Europa Report review: quest for fire (of knowledge)
I didn’t think we were making movies like this anymore. Very near future. Hard science. Nothing fantastical. Space geekery galore, gorgeous and authentic.
Month: July 2013
Doctor Who thing: 50th-anniv special to be a fixed point in time
Many sites are reporting that the 50th-anniversary episode will be simulcast across the planet on November 23rd, but I can’t find a source for this…
Gravity trailer 2: will this be the most horrifying movie of the year?
I thought that first trailer was terrifying. This is worse.
if you could save only 10 films for humanity, what would they be?
Perhaps you’ve got 10 minutes to grab DVDs from your collection, or an hour to download 10 films, before the Vogon constructor fleet destroys Earth and you escape with Ford Prefect.
fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Jul 20-26 2013
Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…
what false memories would you want to have implanted in your brain?
You could “remember” doing something dangerous and exhilarating, like sky-diving or climbing Mount Everest, without incurring any of the danger…
London photo of the day: evidence of partying on the tube on a Friday night
The bottle is empty, perhaps needless to say.
“why is Netflix secretly cropping movies?” [updated]
WTF, Netflix? This ain’t right…
Doctor Who thing: read my zine The Cricketer online
From 1989, and available as a PDF thanks to the fannish obsessiveness of others. Enjoy. Or you can laugh at it. That’s fine too.
