A step down but still entertaining M3GAN spin-off (spoilers) David Wasson (David Rysdahl) is a programmer whose wife has recently died. His company, Canta Robotics, has been acquired by Ultima Robotix as part of a clear monopoly. Ultima offers an AI chatbot for lonely people and plans to take it to the next level by …
Tag Archives: science fiction
Woman of Tommorow
A competently made superhero movie (spoilers) Supergirl is loosely based on Tom King and Bliquis Evely’s beloved miniseries, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. It starts with Kara Zor-El aka Supergirl (Milly Alcock) having a birthday bender under a depowering red sun. While partying, Kara meets Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley), who is on a revenge quest …
Buffy, Season of Love
An even better second season (spoilers) We’ve reached season two of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It starts several traditions, like having the season premiere begin in a cemetery or having a Halloween episode during even-numbered seasons. Before we get started, I would like to acknowledge the fact that this has been a very bad two …
Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride
A funny and dramatic Disney classic (minor spoilers) Experiment 626 (Chris Sanders, who also co-wrote and co-directed the movie) is an abomination that was created to “destroy everything he touches.” After escaping from the United Galactic Federation, 626 crashlands on Kauaʻi, Hawaii. There, he impersonates a dog and is adopted by Lilo Pelekai (Daveigh Chase), …
I Contain Multitudes
A beautiful movie about life (Spoilers) The Life of Chuck is a 2024 film adaptation of Stephen King’s novella of the same name. It was written and directed by Mike Flanagan. The plot is hard to describe beyond saying it follows the life of one Charles “Chuck” Krantz, played as an adult by Tom Hiddleston. …
Lady Orpheus
An interesting rock opera (Massive Spoilers) O’Dessa is a rock opera set in a post-apocalyptic world that’s been all but ruined by pollution. One of the last civilized places, though I use civilized very loosely, is Satylite City, which is ruled over by a media dictator named Plutonovich (Murray Bartlett). Meanwhile, O’Dessa Galloway (Sadie Sink), …
GLHFDD
A timely, weird movie (Massive Spoilers) Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die starts with a man (Sam Rockwell) walking into a diner and taking the people eating their hostage. He says he’s from the future, the whole world is going to end because of an artificial intelligence, and he’s travelled through time to collect a …
Chewbacca and C-3PO: The Movie
Two franchises remerge in a fine sequel (spoilers) Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Kolomatangi) is a young Yautja who’s the runt of his clan, so he’s much smaller than past predators. Such as OG Kevin Peter Hall, who made 6’2” Arnold Schwarzenegger look short (NSFW). To prove himself, Dek travels to a death world named Genna to hunt …
The Modern Prometheus
An umpteenth adaptation that’s fine (Spoilers) The plot of Frankenstein is something that you’re probably already familiar with, but let’s do this one more time. It’s about a mad scientist who brings to life a makeshift man, only for it to go horribly wrong. This new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s often-told tale was written and …
This Woman’s Work
Different, but still pretty good (Spoilers) Since the events of the last film, Gemma Forrester (Allison Williams) has served time in prison after her toy creation M3GAN (Amie Donald, Jenna Davis) went on a killing spree. She somehow retained custody of her niece Cady (Violet McGraw), however, and has also become a proponent of AI …