sci-fi

The Best Edit In DON'T LOOK UP
The Best Edit In DON’T LOOK UP

Good editing or not, Corwin’s impressive, ambitious work in Don’t Look Up is at least highly expressionistic and motivated.

THE SACRED SPIRIT: An Otherworldly Debut
THE SACRED SPIRIT: An Otherworldly Debut

The Sacred Spirit hooks you with its moody, deceptively elusive presentation brilliantly structured with a tactful eye for detail.

Animation Sensation: THE IRON GIANT: Brad Bird's Robot Story With A Big Heart
Animation Sensation: THE IRON GIANT: Brad Bird’s Robot Story With A Big Heart

I dare anyone to watch the ending of The Iron Giant and test to see if their eyes stay dry. I know I wasn’t able to.

Away from the Hype: Waterworld
Away from the Hype: Waterworld

Waterworld is not perfect, it’s not as well-crafted and clever as the Mad Max franchise it’s clearly based on, but it is a great time.

SEOBOK: PROJECT CLONE: Shiny Not-So-Happy People
SEOBOK: PROJECT CLONE: Shiny Not-So-Happy People

With Seobok: Project Clone, it’s all too easy to be emotionally invested in their journey together, even in such an altogether generic film.

THE LONG WALK: Stellar Supernatural Sci-Fi from Laos
THE LONG WALK: Stellar Supernatural Sci-Fi from Laos

The Long Walk is a rich, complex tapestry of a film, woven together with elements of horror and science-fiction.

LAST SURVIVORS: Survivalist Thriller With Spirit
LAST SURVIVORS: Survivalist Thriller With Spirit

Last Survivors may fade to the recesses of your mind, but for a moment it may make you reevaluate your own idea of survival.

ALL OF US ARE DEAD: An Emotional Zombie Invasion
ALL OF US ARE DEAD: An Emotional Zombie Invasion

Coupled with strong performances and talent behind the camera, All of Us Are Dead is a binge-worthy venture.

THE PINK CLOUD: An Arresting & Unfeigned Pandemic Drama
THE PINK CLOUD: An Arresting & Unfeigned Pandemic Drama

Made pre-COVID, Iuli Gerbase’s The Pink Cloud is about two people forced into lockdown together when a toxic pink cloud envelopes the world.

THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS: Looking Back & Taking Back What's Theirs
THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS: Looking Back & Taking Back What’s Theirs

The Matrix Resurrections is a curious and fascinating sequel, one which is completely aware of its own existence but also confused about why it exists.

DON'T LOOK UP: Adam McKay Reaches For The Stars
DON’T LOOK UP: Adam McKay Reaches For The Stars

Adam McKay has crafted a harsh examination of our treatment and lack of action of the environment we live in, one that is sure to push the conversation.

HAWKEYE Episodes 1-3: A Marvel Christmas Caper
HAWKEYE Episodes 1-3: A Marvel Christmas Caper

Thus far, Marvel and Disney’s Hawkeye is proving to be an entertaining romp that doesn’t feel as bound by the MCU timeline.

LAST AND FIRST MEN: Hauntingly Prescient Science-Fiction
LAST AND FIRST MEN: Hauntingly Prescient Science-Fiction

An elegy not just for the human race but for the great artist that brought it to the screen, Last and First Men is a striking meditation on mortality.

Animation Sensation: WIZARDS, Ralph Bakshi's Bonkers Foray Into Fantasy
Animation Sensation: WIZARDS, Ralph Bakshi’s Bonkers Foray Into Fantasy

In the first Animation Sensation, Dallas Marshall reviews Wizards, that while flawed, is worth checking out just for its audaciousness alone.

ANGEL'S EGG: A Charlatan's Musings
ANGEL’S EGG: A Charlatan’s Musings

It’s films like Angel’s Egg that make the critic feel like a charlatan, aimlessly looking for patterns in the entrails.