Category: Science / Sci-Fi
The Vast of Night review: It is sort of slow-burn 1950s Stranger Things
The Vast of Night is a captivating sci-fi thriller that’s elevated by its rich script, stunning cinematography. And incredibly charming leads. The Twilight Zone has impacted the…
Beyond White Space Review: A Cool Concept and Impressive Visuals
Beyond White Space has impressive visuals and a cool concept. But the characters are all very bland and forgettable making it lack heart. I thought…
Crystal Fortune Run 1994: Sharla Cheung and Anita Yuen in Hong Kong Science Fiction-Thriller
While there is really no doubt that Hong Kong film-makers can keep up with (and many times exceed) their western counterparts in most aspects despite…
Crystal Fortune Run: A Hong Kong 1990s Science Fiction-Thriller
Crystal Fortune Run (Bao Phong Nhan) is a science fiction-thriller from Hong Kong attempts to blend the grittiness of noir-ish Blade Runner-type cyberpunk with the sweeping…
The White Haired Witch Of Lunar Kingdom: Fan Bing Bing and Huang Xiaoming are the highlight of the movie
Overstuffed but underwhelming, this film might just give you a few more strands of white hair after watching it. Based loosely on Liang Yusheng’s novel Baifa…
Neil Breen’s “Twisted Pair:” How I learned to stop worrying and love AI
Neil Breen’s “Twisted Pair,” a crazed fever dream of a movie, written by, directed by and starring Breen, had a screening at the Capitol Theatre…
“Illang: The Wolf Brigade” eventually loses its way
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) — “Illang: The Wolf Brigade,” director Kim Jee-woon’s live-action adaptation of the popular 1999 Japanese animation “Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade,” aims…
Julia Hart’s “Fast Color” is a beautiful take on a superheroic family
On one level, the failure of “Fast Color” is a simple story: After its world premiere at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival, Julia Hart’s sci-fi…
“Clara” Is An Ambitious Hunt for the Meaning of Life
While only the second feature from young Akash Sherman; Clara shows some genuine potential that manages to elevate a sweet and simple story into something…
The movie “Zoe” is the dopey sci-fi love story that doesn’t know it’s creepy
In the near future of Drake Doremus’ sci-fi inanity Zoe, androids (called “synthetics”. Because it’s that kind of movie) have become ubiquitous, but true love…