Category: Sci-Fi

UPGRADE: The Abject Anxieties of Bodies + Technology

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Action, Body Horror, Film, Horror, Leigh Whannell, Logan Marshall-Green, Sci-FiLeave a comment

Leigh Whannell's UPGRADE is a kick ass horror thrill ride. It's also a deep, dark rumination on technological singularity.

Prayers to a Consumer God: American Decay + Ideological Control in THEY LIVE

On By C.H. NewellIn 1988, Action, Advertising, Film, Horror, John Carpenter, Keith David, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Sci-Fi, Thriller, UrbanismLeave a comment

Generally disregarded by the mainstream, John Carpenter's THEY LIVE ('88) is a prophetic piece of sci-fi cinema.

Escaping Repetitive Cycles of Fate in THE ENDLESS

On By C.H. NewellIn Aaron Moorhead, Cult, Dark Fantasy, Film, Horror, Justin Benson, Sci-Fi2 Comments

Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead's THE ENDLESS digs into cults, brotherhood, the purpose of life, and more.

Violent Evolution + Cycles of Life/Death in ANNIHILATION

On By C.H. NewellIn Film, Horror, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mystery, Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Sci-Fi, Tessa Thompson1 Comment

Alex Garland's adaptation of ANNIHILATION by Jeff VanderMeer is a science-fiction horror mashup about evolution, self-destruction, and humans as aberrations of nature.

Westworld – Season 2, Episode 10: “The Passenger”

On By C.H. NewellIn Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, HBO, Jonathan Nolan, Sci-Fi, Season 2, Season Finale, Thandie Newton, WestworldLeave a comment

Dolores reaches the Forge. Bernard has more memories. And everyone meets in the Valley Beyond.

Westworld – Season 2, Episode 9: “Vanishing Point”

On By C.H. NewellIn Evan Rachel Wood, HBO, James Marsden, Sci-Fi, Season 2, Thandie Newton, Westworld1 Comment

More of Williams's past is revealed. Dolores continues her quest, at any cost. Bernard cannot shake Dr. Ford.

Legion— Chapter 19

On By C.H. NewellIn Dan Stevens, FX, Jemaine Clement, Legion, Marvel, Navid Negahban, Noah Hawley, Rachel Keller, Sci-Fi, Season 2, Season FinaleLeave a comment

David fights for love, even while Syd believes him a villain. Meanwhile so much else is still on the line.

Westworld – Season 2, Episode 8: “Kiksuya”

On By C.H. NewellIn Evan Rachel Wood, HBO, Sci-Fi, Season 2, Westworld, Zahn McClarnonLeave a comment

Akecheta of the Ghost Nation explains the tribe's history, and his own personal journey towards truth.