Annihilation is a sleeper science fiction gem with GOD-AWFUL marketing and heady themes

Annihilation is a sleeper science fiction gem with GOD-AWFUL marketing and heady themes

Posted inFilms, Geek Stuff
You may have seen the name "Annihilation" in passing. Natalie Portman, a shimmering force field, monsters? That's the one. It's in theaters in the U.S., Canada, and China right now, where it's getting stomped by Black Panther and others, and is on Netflix everywhere else. Watch the trailers and it looks like a movie we've seen before. A concerned lover (Portman) takes on a dangerous task to rescue their loved one (husband) from a strange place (inside a huge force field, or "shimmer"), but there are monsters there, so it becomes a fight for survival. This is the picture every…
Writer who laments the lack of smart sci-fi like Blade Runner 2049 doesn’t understand smart sci-fi

Writer who laments the lack of smart sci-fi like Blade Runner 2049 doesn’t understand smart sci-fi

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I'm not keen on attacking other writers, and indeed, this should not be construed as an attach. Still, I can't help but vent a little frustration at this piece from the Guardian, Has Blade Runner 2049's failure killed off the smart sci-fi blockbuster? The writer (who I'm sure is a terrific guy) has great praise for Denis Villeneuve’s unexpectedly astonishing sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 science fiction cult classic, Blade Runner. I agree with him wholeheartedly about that. This was a visually stunning, thematically rich modern masterpiece of the genre, one that had me talking about it and chewing it on for…
Amazing Technology That Was Predicted In Sci-Fi Movies

Amazing Technology That Was Predicted In Sci-Fi Movies

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Image source For anyone that has even the slightest affiliation with this blog will know that we are slightly geeky (by which we mean a big bit geeky) with a real infatuation with all things sci-fi. The great thing is, while this used to be a little bit niche and weird, it is now part of the mainstream thanks to some seriously awesome Hollywood films (#Marvel). But what has made this sudden transition into the mainstream so awesome is the fact we can now have in-depth conversations on this subject, and we had one the other day that was totally…