Among the shows that debuted this fall is a police drama called Forever. It deals with New York medical examiner Dr. Henry Morgan, whose skills are so extraordinary that sometimes he knows how a person died without even opening him up. There’s this one slight hitch: Henry Morgan is two hundred years old. I know…
Yep, there’s spoilers. It’s pretty clear that the creators of The Leftovers are bent on tearing apart families, ruining lives, and generally just freaking people out. With that being said, I wasn’t completely surprised when this recent episode offered absolutely no explanation for the disappearances, no clues as to what the hell is happening, no…
The most important question you will ask yourself is, “How come I didn’t know about this movie?” Director and writer Jeong-woo Park has still left me in shock after his film, Yeon-ga-si, or for us English speakers, Deranged. The plot follows the connected storyline of brothers Jae-pil (Dong-wan Kim) and Jae-hyuk (Myung-min Kim). Jae-hyuk is…
So, the idea at the beginning of Zal Batmanglij’s Sound of My Voice (2012) is to expose a fraud. It follows substitute teacher/wannabe filmmaker Peter (Christopher Denham) and his girlfriend, wannabe writer, Lorna (Nicole Vicius). The two decide to film a documentary about a small cult in Los Angeles. As these things go, joining the…
WARNING: This article contains spoilers. The world of The Lottery is growing more and more intense as this episode opens with the announcement of the two hundred Lottery finalists. Bring on the super creepy commercials, robotic public announcements and scripted press conferences held by President Westwood (Yul Vazquez) and First Lady Gabrielle (Shelley Conn). Out…
I think by the time actual aliens invade our planet, the human race won’t be interested. Kind of like, “What are you gonna do…attack us? Eh, seen it.” Gareth Edwards’ Monsters (2010) is a yet another film that explores life after our first encounter with otherworldly foreigners. Due to some American tomfoolery, a NASA “thing” crash…
Yo, they got SPOILERS below! None of the Riddick movies were ever big blockbusters. They never held the financial weight of an Iron Man or Twilight film, but the series has done something that even the most amazing science fiction universes (Firefly…to name one) have not been able to pull off: it has survived in this…
WARNING: This article contains spoilers. Do you realize that someone dies every episode? Is that the real lottery? Who’s going to die this week? I’m not complaining. I love a good murder—this is Lifetime after all—just making an observation. Last episode, Vanessa was a bottle of broken glass and rain. Just a mess walking around…
As a self-proclaimed and certified Newbie, it is my goal to throw myself headfirst into all things sci-fi, specifically peering into some of the most critically acclaimed science fiction based TV shows, movies and literature! I check them out in pure tabula rasa fashion, with typically nada knowledge about the premise and letting the work…
This recap contains SPOILERS. Screw the greater good. This episode is all about negotiating for personal interests and driving us crazy with suspense and anticipation. There are two major things happening in The Lottery, and neither of them have to do with the infertility. It’s day two of the hostage situation and Vanessa is a…
The spoils are real. When I saw the trailer for The Lottery on Lifetime, of all places, I nearly toppled over. Lifetime premiered its new original series on July 20th, this being the network’s first trek into the world of sci-fi. Written by one of the writers for the acclaimed film, Children of Men (2007), The Lottery…
There are spoils here. We are now six episodes deep in Dominion, and the kids are no longer taking their fathers’ crap. Claire finally discovers the truth about her mother. Alex brings her to the vault where he keeps Clementine, unable to kill her. Against Michael’s best wishes, Alex wants to perform an eviction (exorcism…
