Many of the bureaucratic and narcissistic themes present in Brazil are simply hyperbolic interpretations of the current world we live in.
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Retro Review: Blade Runner (1982)
The visually lush Blade Runner explores and asks the question: What makes us human? It repeatedly strides right up to that reflection in the dystopian rain puddle . . . but never steps in it.
Read More »Retro Review: Mission to Mars (2000)
Mission to Mars is a film worth renting for science fiction fans to either enjoy or mock . . . depending on your tastes. And for some of us it's okay to do both.
Read More »Retro Review: Red Planet (2000)
In Red Planet a team of astronauts makes the first manned expedition to the Mars and must struggle to overcome the differences in their personalities.
Read More »An Interview with Best-Selling Science Fiction Author Alastair Reynolds
I’ve just published a long in the works interview with space opera master Alastair Reynolds over at Futurism. We discuss science, astrophysics, philosophy, science fiction, his upcoming novel Elysium Fire . . . and what’s in his space opera writing pipeline. Below …
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Science fiction concept art: Ember by Jan Schäffler.
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