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Between the years 2011 and 2013, an astral phenomenon occurred which caused several different Screenwriters to have the same idea.  The product of that idea was the following films: Melancholia (2011)  – Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth. Another Earth (2011) – On the night of the discovery […]

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Netflix’s new release, White Chamber*  is a Sci-Fi Horror made and set in the United Kingdom.  Being a sucker for Sci-Fi and a hound for Horror, I decided to give this one a go without having heard anything about it. The setup is thus:  During a future civil war in the UK, A woman wakes up in a futuristic […]

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With  I Am Mother  Debut Writer and Director Grant Sputore’s Sci Fi offering tackles big ideas with a small budget.  Set in a post-apocalyptic ‘re-population’ facility, a teenage girl is raised by a robot “mother” until a stranger interrupts their unique bond. In the tradition of Ex Machina (2014)  and  10 Cloverfield Lane (2016),  I Am Mother (2019)  narrows the scope of […]

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In the hit and miss genre of anthology television, Black Mirror has always stood out as being more hit than miss.  While the same could be said for the latest trio of offerings, one episode in particular is easily the weakest to date. Black Mirror has always been at its best as an exploration of well-drawn […]