The Alien History of THE MARTIAN – Part 4: SILENT RUNNING
The narrative of Silent Running (1972) is the inverse of The Martian: rather than longing…
The Alien History of THE MARTIAN – Part 3: MOON
Like in The Martian, the solitary protagonist, Sam Bell, of Moon (2009) longs to return…
The Alien History of THE MARTIAN – Part 2: WALKABOUT
In The Martian, because there is communication among the stranded astronaut and his companions back…
The Alien History of THE MARTIAN – Part 1: THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH
Just as the stranded explorer of The Martian is not an alien, the mysterious visitor in The Man…
THE MARTIAN – Solving the Problem
Survival, Matt Damon’s character will tell the audience in a scene from the new Ridley…
Hollywood’s Jim Crow
I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with…