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Tag: sci-fi

reviews

SUPER 8

J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg get to tell the sort of story they used to tell as kids – only now their toys are so much cooler.

Posted on June 12, 2011January 1, 2012
reviews

PAUL

A Love Letter to Sci-Fi Geekery.

Posted on April 10, 2011August 31, 2012
reviews

SOURCE CODE

Duncan Moon is a Hired Gun…and Lordy is He One Hell of a Hired Gun.

Posted on April 3, 2011November 26, 2011
trailers

Debate Exposes Doubt (SOURCE CODE Trailer)

As if hoisting a pint or two with one or two dozen other movie bloggers wasn’t enough to make my head hurt for one Wednesday … Read More ›

Posted on January 26, 2011August 7, 2011
trailers

I Love L.A. (BATTLE: LOS ANGELES Trailer)

Springtime action films are either a lot of fun (read: THE MATIRX, 300) or particularly dumb (THE CORE, DRIVEN). While some out there might believe … Read More ›

Posted on January 12, 2011August 7, 2011
trailers

Subterranean Homesick Alien (PAUL Trailer)

It feels like it’s been far too long since we’ve seen Pegg and Frost together, but in reality it’s been just short of four years. … Read More ›

Posted on December 22, 2010August 7, 2011
reviews

TRON LEGACY

Sometimes, you really shouldn’t go back to the well 30 years later.

Posted on December 19, 2010June 2, 2012
reviews

MONSTERS

A solid road movie with a sci-fi twist

Posted on October 22, 2010June 2, 2012
festivals, TIFF, Toronto

TIFF Review: MONSTERS

This Was Sold to Me as “The Mexican DISTRICT 9”. It’s Not: It’s Better.

Posted on September 18, 2010August 14, 2011
reviews

INCEPTION

One Summer Film Gives Us The Kick

Posted on July 18, 2010January 13, 2014
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Wicked and Weird (SUPER 8 Trailer)

Note: I’ve fixed the embedded audio for Episode 13 of The Matineecast. You can now give it a listen two posts back, or in the … Read More ›

Posted on May 26, 2010
watchin' & writin'

Back to Basics – AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Come away, o human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand…

Posted on May 17, 2010November 8, 2012

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