******CYBERNETIC SPOILERS!****** Some significant sci-fi films/franchises celebrate anniversaries with aplomb. “Star Wars” is already prepping for its 50th anniversary next year, while “Star Trek” turned 60 with conventions, a current season of episodes, and much media fanfare. Then we have absolutely forgotten sci-fi films like “Cyborg 1987” (1966), which also turns 60 this year, and…
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Retro-Musings: 1975’s “Rollerball” plays a mean game…
*****TRACKSIDE SPOILERS!***** The dystopian sports allegory has been a subgenre of science fiction films since the 1970s. These films usually take place in a not-too distant future where deadly games are presented in a world not unlike the waning days of Ancient Rome, where gladiatorial matches kept the public distracted and docile enough for caesars…