‘The Martian’ (2015) one of century’s elite hard SF films
Throwback Thursday (Book and movie reviews): Director Ridley Scott turns a nerdy novel into one of this century’s elite hard SF films.
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‘The Martian’ (2015) one of century’s elite hard SF films
‘Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night’ (1996) digs into PKD themes
PKD flashback (Book review): In his second “Blade Runner” book, K.W. Jeter dives further into themes introduced in Dick’s novel.
‘The Thing’ (1982) simmers in atmospheric dread
Frightening Friday (Movie review): John Carpenter’s best film simmers in wintry dread that doesn’t go away with the closing credits.
‘Escape from New York’ (1981) a classic gritty actioner
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): John Carpenter’s DIY effort is both a gritty adventure and a dark comedy as Kurt Russell becomes an action star.
Jeter continues saga in ‘Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human’ (1995)
PKD flashback (Book review): K.W. Jeter embraces the vibe of Ridley Scott’s film more than PKD’s novel in this stylish sequel.
Urban’s ‘Dredd’ (2012) goes simpler and grittier
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The Karl Urban version of “Dredd” goes simpler and grittier in the saga’s second cinematic bid.
‘Disturbing Behavior’ (1998) is wild, weird high school horror
Frightening Friday (Movie review): David Nutter’s moody high school horror film is “wrong, bad, bad, wrong,” yet oh so lovable.
PKD’s ‘Deus Irae’ (1976) explores dark side of religion
PKD flashback (Book review): Philip K. Dick teams up with Roger Zelazny to explore dark spiritual doings in the post-apocalyptic “Deus Irae.”
Lovegrove steps up game in ‘Firefly: The Ghost Machine’
Book review: After two relatively weak entries, James Lovegrove steps up his game in his third “Firefly” tie-in novel, “The Ghost Machine.”
‘Spectre’ (2015) an overblown Bond-Blofeld battle
An outsider’s take on the James Bond saga (Movie review): The fourth Craig entry delves into core elements of the 007 saga.