In the summer of 1977, when Star Wars* came out, I turned twelve. That was, I would say, the perfect age to see it. Old enough to appreciate the nearly nonstop action, the astonishing scope, the tremendous cutting-edge visual effects, … Continue reading
WARNING: This review contains spoilers for a 45-year old movie that you really should already have seen by now. I was obsessed with Alien for years before I ever saw it. The film came out in the summer of 1979, … Continue reading
Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey can be considered the Citizen Kane of science fiction, in that it features a revolutionary visual style (a style matched with a bit of bravado, as if the director were saying “Look what I … Continue reading
This if the first of a series of posts about my ten all-time favorite science fiction movies. Note that I do not claim that these are the best sf movies (though I think all of them are legitimately great), but the … Continue reading