In the first of what I hope (?) will be an ongoing series within this blog, I would like to focus on an older film that helped shape my childhood (for good and/or bad). It’s a movie that I used to catch every time it came on late afternoon or early evening weekend TV….
Month: March 2017
“Get Out” really drew me in…
Just saw a film that’s been out for a few weeks, written and directed by Jordan Peele (half of the comedic duo “Key & Peele”) called “Get Out” (2017). The movie stars Brit actor Daniel Kaluuya as Chris Washington, a young African-American photographer, who goes for a weekend in the country to meet the…
Is it time for a new “Time After Time”?
In 1979, writer/director Nicholas Meyer (“Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”), working from a story by Karl Alexander and Steve Hayes, brought “Time After Time” to the big screen. No, it’s not a 2 hour video of the Cyndi Lauper ’80s tune, but rather a fanciful science fiction fantasy that sees real-life author/legend Herbert George…
Why Sci-Fi?
This post is going to be a personal exploration as much as an exposition, since I’m not quite sure what the final answer to the headline will be, but I’m curious to find out: why do I enjoy science fiction so much? There are certainly plenty of other genres out there. There’s comedy, horror, drama,…