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'Solaris'The mark of a truly great sci-fi film is its ability to take the viewer out of their body and to make them feel...
16/08/2023

'Solaris'

The mark of a truly great sci-fi film is its ability to take the viewer out of their body and to make them feel as if they’ve entered some strange and unsettling realm. Few films have accomplished this with as much potency as Solaris, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Within its story about a crew of a spaceship orbiting a sinister planet, there is a deeper engagement with issues such as emotional distress, psychosis, and trauma, particularly once the main character, Kris Kelvin, falls prey to the same crises as the members of the ship he has come to evaluate. The final shot of Solaris is breathtaking, beautiful, and obliterating and, as such, is a testament to Tarkovsky’s achievement.

'Prometheus'Though most films in the Alien franchise have hewed close to their horror origins, Prometheus, which acts as...
22/05/2023

'Prometheus'

Though most films in the Alien franchise have hewed close to their horror origins, Prometheus, which acts as something of a prequel, is more straightforwardly science fiction. The film explores many pressing topics that have long haunted the sci-fi imagination, including the nature of the other, the origin of humanity itself, and, of course, the roots of the alien creatures themselves. What’s more, its visual beauty — like so many of director Ridley Scott’s other notable films — is a message in itself, reminding the human viewer that there is far more to the cosmos than just Earth and its tiny inhabitants.

'Everything Everywhere all at Once'Everything Everywhere All at Once is not only a showpiece for the formidable acting t...
22/05/2023

'Everything Everywhere all at Once'

Everything Everywhere All at Once is not only a showpiece for the formidable acting talents of its star, Michelle Yeoh; it is also a film that challenges the boundaries of genre. In the film, Yeoh’s Evelyn finds that she is the only person who can save the multiverse from the destructive entity known as Jobu Tupaki, who is, it turns out, an alternative version of her daughter. The film deftly weaves its intergenerational immigrant saga with reflections on the nature of reality and, grounded by emotionally evocative performances from its cast, makes its engagement with deep philosophical questions feel intimate and moving.

'Interstellar'Christopher Nolan is arguably one of the most visionary directors in Hollywood, and he has a knack for cre...
19/05/2023

'Interstellar'

Christopher Nolan is arguably one of the most visionary directors in Hollywood, and he has a knack for creating visually striking and narratively complex films. With Interstellar, he pairs a man’s desperate desire to save Earth (and his daughter) with a rumination on the nature of time, human agency, and existence itself. It’s the type of film that sweeps the viewer up in its own visual and intellectual majesty, and while some parts might come dangerously close to mere sentiment, it nevertheless manages to.

'The Matrix'Few science fiction films have had quite the lasting influence of The Matrix. To this day, the imagery of th...
03/05/2023

'The Matrix'

Few science fiction films have had quite the lasting influence of The Matrix. To this day, the imagery of the red pill vs. the blue pill is one that percolates in popular culture. Furthermore, its central premise, in which all of humanity has been enslaved by robots who use humans as a source of energy, has increasing relevance in the age of AI. Like all good sci-fi, it probes the darkest areas of the human imagination, summoning up collective fears, and desires, about the possibilities and dangers inherent in using AI.

'Annihilation'Some of the best sci-fi movies engage with questions of the body: its composition, its autonomy, and its (...
30/04/2023

'Annihilation'

Some of the best sci-fi movies engage with questions of the body: its composition, its autonomy, and its (in)violability. Annihilation, an adaptation of the book of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer, engages with all of these questions as it follows a group of scientists as they infiltrate a mysterious anomaly known as the Shimmer, which randomly combines the DNA of all living things in its confines. It’s a viscerally disturbing film, as it forces both its characters and the viewer to think deeply and uncomfortably about just what it is that makes people human and how easy it is to lose oneself and become something radically and terrifyingly other.

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