Science-Fiction
Another Life season 2, episode 5 recap – “A Better Earth”
This recap of Another Life season 2, episode 5, “A Better Earth”, contains spoilers. “A Better Earth” is something that most of us have longed for...
Another Life season 2, episode 4 recap – “Will to Power”
This recap of Another Life season 2, episode 4, “Will to Power”, contains spoilers. Meet Gabriel. He’s an AI fighting William for control in the...
Another Life season 2, episode 3 recap – “My Own Worst Enemy”
This recap of Another Life season 2, episode 3, “My Own Worst Enemy”, contains spoilers. The worst enemy of Another Life is pretty clearly itself....
Another Life season 2, episode 2 recap – “Smoke and Mirrors”
This recap of Another Life season 2, episode 2, “Smoke and Mirrors”, contains spoilers. Nobody ever talks about it, but a video game called The...
Another Life season 2, episode 1 recap – “Live to Fight Another Day”
This recap of Another Life season 2, episode 1, “Live to Fight Another Day”, contains spoilers. RIP Beauchamp. You probably won’t be missed, but it...
Another Life season 2 review – one life too many
This review of Another Life Season 2 is spoiler-free. Just like you could never underestimate Another Life’s ability to contrive another scenario in which Katee...
Dune (2021) review – a sophisticated sci-fi blockbuster
This review of Dune does not contain spoilers. As a self-proclaimed Denis Villeneuve superfan, and for that matter, a Dune novice, I found his tenth directed...
‘Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle’ Review – Childhood Nostalgia With a Relevant Social Message
Netflix’s animation film Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle takes me to childhood again. The global phenomenon of Ash and Pikachu got me at...
Foundation season 1, episode 4 recap – “Barbarians at the Gate”
This recap of Apple TV+’s Foundation season 1, episode 4, “Barbarians at the Gate,” contains no spoilers. Read the recap of the previous episode. Now...
Foundation season 1, episode 3 recap – “The Mathematician’s Ghost”
This recap of Apple TV+’s Foundation season 1, episode 3, “The Mathematician’s Ghost,” contains no spoilers. In the opening two chapters, I was frustrated. But...
Foundation season 1, episodes 1 and 2 review – beautiful visuals, but a bland start
This review is based on Apple TV+’s Foundation season 1, episodes 1 and 2 — the sci-fi series will be releasing the first two episodes...
Settlers review — an unpleasant experience
I’m sure the film Settlers was inspired or at least given the green light in part by the current pandemic. It’s a character study in...
Deep (2021) Ending Explained – Do The Students Manage To Escape?
In a nutshell, the Thai film Deep is all about sleep deprivation in the name of science. The concept is both weird and wrong. We...
Deep (2021) Review – Deeply Disappointing Sci-Fi Horror That is More a Teen Drama
For a film about not being able to or allowed to fall asleep, I certainly almost did. If this is the irony of the film,...
‘The Tomorrow War’ Review – A Terror Machine That Overstays It’s Welcome
Nothing seems super out of the ordinary in The Tomorrow War. I’m serious. Yes, there is a relentless amount of action from many pissed-off aliens...
‘Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway’ Review – Big-Robot Action On A Human Scale
Based on a series of novels nearly three decades old, which were themselves sequels to the climactic Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack from 1988, which...
Loki season 1, episode 2 recap – [spoiler] is in a lot of trouble
This recap of Disney+ series Loki season 1, episode 2 contains spoilers. Read the recap of the previous episode. Oshkosh, WI Circa 1985 The minutemen...
Loki season 1, episode 1 recap – the opening chapter explained
This recap of Disney+ series Loki season 1, episode 1 contains spoilers. The TVA (Time Variance Authority) Loki picks up where he mysteriously left in...
Ghost Lab (2021) Review – From Boring to Brilliant
At nearly 2 hours in length, Ghost Lab is 50 minutes too long and would benefit significantly if the first quarter got cut completely. However, once...
Debris season 1, episode 13 recap – the ending explained
This recap of Debris season 1, episode 13, “Celestial Body”, contains spoilers, as well as an open discussion of the Debris Season 1 ending. Predictably,...