by Christie | Oct 19, 2020 | Science Fiction
Last night I watched Gravity for the first time since it was released in theaters. It was about 9:15, and I realized I could watch the whole thing and still be in bed by 11. (i.e. at 90 minutes it’s short for a science fiction film.) On second viewing, it...
by Christie | Jul 16, 2016 | Books, Science Fiction
Okay, where to start… Let’s begin with the negative. I began SISL in 2013, read a few chapters, and gave up because I found it dull. This year, I said I was going to finish it, no matter what. It took all I had to do so. Other than the parts told from...
by Christie | Jul 2, 2016 | Books, Science Fiction
After I said I would read no more classic science fiction for a while, if ever, I caved and read The Left hand of Darkness when a friend loaned me his copy. I’m glad I caved. This book includes many of the conventions of classic sci-fi: long and excessively...
by Christie | Nov 10, 2014 | Film & TV, Science Fiction
Interstellar is one of those films where the trailer told you little, if anything at all, about the film. It didn’t need to: merely having the Nolan name (both brothers) was enough. And, as I’ve said before, good films don’t have to show much in...
by Christie | Sep 5, 2014 | Film & TV
Special Engagements and Limited Showings Jurassic Park is the midnight movie at the Esquire! Denver Showtimes The Congress: see if you’re a Robin Wright fan… Synopsis: More than two decades after catapulting to stardom, aging actress Robin...
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