Category Archives: science fiction

12 Monkeys

Posted on January 27, 2008

From the very strange mind of Terry Gilliam (Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and all those whack Monty Python animations back in the day) comes this darkly humorous examination of a man (Bruce Willis) who can’t decide if he’s … Continue reading →

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Renaissance

Posted on December 29, 2007

This is a very different kind of animated film, much more of a literary exercise than the standard DreamWorks/Pixar cartoon outing, other commentaries classing the black and white, techno-nightmare fable as cross of Blade Runner and Sin City. Finally released … Continue reading →

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Primer

Posted on December 25, 2007

This odd 2004 indie production (e.g., $7,000 budget) caught my eye in the program grid and with nothing else on on Christmas Eve afternoon. Weird is an understatement, even for an old time science fiction fan like me. Though this … Continue reading →

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The Net

Posted on December 23, 2007

Sandra Bullock stars in one of the earlier (1995) “the internet will doom us all, but at least we can work from home in pajamas” thrillers. The technological conceit at the heart of The Net is surprisingly possible, albeit not … Continue reading →

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Children of Men

Posted on October 31, 2007

Filmmakers have embedded their political views in their work from the birth of the industry (e.g., The Birth of a Nation) and director Alfonso Cuaron, along with his writing partner Timothy Sexton, use this 2006 movie as vehicle that asks … Continue reading →

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Transformers

Posted on October 13, 2007

I never saw the ’80s TV show and wasn’t even that excited to see this big movie of the summer during its original run. The Big Guy popped up with a suggestion to see Transformers in IMAX, though, and that … Continue reading →

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The 6th Day

Posted on September 3, 2007

After 20 years, his producers seemed to be having trouble coming up with new big action thrillers for Arnold Schwarzenegger; this 2000 release was the next to last one he made except for the third Terminator, which I don’t count … Continue reading →

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Aeon Flux

Posted on September 3, 2007

Less than a decade from now, a lab-created virus is unleashed and decimates the human population; only a few million of us survive, all of whom live in a single city governed by the sons of Dr. Goodchild, the scientist … Continue reading →

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Idiocracy

Posted on August 31, 2007

This 2006 sci-fi comedy from Mike Judge, the man behind Beavis and Butthead, King of the Hill and Office Space, was greatly anticipated by many Judge fans and disappeared without so much as a commercial ripple. Which was too bad … Continue reading →

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Hackers

Posted on August 20, 2007

Released in 1995, essentially the eve of the World Wide Web’s unleashing, this is a fascinating mashup of hot teenage lust (Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie in her first lead role) and computer-based corporate blackmail. Watching it again after … Continue reading →

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