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22 Dec

The Midnight Sky: How George Clooney Made His Emotional and Timely Sci-Fi Movie

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George Clooney has a relatively simple answer when asked by Den of Geek what inspired him to make his first science fiction film as a director, The Midnight Sky. “I thought I had a take on it, you know?” says Clooney, who also stars in his seventh outing behind the camera. “I felt like there was a story that I understood in a way about what we’re capable of doing to one another if we don’t pay attention, if we don’t listen to science, if we don’t pay attention to divisions and hatred and pay that forward. I thought I…
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23 Oct

Synchronic Review A Timely Tale

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This review contains what may be spoilers for the film Synchronic. Synchronic is the fourth feature film from the writing-directing (and sometimes acting) team of Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benso. Their previous independent efforts–Resolution (2012), Spring (2014) and The Endless (2017)–were all hybrids in one way or another of sci-fi and horror, leaning more toward one or the other, depending on the story that was at hand. Synchronic extends the duo’s ambitions in terms of the scope of the story, its genre (still decidedly science fiction with horror overtones), and its casting. For the first time, the pair work with…
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11 Sep

Why Dune is Still Timely in 2020

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When Frank Herbert’s novel Dune was published in 1965, it was heralded for its deft blend of science fiction and non-scientific elements to tell a story that reflected on humanity’s ability (or lack thereof) to evolve, its relationship with its environment and the politics of how empires rise and fall. Some 55 years later, the themes of the book are even more relevant to the world today. We face shortages of water and literally exploding climate change. More and more power is steadily concentrated in the hands of the few, authoritarian governments and partisan hatred seem to be rising everywhere…
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