science fiction archives - Page 18 of 50

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation movie review: familiar yet fresh

Mon, Jul 27, 2015

Works for your appreciation with gasp-inducing action sequences and an ethos that has fun with its legacy while moving in a new direction.

Self/less movie review: mind/less, brain/less, point/less

Thu, Jul 16, 2015

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Glances at fundamental questions of identity and humanity and decides that they are best resolved via fistfights, gun battles, and car chases.

Ant-Man movie review: superhero reduction

Mon, Jul 13, 2015

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Marvel’s tiniest hero stars in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s smallest movie so far, one that loses Paul Rudd’s charm among familiar comic-book action.

Closer to God movie review: far from heaven

Fri, Jul 03, 2015

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More standard horror flick, if elegantly presented, than the thoughtful science fiction drama it thinks it is.

Comet movie review: orbital decay

Fri, Jul 03, 2015

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Tedious romantic dramedy with a pointless sci-fi tinge that has nothing in the least bit memorable to say about anything at all.

Terminator Genisys movie review: back from the future… again

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

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I have a terrible feeling of deja vu. I have a terrible feeling of deja vu. I have a terrible feeling of deja vu. I have a terrible feeling of deja vu.

Index Zero movie review (Edinburgh International Film Festival)

Fri, Jun 19, 2015

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Smart, thoughtful science fiction that’s about ideas, not spectacle, with an extra kick of cautionary-tale warning in light of current events.

Maggie movie review: sympathy for the zombie’s dad

Wed, Jun 17, 2015

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Admirable but not very engaging SF drama that either fails to recognize the potential of its central conceit, or else is too afraid to confront it head-on.