Tag Archives: sci fi

Never Let Me Go [2010] 1. She walks back and forth across the stage, displaying a jar containing cigarette butts. 2. “The purpose of The Gallery was not to look inside your souls. The purpose of The Gallery was to … Continue reading →

Children of Men [2006] 1. “This is the country we live in.” 2. “Pull my finger.” 3. “I’m going to name her Dylan, it’s a girl’s name too.”

Five [1951] 1. “We’re in a dead world, and I’m glad it’s dead! Cheap honky-tonk of a world!” 2. Morning. The mist curls over the crest of the hill. 3. They finish burying her child. Then he simply says, “If … Continue reading →

Star Trek: Generations [1994] 1. Why is the Enterprise so dark? Didn’t they pay the light bill? 2. Malcolm McDowell activates his patented smirk. “Nice try,” he says. 3. Spot lives.

Metropolis [1927] 1. They trudge back to Worker’s Town. Looks just a Roger Brown painting. 2. Neon squiggle desk lamp. 3. “Come! It is time to give the Machine-Man your face!” Yesterday I saw the newly restored version. I’ll be … Continue reading →

Outland [1981] 1. The face expands, then explodes. 2. Something Gary Cooper never said in HIGH NOON: “My men are shit.” 3. Rule #1: When you’re on Io, using your shotgun in a greenhouse is a bad idea.

Brazil [1985] 1. “Can you believe it? Just me and my little knife! Snip, snip! Slice, slice! Can you believe it?” 2. A long row of printouts slither down the wall, magnified by screens. 3. The corpse disintegrates into a … Continue reading →