When two South African astronomers discover that a planet and a star are heading into our solar system, they send their findings to be corroborated by American scientist, Dr. Cole Hendron (Larry Keating.) Hired to carry the photographic slides from their telescope to New York is David Randall (Richard Derr,)Continue Reading
In 1993, the year 2032 apparently seemed like it was far enough into the future for society to overcome violence and conflict. Somehow, society also forgot how to deal with someone if they became violent. That is the future where Demolition Man takes place, and such is the plot mechanicContinue Reading
Here’s a quick bit of trivia: Did you know that Stanley Kubrick was inspired to make 2001: A Space Odyssey after watching Japanese science fiction movies? That’s true. One of those movies was Warning from Space, a strange mash-up of The Day the Earth Stood Still and tokusatsu. When aContinue Reading
When PhD candidate Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence) finds that a 9-kilometer-wide comet’s trajectory puts it squarely on a collision course with Earth, her mentor, Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) checks her work. He confirms the news and immediately informs NASA. But almost immediately, a political shell game begins. A long-delayedContinue Reading
The Brain that Wouldn’t Die centers around Dr. Bill Cortner (Herb Evers,) a man who’s been performing some unethical experiments involving human patients. He’s grafted body parts from corpses onto living bodies to various degrees of success. When he uses his techniques to revive a man who’s been pronounced dead,Continue Reading
Taking place in 2030, The Humanity Bureau stars Nicolas Cage as Noah Kross, an agent for the titular organization. In the film’s near-future, climate change has devastated the planet and economic resources are scarce. If one cannot prove his or her worth to society, relocation to a place known as NewContinue Reading
COVID-19 wreaked havoc with theatrical releases in 2020. Films that had the potential to be box office hits were quietly released to video on demand, streaming services, and physical media. So for the foreseeable future, we’re all likely to “discover” movies that would normally received mainstream promotion and media attention.Continue Reading