Director: Denise Villeneuve Cast: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker Plot: Dr. Louise Banks does teachers linguistics and is haunted by memories of her deceased daughter. When 12 giant saucer-shaped craft appear across the globe… Continue reading
There are certain elements of science fiction that can make a movie or TV show memorable for the masses. A cool ship, a kick-ass weapon, or an awesome robot. The right human made… Continue reading
Plot: Programmer Caleb Smith (Domhnal Gleeson) works for Bluebook, the most used search engine in the entire world. When he’s chosen by reclusive Bluebook founder Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac) to spend a week at his… Continue reading
So a couple of days ago Oz ComicCon comes to town. It’s pretty exciting. We’re a small, very isolated city and it’s not uncommon for tours and events to skip us entirely on… Continue reading
I’m an adult. Got a job and a car and children and everything. And like many people in my age group I play video games. Having been born in 1980 I was part… Continue reading
In 1959, television legend Rod Serling submitted for the audience’s approval a television show which was unlike anything else on the tube at the time and would influence the entire television medium for… Continue reading
When it comes to series finales, especially for beloved shows, expectations are fairly high. After all, if audiences spend years following cherished characters, wading through gripping and complicated plots, and spending countless hours… Continue reading
The world after the apocalypse is pretty easy to visualise. Vast deserts, people wearing gasmarks and mutant cannibals. It’s become such a staple in fiction that we’ve got it down pat. Everything from Mad… Continue reading
Space the final frontier that Captain Kirk and his crew explored for three of the scheduled five years of their mission. But the crew of the USS Enterprise made the most of their… Continue reading
*In part II I will explore how to go about creating a solid adaptation While it’s important to acknowledge that a fine work of literature deserves an equally appropriate movie adaptation, it’s another… Continue reading
