Independent filmmaking is an important part of American cinema. Films that aren’t tied to massive budgets or governed by large studios tend to be more free to take risks and explore new possibilities of stories and their telling.
Watching Proximity Is An Odd Experience Proximity is one of the strangest science fiction movies I have ever seen. It defies all expectations, makes many strange choices, and has a very good grasp of visual storytelling and visual composition—and yet is kind of bad. At first, the movie seems to be clear on what it is:…
(Thanks to Alicia Lopez for her amazing article!) Our society likes to imagine the end of the world. Each year, dozens of dystopian, apocalyptic, and post-apocalyptic movies grace the big screen. Movies like Captive State (2019) and Extinction (2018), paint images of alien invasion and the destruction of the human race. I love a good…
Ridley Scott is back directing the next film in the Alien series he created, Alien Covenant, starring Michael Fassbender as Walter, an AI physician… and more. If you’ve been keeping up with our 2017 Most Anticipated Movies list, you know that Alien Covenant comes out this May. Here now then is a quick round up…
Alien Covenant recently released an extended 4 minute trailer. Get full details on the movie, news updates and digital posters on the official website. From FOX: Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with ALIEN: COVENANT, a new chapter in his groundbreaking ALIEN franchise. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for…
After a redeeming episode last week, the X-Files returns with this week’s “Home Again.” Spoilers ahead. The episode follows Scully and Mulder on two different paths as they deal with matters both personal and professional. Scully is haunted by the thoughts of William, the son she gave up for adoption, as she stays by her ailing…
As a part of a major programming event, Syfy produced a three-episode miniseries based on the famous novel by Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End. The event took place over three nights and is available to stream on Syfy’s website here. The first episode, entitled “The Overlords”, introduces the story of Earth and how it came…
This is a guest piece written by author Collin Pearman. His novel, A Timeless Abandon, was reviewed by our site and is available online today. With that said, enjoy the article. 2015 has been a good year for science fiction. Let’s be honest. TV shows like The 100, iZombie, The Expanse, 12 Monkeys, and The Walking…
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NOTE: There will be no major spoilers in this review. Independent filmmaking is an important part of American cinema. Films that aren’t tied to massive budgets or governed by large studios tend to be more free to take risks and explore new possibilities of stories and their telling. However, sometimes this goes too far,…
NOTE: Major spoilers ahead. Also, not that this is not a normal review, and so its style may not reflect what you’re used to from Sci-Fi Bloggers. It would be more appropriate to consider this a “theorist” article of sorts. That said, continue reading if you’ve already seen the first episode of The Leftovers, season two. If…
The rebooted X-Files will premiere on January 24th, 2016, and until then you can tune into Fox, which will be showing one episode per day as part of their “201 Days” event. The episodes will be in chronological order and will end on January 23rd. The series is also available via Netflix, Hulu and Amazon….
