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I Got Wormholed!
The movies got it all wrong when it comes to traveling through a wormhole. I wasn’t in an empty space, and there were no crazy lights flashing. No, it was me and a bunch of worms. Who knew?
Blowing Up SciFi: NOtable Explosions in Cinema
I’ll discuss some of the most dynamite scenes in SciFi that blew up our imagination, in no particular order. (Most of these films are over 20 years old and I shouldn't worry about people crying about spoilers, but we live in a society where people blame me for their not watching classics. So, here is a warning for potential explosive spoilers ahead).
Love and Sex with Robots: THE RISE AND FALL OF CHOBITS
In David Levy’s book Love and Sex with Robots, he predicts by 2025 “at the latest, artificial-emotion technologies” will allow robots to be more emotionally available than the typical American human male (though that bar is fairly low). This just proves my point — sex/love robot stories should always be about male robots! Why don’t we have any of those?!
5 SciFi Music Videos Worth A Watch From The Past Decade
We get alter-egos, ambitious storylines, and style to boot. I've compiled a grouping of videos that run the gamut from robots to aliens to scientists.
The Spontaneous Spectacle of Star Wars
Back in the day, we waited in line because we had to. That was the only way to see the show. By contrast, a month before its release, THE FORCE AWAKENS had already surpassed $50 million in advanced ticket sales, breaking the overall record more than eight times over.
Never Forget Your First: Teenagers & The Apocalypse
In THE TRIBE, director Roxy Shih explores the "post-apocalyptic wasteland" setting with a new type of hero: the teenage girl.
The M83 Kids are Alright
Revisiting the band M83’s “Hurry Up We’re Dreaming” Trilogy: three music videos over which unfolds a tale of the escape, chase, and subsequent freedom of a group supernaturally gifted children. It is awesome.
Happy ‘Will Smith Saves The World Day’ From OWA
Happy Independence Day, also known as the anniversary of the day Will Smith saved the entire human race in 1996. While hardly the most prolific actor working, Will Smith does seem to save the world more than his fair share of times.
When Slashers Go To Outer SPace
It’s not like the filmmakers were approaching the film attempting to examine deep questions about our future…Their idea was to put Jason on a spaceship and let him do his thing. On that merit, they succeeded.