Foundation Tries to Create a Sci-Fi Epic for the Masses to Mixed Results
2021 is truly the year of large-scale sci-fi/fantasy adaptations. We saw Dune in October, then Wheel of Time started in November, not to mention the second season of The Witcher that arrived in December. Foundation, based on the science fiction…
Dune is One of the Most Visually Impressive and Faithfully Adapted Sci-Fi Epics Brought to Screen in a Decade
Dune is supposed to be one of those unfilmable sci-fi epics, like Foundation. While both franchises are being adapted to different mediums this year, Dune is much more faithful to its source material, and also manages to be an enthralling…
The Tomorrow War is a Competently Made Action Blockbuster that Benefits from the Dearth of Competition
The Tomorrow War is an interesting piece of filmmaking. Some of its aspects are competently made, while others leave much to be desired. If you have read the overwhelming critical response, you’ll find that most of the things they panned…
Raised by Wolves is a Fresh Take on Familiar Sci-Fi Elements, Dwelling on Parenthood and Devotion
Raised by Wolves is very different from everything else currently on television. Set in a future world where the Earth has been destroyed by a war between the religious Mithraics and atheists, the show focuses on a group of humans-…
Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is a Sleekly-Produced Action Blockbuster with a Dense Plot (and High Concept Gimmicks)
Tenet is one of those movies that will either frustrate you or delight you, especially if you’re a Christopher Nolan fan. It’s the love child of Nolan’s yearning to do a Bond film and his eagerness to dive deep into…
Westworld Season Three Trades Intricacy for Cinematic Set Pieces and Uneven Characterization
We have all seen prestige TV shows that once showed promise but have slowly degraded to sub-par quality. The last time we saw it was with Game of Thrones, which collapsed in on itself after the showrunners ran out of…
Altered Carbon: Resleeved is High on Slick Action (and Low on Character Development)
Altered Carbon: Resleeved has many elements of a typical Takeshi Kovacs story. Kovacs finds himself in a new military grade sleeve, hired by a meth named Tanaseda Hideki to protect a young tattooist named Holly Togram and find out what…
47 Ragnaroks- Ch 2, Coming Home
"We are really doing this then," Sophie said, putting on a pair of sneakers. "We are going to Asgard." Thor nodded. "Yes, we are. You packed lightly, right?" "Yeah. But we can go shopping later right, in case we need…
Dreamenders- Ch 3, A Piece of Jupiter’s Mind
"You missed this, didn't you?" Leah asked, standing atop Empire State Building, balancing herself on the narrow spire. "Missed what?" Nate asked, floating upside down. His cellphone slipped off his pocket, hitting his chin on the way down. Nate cursed,…
47 Ragnaroks- Ch 1, A Tale as Old as Time
~*~ The Age of the Third Yggdrasil ~*~ Odin dreamed. He dreamed that he was hanging from Yggdrasil, and that he was looking out of one eye. He dreamt that he was cradling the unmoving form of his son Balder,…
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