Directed by Neill Blomkamp. Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell. Starring Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Watkin Tudor Jones, Yolandi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Hugh Jackman and Sigourney Weaver. R, 120 minutes. Chappie highlights so much of what can go wrong with contemporary science fiction. It’s a simultaneous source of wonder and disappointment that there’s…
Directed by Jose Padhilla. Starring Joel Kinneman, Gary Oldman, Abbie Cornish, Michael Keaton, Michael K. Williams, Jackie Earle Haley and Samuel L. Jackson. PG-13, 118 minutes. I avoided this movie like the plague when it hit theaters early last year. I had a learned a very valuable lesson after the Total Recall remake, being you…
For those that do not remember, five months ago I wrote a review of the opening chapter to an upcoming science fiction novel by the name of A Timeless Abandon. I gave it a glowing review, and stated that the book was something to look out for, because it was going to be amazing. Having…
It all ends here… …and begins again. *Cue friggin’ music.* Last time on the Week of Chaos, we brought you into a world where the essence of a man was destroyed with a single spark. After that, you were shown a soul obsessed with violence, digging his own grave in blissful ignorance. Now, there are…
You’d better have read the others. Last time on the Week of Chaos, we showed you what it really means to be alone in a crowd and the fear that comes with being lost in darkness. Now, a new kind of fear will come into play… In the future, the mind is sucject to the…
(NOTE BEFORE READING: Use the links. They’re your friends.) We begin our Week of Chaos (READ THIS) with a piece that requires little introduction. Among our oldest Friday Fiction pieces, “Garbage Man” was requested by the Editor-in-Chief of Sci-Fi Bloggers to be prepared and ready for the upcoming segment in one night. And so it was that Brandon Scott became…
Tuning in… Ladies and gentlemen… …may I have your attention, please? *Cue music.* You’ve been patient. You’ve been diligent. You’ve been loyal. Now… …for demonstrating such tremendous qualities… …such incredible attributes… …you… …shall… …be… …rewarded. Friends… …bloggers… …Earthlings… …lend me your ears. The time has come, yet again, for you to get your proper dose……
Directed by Irvin Kershner. Starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen and Tom Noonan. R, 116 minutes. SPOILERS AHEAD… RoboCop 2 uses similar clips of news coverage and satirically charged commercials to position us back in the corporate-run, crime-ridden Detroit of the near future, but from the very start something feels off. The original film masterfully towed…
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, may I have your attention, please? You’ve been patient. You’ve been diligent. You’ve been loyal. Now, for demonstrating such tremendous qualities, such incredible attributes, such unbelievable resolve, you shall be rewarded! Friends, bloggers, Earthlings, lend me your ears! The time has come, yet again, for you to get your proper dose of excitement, adventure,…
Directed by Terry Gilliam. Written by Pat Rushin. Starring Christoph Waltz, Melanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Lucas Hedges, Tilda Swinton and Matt Damon. R, 107 minutes. Terry Gilliam’s new film overtly lends itself to comparison with his 1985 cult classic, Brazil. Both chronicle the inherent folly of man’s struggle against a glib dystopian society and feature a…
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 Lottery Competition begins this episode and this freaky futuristic world is taking parenting preparation to a whole new level. From day one, I’ve been saying wake up, kids, and smell the fish—this is a freaking prison, like “Harrison Bergeron”, like Brave New World, like…[insert futuristic dystopia here]. The potential…
