- John Hansen
- May 27, 2021
Depressive ‘Solaris’ (1972) is the anti-‘2001’
Watched today, “Solaris” (1972) requires a pact with the viewer beforehand. It offers none of the things we look for in modern space films, such
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- John Hansen
- May 21, 2021
‘Event Horizon’ (1997) remains a creepy cult classic
Upon its release, “Event Horizon” (1997) was billed as “The scariest movie you will ever see,” and through the eyes of someone just getting into
- John Hansen
- May 13, 2021
‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ (1968) is as cold as space itself
“2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) kicked off nearly a decade of cerebral sci-fi that didn’t end until “Star Wars” premiered in 1977. Members of the
- John Hansen
- January 21, 2021
‘Firefly: Watch How I Soar’ a flighty nod to Wash
A decade ago, Dark Horse gave us the previously secret backstory of Book in one volume, “The Shepherd’s Tale.” Now we get a similarly classy
- John Hansen
- January 8, 2021
Lebbon’s ‘Firefly: Generations’ teases Earth-That-Was
Tim Lebbon’s “Firefly: Generations” – the series’ fourth novel — finally came out in November long after its initial announcement, and while it’s not exactly
- John Hansen
- January 1, 2021
Valerian makes surprise return in ‘Future is Waiting’ (2019)
Like most fans, I thought “Volume 22: Memories of the Futures” (2013) was the final “Valerian and Laureline” book, but artist Jean-Claude Mezieres and writer
- John Hansen
- October 26, 2020
‘Screamers: The Hunting’ (2009) a redundant trek
With the sequel “Screamers: The Hunting” (2009), we get further away from the Philip K. Dick source material adapted into 1995’s “Screamers”: the 1953 short
- John Hansen
- October 5, 2020
‘Divine Invasion’ (1981) an engaging religious parable
In “The Divine Invasion” (written in 1980, published in 1981), Philip K. Dick is done apologizing for being obsessed with religion, his search for God,
- John Hansen
- September 28, 2020
Anthony enters PKD’s world in ‘Total Recall’ book (1990)
The “Total Recall” novelization (1990) by Piers Anthony is the only instance of a Philip K. Dick story being adapted into a movie and then
- John Hansen
- September 26, 2020
‘Away’ a flighty drama about work-life balance
With many shows releasing entire seasons at once nowadays, I haven’t had time to watch full seasons yet, but I have checked out some first