I sympathise with him because the film presents him and his arguments in a sympathetic way. There’s a good reason why there are multiple different posts of his speech on YouTube, and it’s because it strikes people as honest and truthful. To dismiss and literally crush him in the manner that the film did almost plays…

The difference is that universities are not kept secret. We all know about universities, and they have a responsibility to share their research through published journals and other public forums. Tomorrowland, from what the movie shows, doesn’t operate like that. It is literally located in another dimension, and its…

I went into Tomorrowland with the highest expectations, having been impressed by the trailers and attracted by the Brad Bird name. Unfortunately, I did find it oddly stiff and turgid, though there were some really fun sequences (I loved the battle in the comic book shop, for example). I found it rather forced and the…

This was the most disappointing film of 2015 for me. I had really high hopes, and while it had some fun moments it mostly fell flat. I couldn’t bear the preachiness of it, either.

I unabashedly loved Jupiter Ascending. It was the most fun cinema experience I had all year, and it was fun because it was meant to be fun. And that’s not to mention that it blows something like TFA (a film I also really, really enjoy) out of the water when it comes to creativity, originality and ambition. And I don’t…

Lana especially has repeatedly spoken about The Wizard of Oz influence. From the Wachowskis’ Collider interview: