Tag Archives: sci fi

3 things about Steve Barron’s ELECTRIC DREAMS

Posted on August 21, 2023 by robchristopher

Electric Dreams [1984] 1. Champagne + circuit board = sentience. 2. A version of San Francisco devoid of gay people. 3. Melodic beeper.

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3 things about Quentin Dupieux’s SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING

Posted on August 18, 2023 by robchristopher

Smoking Causes Coughing [2022] 1. The dog runs off with the lips. 2. Supermarket-fridge. 3. Galactic soup.

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3 things about Mamoru Oshii’s GHOST IN THE SHELL

Posted on August 2, 2023 by robchristopher

Ghost in the Shell [1995] 1. In attempting to pry open the tank, she rips her arms off. 2. Ports at the base of the skull. 3. Rapid typing.

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3 things about Joel Schumacher’s THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN

Posted on July 24, 2023 by robchristopher

The Incredible Shrinking Woman [1981] 1. Tasty Meadows, California. 2. “Your carpool is here!” 3. Dr. Ruth Ruth. 3 other things.

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3 things about Robert Longo’s JOHNNY MNEMONIC

Posted on July 3, 2023 by robchristopher

Johnny Mnemonic [1995] 1. Diagonal slices. 2. Cyberdolphin. 3. Heavy metal opera at the club.

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3 things about Donald Cammell’s DEMON SEED

Posted on May 25, 2023 by robchristopher

Demon Seed [1977] 1. “I am interested in the uncertain futures of seashores, deserts and children.” “I refuse to accept your pessimism.” “You refuse to accept the truth. And I refuse to assist you in the rape of the Earth.” … Continue reading →

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3 things about Kogonada’s AFTER YANG

Posted on May 7, 2023 by robchristopher

After Yang [2021] 1. Eating ramen at the same time but not together. 2. He tells her that he’s been watching a documentary. 3. Working, sleeping at the office.

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s TENET

Posted on January 23, 2023 by robchristopher

Tenet [2020] 1. Skittering backwards across the floor in pursuit of the gun. 2. A blue side and a red side. 3. Sunscreen and a wet deck. 3 other things.

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3 things about Richard Fleischer’s 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA

Posted on December 3, 2022 by robchristopher

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [1954] 1. Eating with a knife only. 2. Volcania looks an awful lot like the prototype of a Bond villain’s lair. 3. Turtle-guitar.

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3 things about SWAN’s NEPTUNE FROST

Posted on November 19, 2022 by robchristopher

Neptune Frost [2021] 1. From the knapsack, Neptune removes a pair of high-heeled shoes and puts them on. 2. Spinning bicycle-wheel headpiece. 3. Dawn through the trees.

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