Akira 1988 is a Japanese animated film that I have always been curious about, but I have somehow managed to miss it until now. Actually, it has been a year or so since I first […]
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Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex. Episode 16, Chinks in the Armor of the Heart.
Hello, and welcome to my review of the Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex. In episode sixteen, Batou has some emotional issues to take care of while still taking care of business. Not an […]
The Gun, 1952. Philip K. Dick.
It is crucial that I try and understand the time in which Philip K. Dick began his writing career, and The Gun, 1952, is no exception. However, looking back in history, I am reminded that […]
Demolition Man, 1993. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 36.
Hello, and welcome to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 36. It feels fitting that a Sylvester Stallone film should follow my recent review of The Running Man, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Unfortunately, after only two […]
Dune, 1984. David Lynch.
Life has a way of surprising you when you least expect it, and you just have to sit back and soak it up. I never realised in 1990 as I waited for the premiere of […]
Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex. Episode 15, Time of the Machines.
Hello, and welcome to my review of the Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex. In episode fifteen, the Tachikoma take centre stage in a story that asks, “What does it mean to be human?” […]
The Running Man, 1987. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 35.
Hello and welcome to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 35. The Running Man, directed by Paul Michael Glaser has taken me to some unexpected and rewarding places during my research, and it is a […]
Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex. Episode 14, Automated Capitalism.
Hello, and welcome to episode fourteen of my Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex review. Another stand-alone episode, and I didn’t think I would get much out of this one. However, a few moments […]
V: The Original Mini-Series, 1983.
V: The Original Miniseries was a science-fiction two-part miniseries written and directed by Kenneth Johnson. Fifty saucer-shaped Motherships arrive on Earth, with the visitors declaring they come in peace. The visitors promise to share their […]
Flatliners, 1990. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 34.
Yesterday was Halloween, and what better way to celebrate my fascination with the dearly departed, horror and the things that go bump in the night? Obviously, Some of my favourite horror movies have a science-fiction […]
The Eyes Have It, 1953. Philip K. Dick.
It has been a while since I looked into the short stories of Philip K. Dick. However, I felt like something was missing something. And then I realised I love being inside the mind of […]
Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex. Episode 13, Unequal Terrorist.
Hello, and welcome to episode thirteen of my Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex review. As much as I have enjoyed the series up until now, the Unequal Terrorist has challenged my determination, but […]
Spaceballs, 1987. My Journey into Science Fiction part 33.
The fate of a planet and the future of a princess lie in the hands of the hero of this journey, Lone Starr Bill Pullman and his wingman Barf, John Candy. President Skroob Mel Brooks […]
Saga of a Star World, 1978. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 32.
Hello, and welcome back to my Journey into Science Fiction Part 32. I would like to call myself a Battlestar Galactica fan, but most of my memories came from watching the television show in the […]
The Matrix Reloaded, 2003. The Wachowskis.
The Matrix Reloaded was released on May 7th 2003, and was written and directed by the Wachowskis. It was the sequel to The Matrix 1999, with the third instalment, The Matrix Revolutions following six months […]
Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex. Episode 12, The Movie Directors Dream.
Someone once commented that trying to review this series one episode at a time could only fail, as it had many times before. I admit that this is not an easy undertaking, but I cannot […]
Brazil, 1985. Terry Gilliam.
I recently watched the dystopian dark comedy film Brazil and it completely blew my mind. It’s refreshing to see so much creativity in one film alone. However, this is not my first time on this […]
Star Trek Generations, 1994. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 31.
Hello, and welcome to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 31. Time was the theme of my last review, which also starred Malcolm McDowell. Now add some life lessons from Jack the Ripper, and you […]
Time After Time, 1979. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 30.
Hello, and welcome to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 30. Eggy Weggs, the Korova Milk Bar and Ultraviolence are the first things that come to mind when I think about actor Malcolm McDowell. However, […]
Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex. Episode 11, In the Forest of the Imagoes.
I am aware that I am slowly making my way through this series, but in a World of over indulgence, this slow pace is proving to be very fruitful. Before we get started, I would […]
A.I. Artificial Intelligence, 2001. Steven Spielberg.
Have you heard of the film critic Mark Kermode? In England, he has always made his way onto the television and radio stations to share his view on the latest celluloid delights. I guess he […]
Sweating the Small Stuff. The Matrix Comics, 20th Anniversary Edition.
Well, this review did have me sweating a bit, metaphorically speaking. Given that this story is only a couple of pages long, and we barely had a glimpse of the Matrix universe, I wondered if […]
The World, the Flesh and the Devil, 1959. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 29.
The Flesh, the World and the Devil is a 1959 American science fiction doomsday film. It was written and directed by Ranald MacDougall, distributed by Metro Goldwyn-Mayer, and failed to make back its 1.6 million […]
The Defenders, 1953. Philip K. Dick.
During eight years of Nuclear War, including eight years of Fear, Men, Women, and Children lived in underground bunkers waiting for a victory to cheer. Above, man-made machines fight to protect their makers, sending […]
The Quiet Earth,1985. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 28.
It’s 6:12 am, and Zac Hobson wakes up to a morning, unlike the one before it! No radio signal and a cold silence slowly pull Hobson towards a city that burns amongst the wreckage of […]
Ghost in the Shell, 2017. Rupert Sanders.
I have been thinking about the Ghost in the Shell live-action movie recently. Even though I am only about ten episodes into the Stand Alone Complex, I am beginning to understand the characters and […]
Freejack, 1992. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 27.
Hello, and welcome to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 27. Freejack is a science fiction, cyberpunk action film directed by Geoff Murphy. The screenplay was written by Steven Pressfield, Ronald Shusett and Dan Gilroy, […]
The Crystal Crypt, 1954. Philip K. Dick.
Do you ever find yourself missing a moment in time that you didn’t experience? The Crystal Crypt made me nostalgic for times past. However, I will save those thoughts for my conclusion. The Crystal […]
Event Horizon, 1997. Paul W. S. Anderson.
Event Horizon didn’t have the best start to life, by losing money for Paramount. The budget for the film was around 60 million, and it only managed to bring in 45 million at the box […]
The Animatrix. Kid’s Story.
I have watched The Animatrix before, but apart from the Renaissance storyline, I don’t remember much about it. However, after watching this Kid’s Story, the memories came flooding right back, the fog lifted, and a […]
Battlefield Earth, 2000. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 26.
Hello, and welcome to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 26. Battlefield Earth was directed by Roger Christian and is a science fiction film based on the 1982 novel by writer L. Ron Hubbard. The […]
Galaxy Quest,1999. Dean Parisot.
Galaxy Quest is a 1999 science fiction comedy film, directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. The film didn’t make a huge impact at the box office due to […]
Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex. Episode 7, Idolator.
Hello, and welcome to my review of the Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex. As expected, this episode is pretty light compared to the previous Laughing Man episodes. However, it was beautiful and action-packed […]
The Animatrix. The Second Renaissance, Part 1 and 2.
I thought it was time to go back inside The Matrix and watch two Animatrix episodes that gave this story some real depth. Morpheus tells Neo that he does not know which side struck first […]
Alien, 1979. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 25.
Hello, and welcome back to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 25. Alien, is a science-fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O’Bannon. Alien was produced by Brandywine Productions and distributed […]
Second Variety, 1953. Philip K. Dick.
Earth is almost destroyed by a nuclear war, but the United Nations and the Soviet Union still fight amongst the dust. Victory is in sight, and as Russia begins to deliver its triumphant blow, […]
The Piper in the Woods, 1953. Philip K. Dick.
I’m a simple man, and I enjoy the simple things in life, our relationship with nature being one of those things. Funny, I also enjoy science fiction, but I barely care about technology. Don’t get […]
Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1984. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 24.
Hello and welcome back to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 24. Nineteen Eighty-Four is a British dystopian science fiction film, written and directed by Michael Radford, based on George Orwell’s 1949 novel of the […]
Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex. Episode 4. The Visual Device will Laugh.
Hello, and welcome to my review of the Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex. It feels like I am starting to move into a deeper storyline with this series now. Maybe, I should have […]
Sputnik 2020. Egor Abramenko.
Sputnik is a film I knew very little about before watching it. Okay, I guess the title is a bit of a giveaway, but I hadn’t watched any trailers or read any reviews beforehand. It […]
Flight of the Navigator, 1986. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 20.
Hello, and welcome to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 20. Flight of the Navigator was directed by Randal Kleiser. The film stars Joey Cramer and Sarah Jessica Parker. Music by Alan Silvestri. Based on […]
Mr. Spaceship, 1953. Philip K. Dick.
A human brain-controlled spacecraft would mean mechanical perfection. This was accomplished, and something unforeseen: a strange entity called—Mr. Spaceship Mr. Spaceship was first published in 1953 in Imagination, Stories of Science and Fantasy Magazine, and […]
Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams. Episode 9, Safe and Sound.
Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams: Episode 9, Safe and Sound.
The Blob, 1988. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 17.
Hello, and welcome back to my Journey into Science Fiction Part 17. The Blob was directed by Chuck Russell, who shared screenwriting duties with Frank Darabont. The film received mixed reviews upon its release and […]
Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams. Episode 8, Autofac.
Directed by Peter Horton. Written by Travis Beacham. Starring Juno Temple as Emily, Janelle Monae as Alice, David Lyons as Conrad Mission and Nick Eversman as Avishai. Production and Design. Another episode of Electric Dreams, […]
Enemy Mine, 1985. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 15.
Hello, and welcome back to my Journey into Science Fiction Part 15. Enemy Mine was directed by Wolfgang Petersen and is based on the novel of the same name by Barry B. Longyear. The […]
The Fly, 1986. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 14.
Hello, and welcome to my Journey into Science Fiction Part 14. The Fly began life as a short story written by George Langelaan. It was first published in an issue of Playboy in 1957. […]
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. 2004. Mamoru Oshii.
Last year, I decided to watch and review Ghost in the Shell for the first time and I enjoyed it a lot. Unfortunately, one of the criticisms I received was that I didn’t research […]
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, 1984. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 13.
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Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams. Episode 6, Human Is.
Directed by Francesco Gregorini. Written by Jessica Mecklenburg. Starring Bryan Cranston as Silas Herrick, and Essie Davis as Vera Herrick. Production and Design. In the year, 2550, Terra seems resourceful yet mundane, a little too […]
Robocop, 1987. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 12.
Hello, and welcome back to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 12. Robocop, 1987 was directed by Paul Verhoeven, and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. Marketing the film was difficult, as the title […]
The Man Who Fell to Earth, 1976. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 11.
Hello, and welcome into My Journey into Science Fiction Part 11. David Bowie is the very first music artist I can remember as a child. If I remember correctly, it was his album Aladdin Sane […]
Perhaps One Did Not Want To Be Loved So Much As To Be Understood. 