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Review in Brief: Synchronic (2019/20)
Weird sci-fi wunderkinds Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead don’t quite drop the ball with their third feature but it’s certainly a less assured effort than something like THE ENDLESS. Still by no means lacking ideas or visual creativity, but more … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Moorhead, Anthony Mackie, Justin Benson, Sci-fi, Synchronic, The Endless
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Review in Brief: Archive (2020/21)
Indie sci-fi ARCHIVE wears its genre influences on its sleeve – MOON, EX MACHINA, SILENT RUNNING an iconic sequence lifted wholesale from GHOST IN THE SHELL. An engineer (Theo James) develops a series of increasingly sophisticated robot bodies to house … Continue reading
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Tagged Archive, Ex Machina, Ghost in the Shell, Moon, Sci-fi, Silent Running, Stacy Martin, Theo James
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Review in Brief: Possessor (2020)
We’re all just meat puppets really, that’s the message here. POSSESSOR is as stylish and extreme and disturbing as expected from Brandon Cronenberg, son of David, but it’s very much its own thing as well. Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Riseborough, Brandon Cronenberg, Horror, Possessor, Sci-fi
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Planet of the Apes Movies Ranked
Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine
Tagged Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Planet of the Apes, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Sci-fi, War for the Planet of the Apes
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Review: Tenet (2020)
Turn the music down when people are talking Nolan – you’ve been told before! TENET is perhaps Christopher Nolan’s most elusive film after MEMENTO, and not always for the reasons intended. Strap yourselves in for a thrilling, but frustrating ride. … Continue reading
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Tagged Blockbuster, Christopher Nolan, Inception, Interstellar, John David Washington, Kenneth Branagh, Memento, Robert Pattinson, Sci-fi, Tenet, Thriller
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When Love Transcends Time (Travel)
Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine
Tagged A Ghost Story, A Matter of Life and Death, Fantasy, Interstellar, Romance, Sci-fi, Time Travel
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The Vast of Night (2019) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Andrew Patterson, Jake Horowitz, Mystery, Sci-fi, Sierra McCormick, The Vast of Night
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Review in Brief: The Platform (2019)
THE PLATFORM may feel relevant but it’s extremely obvious in its use of metaphor. One character (Zorion Eguileor) has a catchphrase, responding to every passing comment of his cell mate (Iván Massagué) with a derisive “Obviously”. “Obviously” could be this … Continue reading
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Tagged Cube, Galder a-Urrutia, Horror, Iván Massagué, Netflix, Parasite, Satire, Sci-fi, The Platform, Zorion Eguileor
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Review in Brief: Vivarium (2019/20)
I hope you’re ready for cuckoo metaphors, a lot of cuckoo metaphors. The symbolism of VIVARIUM is so blatant at times that they probably didn’t need to show an actual cuckoo in the opening as well. Everything in the film … Continue reading
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Tagged Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Sci-fi, Senan Jennings, Vivarium
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