movie review

Reviewing the best science fiction movies from the past, present, and future.

'Painless' (2017)
Summary Henry Long desperately seeks a cure for the condition that leaves him unable to feel physical pain. Genre Drama
By Peter P7 years ago in Futurism
'First Man' Explores the Phenomenon of the New Frontier
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy but because they are hard.” When John F. Kennedy delivered those memorable words to a large crowd at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas in 1962, most thought it would never happen. At that point, NASA’s space program was still in its beginnings. The groundwork had been set for expansion but the majority of leaders and civilians had their doubts on where the government-funded program was headed.
By Shandi Pace7 years ago in Futurism
Review: 'First Man'
There were so many reasons why I was excited to see this film. I've always been fascinated by space, the space race and a successful space drama goes a long way with me.
By David Grice7 years ago in Futurism
Scientifically Accurate Sci-Fi Movies
I believe there is an epidemic of misunderstanding when it comes to what a science fiction film is. Fantasy films like Star Wars are often incorrectly categorized as sci-fi just because they involve spaceships and lasers. To me, a sci-fi film involves advanced and experimental technologies and societies that don't necessarily exist yet, but are at least potentially plausible given what we know about the universe. To that end, I've compiled a list of what I think are the most scientifically accurate sci-fi movies around today. Whether they serve as inspiration for the future of technology or as a warning for what society may become, these films all make an effort to maintain a connection with the real world.
By Joseph D. N. Kendrick7 years ago in Futurism
'Independence Day' - Review
Sometimes, it sucks to grow up. Work, taxes, relationships, and many more responsibilities land in your lap as you become an adult. However, what is most tragic is that sometimes revisiting cherished things from your childhood no longer have the impact they once did and now have a negative connotation towards it. Hence, my opinion on the film Independence Day. I will always have a nostalgic connection with this movie, but after watching many other films and four years of film school, I can safely say that this film is very dumb.
By Brandon Wettig7 years ago in Futurism
'Her'
It must be my fourth time watching Her. I truly believe that you should watch every film at least twice if you can, if not more. The first time you are fresh and ignorant and take the film very much at face value. The second time, you remember your favourite parts and look forward to those; maybe you mention them to the friends you’ve dragged to the cinema/living room to watch the film again. The second time you spot things you didn’t notice before. Foreshadowing, the colour palette, certain lines. After the second viewing, you can watch the film without really watching it. You’re familiar enough with the plot that that becomes more of a background noise to the thoughtful subtleties included by the director/editor/sound mixer/etc. You might come to better understand the key themes and the progression of character arcs. You learn to see the film in a different light to when you first watched it, whether brighter or darker. If it is a film you love, revisiting it can be a mixed blessing. You smile, laugh and cry and the moments you’ve always treasured remind you why you first fell in love with that film. However, you’ll also see little inconsistencies you missed before, and try to ignore them. Maybe once is enough after all.
By Agnes Price7 years ago in Futurism
Cinema Trips - 'The Predator'
The Predator from the start to the finish was a thoroughly enjoyable ride, with fantastic humor, great action, and enough gore to satisfy any fan of the original film. What you see in the trailer is exactly what you get.
By BoblobV27 years ago in Futurism
'Narcopolis' (2015)
There are not many movies that I finish and cannot stop thinking about afterward. Not the simple thought of "Hmm...that was a good movie...," but the feeling that you had no idea the ride you were about to get on and you wish that it would never end. I full well went into this film with certain assumptions based on the synopsis; those notions were surprisingly but literally shattered by the ingenious plot of this story. Without further ado, let's get right into it.
By Michael Grube7 years ago in Futurism
'Kin' Review
With the producers of Stranger Things and Arrival, plus the acting talents of Dennis Quaid and James Franco, you would think Kin would at least fulfill some desires of seeing a modern setting get mixed up in sci-fi hullabaloo. As the movie runs on, however, it becomes quite clear that the trailer drags you in for something that the movie will not quite deliver on in the final cut.
By Aaron Carling7 years ago in Futurism
'Upgrade'
Upgrade was so under the radar that I missed it completely when it came to theaters in my city. I waited for weeks after I saw the first trailer on YouTube and was super excited by the action and the thought of basically implanting super powers into your body. However, the movie disappeared from the theater as quickly as my thoughts of seeing it, as it was supposed to come out the same month as Hotel Artemis and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
By Mitchell Depriest7 years ago in Futurism
'Upgrade' (2018)
SummarySet in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when Grey, a self-identified technophobe, has his world turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant called Stem.
By Peter P7 years ago in Futurism
'Future World' (2018)
There’s no medicine out there.There’s just death and hate. The future world looks fairly simplistic. Mankind has been transformed into a superficial society in which the truly kindhearted population has nestled in one or another oasis, while the riotous part indulges in looting and hanging out in a striptease/dance temple or drug centers. Also choosing names will be simpler in that period, as it seems. When you are the leader of a motorcycle gang who wander around on their dirtbikes to terrorize innocent people (such as pirates and barbarian tribes did in ancient times), you simply call yourself War Lord (James Franco). When you run a place where drugs are being used somewhere on the American coast, you call that place “Paradise Beach” and yourself simply Drug Lord (Mila Jovovich). The idolized woman of the peaceful tribe who lives in tents between the palm trees is then conveniently called Queen (Lucy Liu). And you’ll never guess it. Her son is called Prince (Jeffrey Wahlberg). The scriptwriters of this somewhat unsuccessful Mad Max clone have given this a lot of thought. Had there been a person who owned a stall where he sold mineral water, they certainly would have called him Water Lord.
By Peter P7 years ago in Futurism