While science fiction films are not rare in today’s media, well-written, culturally smart sci-fi is still far and few between....
wcbraymen Mar 23, 2018
A dystopia is an unpleasant state - to put it more simply 'not-good place' is the translation from ancient Greek,...
Henry Feb 3, 2018
The French philosopher Gaston Blanchard wrote “Tout tremble quand la lumière tremble” - “Everything trembles when the light trembles” suggesting...
L.J. Aug 26, 2017
“The Magician's Apprentice/The Witch's Familiar,” is the opening episode to the ninth series (or 35th season, depending on how you count)...
Burke Jul 23, 2017
Caleb, Domhnall Gleeson’s character from Ex Machina, has a particularly resonant line early in Alex Garland’s science fiction thriller. He...
Sam Thorogood Jun 12, 2017
In yet another work of speculative fiction by Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake holds its own particular significance. She takes...
JulieCMillay Jun 6, 2017
The sudden death of Carrie Fisher came as a shock to many people, including her close family and friends, as...
L.J. Apr 9, 2017
A man stares back from a grey-colored painting, grim, dreary, sorrowful, with strong lines of expression on his face. He...
L.J. Apr 6, 2017
We hear the following terms all the time: Parallel Reality, Alternate Universe, bad ending, good ending. Physicists love to sit...
agramugl Dec 21, 2016
“Balance of Terror,” first broadcast on December 15th, 1966—and now celebrating its 50th anniversary—has long been seen as a classic...
Ben Hufbauer Dec 14, 2016
