Film on the Television: THE HIDDEN (1987) on TCM
TCM Underground is hitting it out of the park this month, and The Hidden is one…
Film on the Internet: SERENITY (2005) on Netflix and Hulu
Among nerd filmmakers, Joss Whedon ranks up there with J. J. Abrams. They both have…
You’re Never Really Anywhere: THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE season 2
In its second season, The Man in the High Castle (now streaming on Amazon and…
Age of Innocence: J. J. Abrams’ SUPER 8 (2011) and THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
Only one in twenty thousand has the nervy genius of Iggy [Pop] or Jonathan [Richman]…
Feel Good Fatalism and Tone Deaf Politics: The larger failures of ARRIVAL
When I wrote the review for Arrival a week ago, it was a different world for…
Film on the Internet: DREAMCATCHER on Netflix
Oh dear lord, how is this movie making a resurgence 13 years after its release?…
Could the Mirror Be Really You? RESTORATION (2016)
For at least a century, science fiction has a strong tradition of short stories–quick, punchy…
Film on the Internet: THE TERMINATOR (1984) on Amazon Prime
The films of James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the Terminator franchise itself have all gotten more…
Film on the Internet: UPSIDE DOWN on Netflix
Many believe the best science fiction is used to explore, examine or otherwise interrogate the…
Film on the Television (10/26/16): V For Vendetta on HBO2
Beginning in 1982, Alan Moore wrote V For Vendetta, a comic eviscerating Thatcherite England by pitching…