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(76) Paprika
Bob Clark Satoshi Kon’s last film might just be a masterpiece, and that only makes it all the more depressing that he passed away with that as his final effort. When the animator and cartoonist passed...
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75. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
by Robert Hornak In the wake of yet another new film (released in July) and much scuttlebutt regarding a new TV show reboot, this movie remains the cleanest, clearest reiteration of the ethos of the...
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Continued Viewings/Discussions with Allan Fish and the Woodman’s latest on...
Woody’s latest, “Cafe Society” by Sam Juliano The summer officially goes into the winding-down stage when the calendar hits the first of August, and as they say with resignation it is “all downhill...
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74. The Truman Show (1998)
by Sachin Gandhi Many ideas in Science fiction films may appear far fetched when the film is first released yet over time, some of those ideas end up becoming far more believable due to technological...
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73. Inception (2010)
by David Schleicher Inception opens with the pounding strums of composer Hans Zimmer’s deep level slow-down of Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien…something a viewer wouldn’t realize it is what it is until...
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(72) Neon Genesis Evangelion
Bob Clark Hideaki Anno’s “Neon Genesis Evangelion” is one of the true masterpieces of anime and science fiction as a whole, so it’s little wonder it popped up on the Wonders in the Dark Sci Fi...
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TERRENCE MALICK’S “KNIGHT OF CUPS”‘Sometimes I think I know so much more...
© 2016 by James Clark Terrence Malick could hardly be called a connoisseur of modern urban life. Over the years the few films he has brought to us have contemplated denizens of social backwaters...
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71. The War of the Worlds (1953)
. By Roderick Heath It seems now as if H.G. Wells’ 1898 novel The War of the Worlds marked a vital moment not just in the evolution of science fiction as a literary mode but maybe even of the modern...
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70. Sleeper (1973) directed by Woody Allen
Sleeper tells the story of a man who, after 200 years of cryogenic suspension, is awakened and finds himself in a totalitarian police state. In this scene, Woody Allen’s character has just been pulled...
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69. Nineteen-Eighty Four (1984)
by John Grant “If you want a vision of the future, Winston, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever.” |vt 1984 UK / 110 minutes / color with occasional monochrome / Umbrella–Rosenblum, Virgin...
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67. Dark City (1998)
. by Allan Fish Which way to Shell Beach? p Andrew Mason d Alex Proyas w Alex Proyas, Lem Dobbs, David S.Goyer ph Dariusz Wolski ed Dov Hoenig m Trevor Jones art Patrick Tatopoulos, George Liddle...
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Golden Age 20 film madness and continuing discussions with Allan Fish on...
Capture from Rivette masterpiece “La Religieuse” (1966) by Sam Juliano Vacation time has finally arrived, but my family and I are still unsure about the upcoming plans. (my summer school class...
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(66) Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Joel Bocko “The End of Evangelion” is an unusual spin-off of a TV series (only “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” might be more unusual). It both concludes and subverts the series, veering way into...
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65. The Thing from Another World (1951)
by Ed Howard The Thing From Another World is one of the great classics of sci-fi horror, a taut minimalist study of a group of military men and scientists under pressure, hemmed in by an...
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64. Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
By Dean Treadway NOTE: In the interest of full disclosure, and of notable irony, I have yet to read Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. Even though I own a first edition of it (and many other sci-fi/horror...
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(63) Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
When George Lucas made the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, he had to contend with the undue hype placed upon it by nostalgia-addled fans who wouldn’t accept anything that didn’t show up in their...
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62. Things to Come (1936)
by Stephen Mullen Things to Come, released in 1936, a collaboration between H. G. Wells, Alexander Korda, William Cameron Menzies, and a host of illustrious others, is a bit of an odd duck. Gorgeous...
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61. The Iron Giant(1999)
by Brandie Ashe When Brad Bird first pitched the idea of adapting Ted Hughes’ 1968 science-fiction children’s novel The Iron Man to Warner Bros., he reportedly did so by posing a simple yet effective...
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Outdoor steambath and behind doors movie bonanza on Monday Morning Diary...
Alan Clarke’s PRNDA’S FEN is one of the greatest works ever to come out of the UK by Sam Juliano Metropolitan area temperatures have risen to unbearable heights over the past week, with Sunday’s heat...
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