Category: Sci-Fi

Danny Boyle’s Sunshine Takes Its Sci-Fi Seriously

On By C.H. NewellIn Adventure, Alex Garland, Alwin H. Küchler, Chris Evans, Cliff Curtis, Danny Boyle, Film, Rose Byrne, Sci-Fi, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YXWqoEllk8 Sunshine. 2007. Directed by Danny Boyle. Screenplay by Alex Garland. Starring Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans, Cliff Curtis, Troy Garity, Hiroyuki Sanada, Benedict Wong, & Michelle Yeoh. 20th Century Fox/DNA Films/Ingenious Film Partners/MPC. Rated 14A. 107 minutes. Adventure/Sci-Fi/Thriller ★★★★1/2 Ever since first laying my eyes upon Trainspotting, I've more or less knelt at the …

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The Butterfly Effect’s Personal Revisionist History

On By C.H. NewellIn Amy Smart, Ashton Kutcher, Director's Cut, Ethan Suplee, Film, Logan Lerman, Sci-Fi, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5FFh8PH0mY The Butterfly Effect. 2004. Directed & Written by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber. Starring Ashton Kutcher, Melora Walters, Amy Smart, Elden Henson, William Lee Scott, Jesse James, Logan Lerman, John B. Lowe, Callum Keith Rennie, Ethan Suplee, Jesse Hutch, Tara Wilson, Kevin Durand, & Eric Stoltz. BenderSpink/FilmEnging/Katalyst Films. Rated R. 120 minutes (Director's Cut). …

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Time Travel into Youth with Donnie Darko

On By C.H. NewellIn Drama, Drew Barrymore, Film, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, Noah Wyle, Patrick Swayze, Richard Kelly, Sci-Fi, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZyBaFYFySk Donnie Darko. 2001. Directed & Written by Richard Kelly. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle, Holmes Osborne, James Duval, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Seth Rogen, & Patience Cleveland. 20th Century Fox/Pandora Cinema/Flower Films/Adam Fields Productions. Rated R. 113 minutes. Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller ★★★★1/2 I was born in 1985. When …

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Relentlessly Fun Video Game Action with HARDCORE HENRY

On By C.H. NewellIn Action, Adventure, Film, First Person Shooter, Ilya Naishuller, Sci-Fi, Sharlto Copley, Tim Roth1 Comment

A first-person shooter inside an action film inside a sci-fi story inside a whole lot of fun.

THE BAY’s Nightmarish Ecological Horror

On By C.H. NewellIn Barry Levinson, Christopher Denham, Film, Found Footage, Horror, Mockumentary, Mystery, Sci-FiLeave a comment

A found footage, ecological horror, creature feature mash from Barry Levinson; one of the best of the sub-genre in recent years.

PROMETHEUS Explores the Absent, Cruel Creator of Humanity

On By C.H. NewellIn 2012, Adventure, Charlize Theron, Film, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender, Mystery, Noomi Rapace, Prequel, Ridley Scott, Sci-FiLeave a comment

You don't dig PROMETHEUS? Well, Father Gore does— so buckle up!

The Lobster: A Terrifying Vision of Lovers in a Dangerous Time

On By C.H. NewellIn Colin Farrell, Drama, Film, John C. Reilly, Rachel Weisz, Romance, Sci-Fi, Yorgos LanthimosLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU29VfayDMw The Lobster. 2015. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Screenplay by Efthymis Filippou & Lanthimos. Starring Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman, Colin Farrell, Rosanna Hoult, Ashley Jensen, Ariane Labed, Ewen MacIntosh, Imelda Nagle Ryan, Angeliki Papoulia, John C. Reilly, Léa Seydoux, Michael Smiley, Rachel Weisz, & Ben Whishaw. Film4/Irish Film Board/Eurimages. Rated 14A. 118 minutes. Drama/Romance/Sci-Fi ★★★★★ Yorgos …

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Suburban Parasitic Anxieties: David Cronenberg’s Shivers

On By C.H. NewellIn Body Horror, Canadian Film Development Corporation, David Cronenberg, Film, Horror, Sci-FiLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6B4oZhFaFI Shivers. 1975. Directed & Written by David Cronenberg. Starring Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry, Allan Kolman, Susan Petrie, Barbara Steele, Ronald Mlodzik, Barry Baldaro, Camil Ducharme, Hanna Poznanska, Wally Martin, Vlasta Vrana, Silvie Debois, Charles Perley, & Al Rochman. Cinépix/DAL Productions/Canadian Film Development Corporation. Rated R. 87 minutes. Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★★ Even if I love Alien …

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