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Category Archives: science fiction
Duncan Jones’ “Moon”: most definitive review of all time
I liked this movie the way I dig white guys who play the trumpet and pretty girls who roll their own cigarettes.
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“District 9″: Neill Blomkamp and Sharlto Copley are ones to watch
This gradual transformation bears more than a little resemblance to the ‘body shock’ horror of David Cronenberg.
Also posted in Arts & Literature, Entertainment, movies Tagged neill blomkamp, peter jackson, south africa 1 Comment
From Tolkienites to Warcraft warriors: an interview with Ethan Gilsdorf
"If you want to wear a purple robe and paint your face blue because you're a Fairy from the Land of Nod, look out."
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How close are we to building Cylons?
If we eventually create Cylon-like robots, they'll probably speak Japanese and have a "made in Japan" label.
Also posted in Arts & Literature, Science & Technology, Society Tagged battlestar galactica, japan, science fiction 2 Comments
Superheroines, sports and sexuality: or, why can’t we be both?
The idea that a pretty girl can in fact be capable of knocking someone out seems to shock the fight press again and again.
Star Trek Reboot: a franchise boldly going again
This is a stylish, sprawling movie that will not be bleak enough for the various gatekeepers of high culture.
“Avatar”: the known future rolls toward us