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Tag Archives: sci fi
3 things about Steven Spielberg’s CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Close Encounters of the Third Kind [1977] 1. An attempt to corral the ducks. 2. Magnetic manipulations in the cab of the truck. 3. As soon as the helicopter departs, they gratefully remove their gas masks. 3 other things.
3 things about Bong Joon Ho’s MICKEY 17
Mickey 17 [2025] 1. The tail becomes a sauce. 2. An accent somewhere between Bobby Brady and Columbo. 3. Sex expends too many calories.
3 things about Danny Boyle’s 28 DAYS LATER
28 Days Later [2002] 1. Their note. “Don’t wake up.” 2. Fleeing rats. 3. “I promised them women.”
3 things about Chris Sanders’ THE WILD ROBOT
The Wild Robot [2024] 1. Wooden prosthetic leg. 2. The lodge becomes a safe haven. 3. Emerging in the spring, moss-covered.
3 things about Gene Fowler Jr.’s I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE
I Married a Monster from Outer Space [1958] 1. An empty street at night. Lone raincoated figure staring into a toy store window. 2. The aliens are teetotalers. 3. Floating, dangling bodies in the spacecraft.
3 things about Iain Softley’s HACKERS
Hackers [1995] 1. Pool on the roof. 2. To make a point he lifts his shirt and tweaks a nipple. 3. “I hope you don’t screw like you type.” This movie has aged like a fine can of Jolt. Matthew … Continue reading
3 things about David Cronenberg’s CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
Crimes of the Future [2022] 1. Purple bar in a shiny wrapper. 2. Extra ears (but they don’t function). 3. At the afterparty, the organ sits in a jar on a table. 3 other things.
3 things about René Laloux’s GANDAHAR
Gandahar [1987] 1. Hatched by Godzilla, who thinks they’re her children. 2. An enormous pit of bodies. 3. No head. Face on his chest.
3 things about Franklin Ritch’s THE ARTIFICE GIRL
The Artifice Girl [2022] 1. “I thought this was your web?” 2. In the corner, the top half of a mannequin, draped in plastic. 3. Reciting his passcode, he stumbles; she holds up four fingers.
3 things about David Cronenberg’s NAKED LUNCH
Naked Lunch [1991] 1. “If you look carefully at my lips, you’ll realize that I’m actually saying something else. I’m not actually telling you about the several ways I’m gradually murdering Joan.” 2. A basket of dried centipedes. 3. Sleeping … Continue reading
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