The “Beings of Light” from the episode War of the Gods are back, and they continue to be intergalactic busybodies with their lame apparent “non-interference” methods. Originally this was supposed to be another Starbuck centered episode, but Richard Hatch pointed out that too many episodes had been focusing on fan favorite Starbuck, so the producers just…
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Battlestar Galactica: Greetings from Earth – Review
“Greetings from Earth” was a special two hour episode that has the our ragtag fleet finally encountering the first humans that were not part of the original Twelve Colonies, unfortunately part of that encounter involves Space Nazis.
Chappie (2015) – Review
In 2008 Neill Blomkamp was tapped by Peter Jackson to direct a Halo movie – which excited many – but when that fell through he was given money to produce his own pet project District 9 – a film that beautifully blended science fiction with apartheid – and though that film went on to be…
Vice (2015) – Review
A futuristic resort populated by robots where the guest can act out any fantasy may sound familiar to anyone who’s seen or heard of Michael Crichton’s Westworld but director Brian Miller’s sci-fi thriller Vice does so little with the premise that it’s almost not worth calling this movie a rip-off.
Top Ten Movie Robots
Robots and science fiction movies have always gone hand in hand. Since the earliest days of cinema, these mechanical beings have fascinated audiences, serving as loyal allies or dangerous threats while reflecting our hopes, fears, and curiosity about technology. More than just genre staples, they reveal how each era understands the relationship between humanity and…