Vivarium (2020)
“That’s just the way things are.” From the telling opening sequence until the depressing finale, Vivarium makes a distinct point of reading then showing the complex, parasitic fine print details […]
Category Archives: Science Fiction
The Platform (2020)
“Hunger unleashes the madman in us.” More conceptually intriguing than it is satisfying by the nondescript end, The Platform nevertheless confronts its position on systemic injustice through sci-fi satire, pointing […]
The Invisible Man (2020)
“He makes me feel like I’m the crazy one.” Famed novelist H.G. Wells’ 1897 classic piece of horror science fiction has once again been ushered into modernity, altering the dated […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
“You’re haunted.” If you’re a die-hard Star Wars fan and you’re about to read this, it should be known that I personally do not feel any which way about this […]
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
“You don’t fight it. You run from it.” There’s almost nothing that I liked or was able to take away from the bloated, boggled, and bungled mess that is Terminator: […]
Gemini Man (2019)
“It was like I was seeing a ghost.” Ten months into the calendar year and I’m not quite sure that I’ve had a more disappointing time at the cinema than […]
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
“You’re saying there’s a multiverse?” Set directly after the events of Avengers: Endgame, the aptly titled sophomore Spidey effort Far From Home has the unfair task of being the conclusion […]
Men in Black: International (2019)
“I’ve been in this situation before.” As a big budget Summer tent-pole movie lacking charisma or the necessary tools to rig or to maintain a proper pitch, Men in Black: […]
Aniara (2019)
“We’ve built our own little planet.” Aniara isn’t a nihilistic film, nor is it completely devoid of hope, but it’s also one with an uncompromising outlook on mankind’s self-destructive tendencies, […]
Dark Phoenix (2019)
“She can’t be helped. She’s a lost cause.” I wouldn’t go so far as to declare Dark Phoenix as a bad movie. There’s attentive period design and detailed costuming, the […]
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