I can understand if you haven't heard of this film, as it just came out this year. I can't remember what Source I read, but one said that Advantageous is the best science-fiction movie this year. Once I discovered that it was on Netflix, I decided to check it out for myself. I have to say that this indie film looks bigger than I thought it would be. It is one of those … [Read more...] about Speculative Fiction Saturday: Advantageous
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Speculative Fiction Saturday: The Cobbler
Okay, I think this might be the first Adam Sandler film that I have reviewed here. I'm guessing it won't be the last because I want to see Pixels, even though I might wait to rent it. So, I realize that Adam Sandler has a reputation for using dumb humor. Films like Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, and more established that he has done a lot of films that aren't really … [Read more...] about Speculative Fiction Saturday: The Cobbler
Speculative Fiction Friday: Sens8
All right, I'm going to say that I have no idea what to make of Sens8. I don't even know how to pronounce the title. Is it Sense-eight? Or is it just "sense" and the 8 is silent like a, I don't know, silent E? For starters, the show comes from the Wachowskis, the same people that gave us The Matrix, Speed Racer, and Cloud Atlas, some good films. Oh, they also gave us … [Read more...] about Speculative Fiction Friday: Sens8
Star Wars coming to Virtual Reality
Well, I guess it was a matter of time before this happened. After all, Star Wars is coming back, again, this December, and the Oculus Rift is coming to consumers in 2016. Doesn't is just make sense to combine these things together? Apparently, the idea is to create an experience where one could just step right through the screen and enter the movie itself. This way, you … [Read more...] about Star Wars coming to Virtual Reality
Speculative Fiction Friday: Mad Max Fury Road
I will honestly say that I didn't plan on seeing this film when it was in theaters. Some of you might recall my review of the Mad Max original trilogy, I stated that "sadly, they are rebooting these". Fortunately, they did this right for several reasons. First of all, they got the original director George Miller to do the job right. Now, I remember reading a magazine … [Read more...] about Speculative Fiction Friday: Mad Max Fury Road
Speculative Fiction Saturday: Sword Art Online
I don't review a lot of anime on this, with the exception of Psycho-Pass and the Hayao Miyazaki films. Ever since I went to MomoCon 2015, and I saw all of attendees dress as anime characters that I had never heard of, I suddenly realize that I have a lot to catch up on. I decided to watch Sword Art Online, and this is like the Twilight of anime. It's not that it has a … [Read more...] about Speculative Fiction Saturday: Sword Art Online
Speculative Fiction Saturday: Winter’s Tale, if you have heard of it
Don't feel bad if you haven't heard of this film, as it was released in February, and that's when the usual B-rated films, but not bad January films, get released. This is changing due to good movies that get released in February like The Lego Movie, but Winter's Tale isn't the unexpected treasure that I was hoping it would be. You know those films that come out, and you … [Read more...] about Speculative Fiction Saturday: Winter’s Tale, if you have heard of it
Speculative Fiction Saturday: Left Behind (2014), you know, the Nicolas Cage one
Okay, I'm surprised that it took me so long to review this movie considering I reviewed the Kirk Cameron Left Behind one a while ago. I don't know why it took me so long to get around to doing this, but I will tell you that this film is bad, so bad. And since I love doing good reviews of bad movies, I should have jumped on this one. Since I did this on my last review, I … [Read more...] about Speculative Fiction Saturday: Left Behind (2014), you know, the Nicolas Cage one
Fox is making a Minority Report series, and I am not pleased
Okay, I seem to recall that with my review of Minority Report, I declared it one of my favorite movies. Ever since I have declared that, I can't seem to believe that I said that. Yeah, there are a lot of flicks out there, but this one works on a lot of levels. Yet this isn't a review on Minority Report, the 2002 Tom Cruise movie, this is a a review of the Minority Report TV … [Read more...] about Fox is making a Minority Report series, and I am not pleased
Speculative Fiction Saturday: Avengers, The Age of Ultron
Okay, so I have another Marvel movie to review, and this time, I'm not going to give this one a negative review. It isn't as bad as The Amazing Spider-man 2, but not as good as Guardians of the Galaxy. The problem with these Marvel movies is there is a lot at stake. Now that they are in the Cinematic Universe, almost every character in the Avengers has a movie of their … [Read more...] about Speculative Fiction Saturday: Avengers, The Age of Ultron
Christian Movie Samples “God’s Not Dead” and “Heaven is for Real”
Here's the thing about Christian movies: I don't like them. I think that I was pretty clear in my Christians in the Arts series how I feel about secular art vs. Christian art, and I was prepared to tear both of these movies a new one. Seriously, I already discussed how I feel about how certain Christian film can't help but come off as propaganda, and the first of this movies … [Read more...] about Christian Movie Samples “God’s Not Dead” and “Heaven is for Real”
Speculative Fiction Saturday: Other Space
I've been talking about Community last week, and I will have to say there are good episodes and bad episodes. I still watch it because it sometimes produces a gem, and I guess it was worth Yahoo bringing it back for a sixth season. Another series that Yahoo has "birthed" is a science fiction comedy series known as Other Space. In talking about Other Space, I am going to have … [Read more...] about Speculative Fiction Saturday: Other Space
An Interview with Gwenda Bond, author of Lois Lane: Fallout
Last week, I reviewed the most recent Gwenda Bond work, Lois Lane: Fallout. I read and reviewed the book here, and I had a lot of questions about possible criticisms to the book that I addressed in a separate article that I wrote here. I was very fortunate that I could submit a list of questions to the author, and here are the questions that I asked: 1) Okay, … [Read more...] about An Interview with Gwenda Bond, author of Lois Lane: Fallout
Speculative Fiction Saturday: Interstellar
Well, with my theme this month of talking about whatever speculative fiction that I can get my hands on, I decided to discuss a film that has already been a subject of discussion: Christopher Nolan's Interstellar. If you aren't familiar with Christopher Nolan, the guy has produced some really good films like Memento and Inception. Oh, he also did those Batman films, and some … [Read more...] about Speculative Fiction Saturday: Interstellar
Our review of Lois Lane: Fallout, a YA novel
I had an terrific chance to review a YA (young adult) novel entitled Lois Lane: Fallout, by Gwenda Bond, published by Switch Press. Of course, being a big Superman fan since my youth, I had to give it a try. I'm sure that many of you are thinking: "Oh man, another cash-in". Yes, this is about a young Lois Lane, but it doesn't appear to exist as a prequel to anything … [Read more...] about Our review of Lois Lane: Fallout, a YA novel