Tag Archives: science-fiction films

men, machines, and in-between (Film: Ghost in the Shell – Scarlett Johansson, 2017)

Posted on April 9, 2017 by admin

I did not see the original Japanese anime film with the same name which triggered the idea of Ghost in the Shell and this may be an advantage or a disadvantage. I have read some articles that compare the two … Continue reading →

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‘Divergent’ is not that different after all (Film: Divergent – Neil Burger, 2014)

Posted on April 7, 2017 by admin

Based on a trilogy of books written by Veronica Roth, Divergent brought to screen by Neil Burger begins as many other similar dystopian films years after the civilization as we know was destroyed by war. One of the surviving pockets … Continue reading →

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If All Goes Wrong … (Film: Life – Jake Gyllenhaal, 2017)

Posted on April 6, 2017 by admin

The once very popular Murphy’s Law was stating ‘Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.’ The practical application of the saying into the space horror genre seems to be director Daniel Espinosa‘s Life. What if the worst assumptions and … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD – O poveste de dragoste interstelară

Posted on January 24, 2017 by admin

Navele spaţiale aflate în lungi călătorii între stele au devenit unul dintre decorurile preferate ale filmelor şi serialelor de televiziune cam în a doua jumătate a anilor 60, odată cu intrarea în producţie a unor seriale ca ‘Star Trek’ şi … Continue reading →

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when games work (Film: Oblivion – Tom Cruise, 2013)

Posted on September 6, 2016 by admin

I liked many things in ‘Oblivion‘, actually more than I expected. I am no fan of computer games, certainly not of these that are dominated by machine guns and laser guns, by cars races and space-ships races – and there … Continue reading →

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the team slowly comes together … but is it not too late? (Film: Star Trek Beyond – Justin Lin, 2016)

Posted on August 31, 2016 by admin

It takes time to build mythology. The original Star Trek was a TV show that ran for years and was followed by next and other generations of space-ships, commanders and crews, some of them memorable, other easier to forget. The … Continue reading →

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techno-survival (Film: ‘The Martian’ – Ridely Scott, 2015)

Posted on December 29, 2015 by admin

I expect something special when I go to a film by Ridley Scott . In his long and remarkable career Scott approached many genres from space horror to historical sagas, from road movies to gangster comedies and succeeded exceptionally well … Continue reading →

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