Tag Archives: Science Fiction

Life considered as a bowl of Oatmeal: a review of Russian Doll

Created by Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland, and Amy Poehler Starring Natasha Lyonne, Greta Lee, Yul Vazquez, Charlie Barnett, Elizabeth Ashley There’s an overwhelming temptation to compare this series to Bill Murray’s Groundhog Day. In both, the central character is caught on a hamster wheel in which life resets to a certain point, one identified by …

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 …

We are all cute shitbots: A review of Maniac

Maniac Netflix, 2018; Paramount Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga Written by Patrick Somerville Jonah Hill…Owen Milgrim Emma Stone…Annie Landsberg Sonoya Mizuno…Dr. Fujita Billy Magnussen…Jed Milgrim Aaralyn Anderson…Belle Milgrim Dai Ishiguro…Head Control Tech This. Is. Brilliant. Cary Joji Fukunaga, director of the first season of True Detective, brings the same sensibilities of that grim and goofy …

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 …