SF and fantasy often uses peculative elements metaphorically. Melancholia reworks When Worlds Collide as an art-house film about depression, with a stunning central performance by Kirsten Dunst. As summer 2017 comes to a close, we continue with our reviews of older films– this one from 2011.
September 14, 2017
Monty Python’s Meaning of Life: Make Me Watch It #9
W. Blaine Dowler Make Me Watch It, Podcast Movies
The latest subject of Make Me Watch It is Monty Python’s Meaning of Life, directed by Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. The series can also be found on Stitcher, on iTunes, or in a direct RSS feed.
September 12, 2017
Kitsunegari (5×08): X-Files Retrospective Podcast
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The latest episode of the X-Files Retrospective podcast, covering Kitsunegari (5×08), is now available here for your listening pleasure. Intro and outro music attribution is below. You can also follow the show from its own feed (RSS, iTunes, Stitcher) or through the Bureau 42 Master Audio Feed (RSS, iTunes, Stitcher).
September 10, 2017
Greatest Science Fiction Novel Tournament: Week 27, Round 2
The latest round of voting takes place here. I’m hoping to have the full tournament brackets done this week.
September 10, 2017
Weekly New Releases – September 12, 2017
This week sees more releases than we’ve seen in a while.
September 9, 2017
Weekend Review: It (2017)
The second adaptation of Stephen King’s notorious novel takes It to the big screen with a big budget.
It is actually the first of two parts, yet can also function as a self-contained film, and It‘s1 makers clearly hope It will become the movie of Halloween ’17.
September 3, 2017
Weekly New Releases – September 5, 2017
This week has a small flood of discount “Bromantic Comedy” releases of previously released titles.
September 3, 2017
Greatest Science Fiction Novel Tournament: Week 26, Round Two
The next round of bracketed voting takes place here. My schedule should settle down enough to prepare all brackets in advance on Labour Day and share the link in next week’s column.
September 2, 2017
Summer Weekend Review: Attack the Block
Sure, September is here, but summer doesn’t end until the 22. So we continue with our late-season Summer Movie Reviews of older films. This one came out in 2011 and its following has only increased since. It features the timely account of people coming together under crisis: not a natural disaster, in this case, but an alien invasion.
It also stars the incoming Doctor.
September 17, 2017
Greatest Science Fiction Novel Tournament: Week 28, Round 2
W. Blaine Dowler GSFN Books
The next round of voting takes place here. EDIT: the brackets are now available for viewing here.