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June 4, 2018

UPGRADE [Film Review]: Automated Vengeance.

Upgrade has been a must-see ever since it debuted at the 2018 South by Southwest (SXSW) festival and won the Midnighters Audience Award earlier this year. Written and directed by Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious: The Last Key), Upgrade takes place in a near future where society has become high-tech and completely dependable on artificial intelligence; …

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May 29, 2018May 29, 2018

THEY REMAIN [Film Review]: The Music of Erich Yawn…

Disclaimer first and foremost, fellow readers: this was the second straight screener I'd received where the screener link continuously froze and buffered for 5-10 minute intervals every 2 or so minutes. I'd received an advanced copy of an anime I'll soon be reviewing, and am wildly grateful I'd received an actual physical blu-ray, as streaming …

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April 18, 2018

LOST IN SPACE [Series Review]: Not Lost; Just Meandering…

There is a moment in the second or third episode of Netflix's remake of the 1965 series Lost In Space where mother Maureen Robinson (Molly Parker) and father John Robinson (Toby Stephens) take control of the Jupiter 2, and maneuver it through a collapsing ice cave, using the last of their fuel reserves to escape …

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February 26, 2018March 3, 2019

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST [Review]: Homunculus Hogwash.

Fumihiko Sori, director of the live action adaptation of Ping Pong and the Zatoichi inspired film Ichi, set out to make the live-action version of Fullmetal Alchemist a visual spectacle. Sori utilized technology that is new to Japan in an effort to make Japanese CGI more prominent. Sori wanted his version of FMA to be …

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February 23, 2018February 23, 2018

MUTE [Review]: Sex Robots and Sea Horses.

I wrote an article ages ago, sometime after Moon in 2009 and Source Code in 2011 but long before the 2016 release of Warcraft, which teased writer and director Duncan Jones' vision for Mute. At the time, all we had was a handful of concept art and some story ideas. Jones had envisioned making Mute …

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February 16, 2018February 16, 2018

STAR TREK DISCOVERY [Season 1 Review]: “Will You Take My Hand?”

Against all odds, and despite several false starts (and some insanely odd staggers), season one of Star Trek: Discovery managed to stick the landing and wrap up most of its plot threads (as well as ending on a bit of an expected surprise...and a dose of well-needed optimism.) As always, spoilers here on out... So …

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