Director Jared Moshé on Sci-fi Film Aporia’s Moral Ambiguity
Following Aporia’s world premiere at Fantasia, director Jared Moshé talks about leaving his audience grappling with moral ambiguity.
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‘Last and First Men’ Is a Symphonic Meditation on Humankind’s Brevity
Last and First Men, an astounding and unusual art film, science fiction meditation, and visual symphony, is the first and only film created by the late Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannson.
‘Star Pilot’: Sixties Sexy Italian Space Opera a Go-Go
Sixties sexy Italian Space Opera had a budget as skimpy as the costumes and the actors play the high-pressure take-offs as though they’re all mid-orgasm.
Terry Pratchett: Posthumous Sociologist Supreme
In sociological fashion, satirist/fantasy author Terry Pratchett used issues in his imagined world to show the illogic of the matters, customs, and norms in our lives.
Margaret Atwood’s ‘Old Babes in the Wood’ Fears Nothing
Margaret Atwood’s Old Babes in the Wood brims with biting humor, precise detail, and incisive observations about life and aging.
The Punk Rock Sci-Fi of Izumi Suzuki’s ‘Hit Parade of Tears’
Though her fiction retains elements of future conjecture and civilizational prognosis, like punk rock itself, Izumi Suzuki is more committed to the sci-fi genre as an edgy social and emotional analysis tool.
It’s Too Hot to Hate in Climate Change Series ‘Extrapolations’
Scott Z. Burns’ audacious if dramatically uneven climate-change Apple TV+ series shows that while the Earth will change radically, people will not.
‘Silo’ Is the Smart Sci-fi Show We’ve Been Waiting For
Combining conspiracy thriller, dystopian nightmare, and science fiction, Silo succeeds in predicting a grim future for humans but good outlooks for Apple TV+.
Pierre Földes on Murakami Adaptation ‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’
French-American composer, painter, and film director Pierre Földes talks about his unbridled animated adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s stories, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman.
The Ever-Present Future of Women in Sophie Barthes’ Sci-Fi Comedy ‘The POD Generation’
While societies are technologically advancing, Sophie Barthes’ sci-fi comedy The POD Generation offers a cautionary tale about how, spiritually, culturally, and economically we’re “standing still – or moving backwards.”
Suicide’s Music in Film: An Interview with Martin Rev
Suicide’s music is used in films from the comedy Mistress America to the documentary The Red Orchestra. Martin Rev shares memories of the films and the sci-fi that he and Alan Vega loved.
Jonathan Carroll’s Multiverse in ‘Mr. Breakfast’ Leaves Readers Hungry and Grumpy
There are seemingly infinite possibilities for how the ability to see into multiple lives might change a person; in Mr. Breakfast, Jonathan Carroll manages to avoid them all.