Philip K. Dick

All 25 stories from PKD’s ‘Collected Stories, Vol. 1’ (1987), ranked

Because the five volumes of “The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick” have been reprinted many times under many different names, I’m referring to them here

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PKD’s ‘Martian Time-Slip’ (1964) crazily searches for sanity

“Martian Time-Slip” (1964) is set on the frontier of Mars, so naturally – this being a Philip K. Dick novel – it’s about … the

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All 25 stories from PKD’s ‘Collected Stories, Vol. 5’ (1987), ranked

Because the five volumes of “The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick” have been reprinted many times under many different names, I’m referring to them here

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‘Counter-Clock World’ (1967) so absurd that it’s funny

“Counter-Clock World” (1967) starts with a healthy dose of vintage Philip K. Dick absurdism, as an old woman pleads to be freed from her coffin

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PKD’s ‘Ubik’ (1969) packed with fascinating ideas

The aspect I most remembered from my first read of “Ubik” (1969) is the inventive, chilling and comforting notion that people exist in a “half-life”

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‘Man in the High Castle’ (1962) shows things could be worse

I remember disliking “The Man in the High Castle” (1962) on my first read, and the Amazon Prime adaptation (2015-present) – so bleak that I’d

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‘Blade Runner 2049’ reviews

John’s “Blade Runner 2049” review, Jan. 23, 2018 Michael’s “Blade Runner 2049” review, Top 20 films of 2017, Jan. 21, 2018

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All 10 short stories from ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams,’ ranked

Even if you’ve watched Amazon Prime’s “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams,” you still don’t know the 10 short stories they came from. The teleplay writers

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All 10 episodes of ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams,’ ranked

“Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams” (Amazon Prime) has one of the best opening-credits sequences in recent memory: The music gets tenser and creepier as we

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‘Blade Runner 2049’ is gorgeous … and slooooow

“Blade Runner 2049” (2017) – now available via Redbox and streaming – brings us back into the world of the 1982 Ridley Scott classic. It

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