social science is still science — and science fiction that speculation on the future states of society is possibly more important than flying cars and robots.

Battle Royale is that rare breed of science fiction: it’s social and political science fiction, speculating on the future’s impact on the well-being of the individual. it deserves its place here.

so... those aren’t aliens in the epilogue, but hyper-advanced robots. the film is about artificial intelligence. they’re robots. if the film has a fault, it’s that Spielberg didn’t consider that some audience members would mistake them for aliens. but invariably the audience members who dislike the film are the ones…

don’t pretend to know other people’s minds just to convince yourself you’re not wrong.

This list is specifically about science fiction films that came out after Blade Runner. Alien came out three years before Blade Runner.

Statham is a natural star and a very hard worker - if he weren’t attached to the Fast series, he’d be involved in something else, for sure. Tyrese, on the other hand, is kind of one-note. once the Fast series is done with him, that’s probably the end of the line for his career.

upstream color deserves its place on any list of scifi. it’s honestly not that confusing of a film, nor is it intended to be —it just requires attentive viewing.

dry, gravey-less mashed potatoes.

more likely the name of a porno

is it dusty in here?

agreed. sbarro always twists my guts up. they can’t be trusted.

aw how understanding of him/it

let’s not kid ourselves here.

a publicly traded company like Sony probably wouldn’t lie about something like that.

naive to think that the feeling of being oppressed isn’t related to one’s desire for ethnic homogeneity - especially in europe. you think the Nazis didn’t feel oppressed? the sense of oppression isn’t necessarily rational or valid.

the choice to not expose kids to cretinous entertainment is an easy one.

‘The Rickchurian Candidate’

i bet it wasn’t the first time he had gone to disneyland.

counter-point: most men who read extensively are already in committed relationships and would never need something like Okay Cupid.

video visitation does make some sense, when you consider that inmates are often not locked-up within casual driving distance from friends and family. yes, the price is cruel - but it might actually be cheaper than the gas bill incurred by driving to jail repeatedly.