This is a piece on the psychological implications of virtual reality and thus it relies heavily on certain findings and beliefs held by the psychiatric community. Please be advised that if you hold beliefs that differ from those of said community that that is the basis of this particular article. We feature many different viewpoints on…
Back in 2007-2008, Digital 3D technology entered cinemas on a mass scale for the first time. Whilst previous experiments in 3D in the 80s and 50s were fads, this current round seems to be sticking around. A trip down to the local multiplex has at least 3 films available in 3D on any given day. …
Two Boys Simon Kint (not his real name). It’s amazing how I can still remember the name of the kid who talked over and mocked my presentation on how sci-fi has influenced so many things in our lives. I was seventeen years old and this jumped-up, annoying little rhymes-with-skip kept begging our History teacher to…
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…
With a camera and voice recording device, GPS locator, barcode scanning capability, and access to the internet, anyone with a smart phone can gather a lot of information. To someone who has seen The Dark Knight, the recent Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Minority Report, watches Person of Interest, or has experienced any number of…
Maybe I just like to see patterns, but a part of me wonders if it really is a coincidence that the Google Glass finally debuted on a large-scale the year RoboCop and Transcendence arrived in theaters. It sure seems a banner year for examining the human-machine divide. Remember that show on FOX that finished recently—the…
The world is changing faster than it has at any other point in its history. Science and technology are evolving and advancing in ways previously thought to be impossible. As they have done so, philosophy, politics and many other societal elements have also gone through significant shifts. These are all leading to a variety of possibilities, all under the heading…
In the year 2028, OmniCorp Multinational is the leader in robotic technology and, thanks to its advanced products, has helped the United States succeed during countless wars. Living in this world is Alex Murphy, a husband and beloved father, as well as an honest police agent, always busy facing the rising power of criminals attempting to…
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Directed by Henry Alex Rubin Written by Andrew Stern Starring Jason Bateman, Hope Davis, Frank Grillo, Alexander Skarsgard, Paula Patton, Andrea Riseborough, Max Theriot, Jonah Bobo, Colin Ford and Michael Nyquvst R, 115 minutes The pervasive reaches of everyday technological appliances have been a relatively new phenomenon into our lives. What kind of effects can…
Remember the first time you watched the Jetson’s and dreamt of hovercrafts? We were all a little disappointed when the year 2000 came around and we didn’t all own the latest model of the hover car. Or what about the time you were watching Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and though, “Man, those speeder…
Halo is one of the most popular shooters in the world, and a great science fiction franchise to boot. It should come as no surprise then that weapons are the star of the show in the Halo universe. Pulling from standard human weaponry to exotic alien armaments, these are my favorite Halo weapons. Battle Rifle…
