movie review
Reviewing the best science fiction movies from the past, present, and future.
Movie Review: 'Cosmic Dawn' Can't Walk the Line Between Cheap Melodrama and Camp
Cosmic Dawn stars Camille Rowe as Aurora. As a child Aurora witnessed her mother being abducted by aliens. She was 5 years old when it happened but her memories are still vivid. Regardless of her account however, people chalk up the alien story to having been traumatized by her mother’s disappearance. Aurora grows up a lost soul always searching for something she can’t quite wrap her mind around.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Futurism
Review of 'The Colony'
Well, I just saw The Colony (original name of the movie, Tides) on Netflix. This seems to be the season for post-apocalyptic stories, understandable given the dangerous state of world, in areas ranging from COVID to climate to Russia massing troops on the border of Ukraine. I thought Station Eleven, a series on HBO Max based on Emily St. John Mandel's novel, was a masterpiece. I wouldn't say the same about The Colony. But I will say that, for my money, it's much better and more worth seeing than the massively popular Don't Look Up. (Though I'll also admit to you that I paid no money for either, other than the subscription price on Netflix.)
By Paul Levinson4 years ago in Futurism
Review of 'Don't Look Up'
I'm going to check in with a rare pan for me of a science fiction film. Rare not because I love every science fiction movie I've ever seen, but because I usually review only movies that I think are worth seeing. But I'm making an exception with Don't Look Up, because the issue it addresses -- the end of human existence -- is obviously so important. The movie serves up a variety of narratives and storylines, and, in the end, I think most of them are not worth watching.
By Paul Levinson4 years ago in Futurism
Review of 'The Matrix Resurrections'
I just saw The Matrix Resurrections on HBO Max. It may be the best Matrix since The Matrix -- that is, the first movie, so I'm saying Resurrections may be better than the two earlier sequels, certainly better than the third in the original trilogy, Revolutions.
By Paul Levinson4 years ago in Futurism
Review of 'The End of Eternity' (Soviet, 1987, Konets vechnosti)
I saw a thread on Reddit about a 1987 Soviet adaptation of Isaac Asimov's The End of Eternity -- my favorite time travel novel, published in 1955 (which I first read as a kid in 1959) -- and of course I had to see it. Fortunately, it's available free, in two parts, on YouTube.
By Paul Levinson4 years ago in Futurism
Tom Hanks Jokes About Marvel's Apparent Lack Of Interest In Him
There is no denying it, Tom Hanks is a Hollywood icon. From his humble beginnings in Mazes and Monsters to his comedic work on films like Splash, Big, and Turner & Hooch to more dramatic turns in Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, and Apollo 13, Tom Hanks has become engraved within our pop culture consciousness. He has become a fan favorite among many movie-goers, Generations have heard of him.
By Culture Slate4 years ago in Futurism
The 1950s Science Fiction Podcast: S2 E4
Introduction: Hello and welcome back to the 1950 Science Fiction Podcast. I hope you have been enjoying the latest season so far. The last podcast was very long, longer than I thought it would be. I hope I can make a shorter podcast and try not to go into so much detail. I did conduct a poll and asked the question should I do book reviews into two parts. I got only one response, and it was a yes for dividing a book review into two parts. I was also thinking of the same thing when I was creating the previous one. So I will consider that, and we will see what happens in the future.
By Edward German4 years ago in Futurism
