Oftentimes, the difference between a good film and a bad film has very little to do with quality, but rather the viewer’s individual relationship with a particular piece. It’s undeniable that there are some truly abhorrent works out there, as well as many mediocre films that just don’t meet any real standard. However, there are…

The Beast with a Million Eyes is the rare kind of film that is truly an atrociously made piece of cinema, but one that I had an absolute blast watching. The main reason is one that can be extended to most of the science fiction and horror films made during the 1950s, particularly those that…

When it comes to Solaris, the jury is still out on Steven Soderbergh’s attempt to adapt Stanisław Lem’s impenetrable novel. The general sentiment was that it stands as a noble effort, but an otherwise misguided attempt to capitalize on a wave of cerebral science fiction cinema that had recently become quite prominent in Hollywood at…

We need to have a brief discussion about I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK (Korean: 싸이보그지만 괜찮아). I’m not quite sure if this is a good film, or if it’s a bad film – in fact, I’m not even entirely sure if it counts as a film overall. Instead, what is absolutely certain is that…

“We set out into the Universe to discover life, while life discovered us” The Czech New Wave didn’t always need to be irreverent or darkly comical – in fact, there are some instances where some filmmakers working under the artistic manifesto managed to subvert expectations by going to complete opposite direction than their more notable…

“Decrucify the angel, or else I’ll melt your face!” I’m not sure why Barbarella exists, but I am so glad it does. Roger Vadim, never quite considered the authority on niche subjects like “subtlety”, “decency” or “logical storytelling”, managed to make a film that somehow went from nothing more than a cheap exploitation film about…

In a near-future, the overlap between technology and biology have developed so much that the genetic composition of plants can be manipulated to the point where they can be used to do nearly everything. This has been the latest project of Alice (Emily Beecham) and Chris (Ben Whishaw), a pair of scientists working for an…

Felix Greystone (Richard Kind) is forced into early retirement from his job at an architectural firm, which he has devoted his life to. A housebound life proves to be something he can’t adapt to, especially considering he is left to fend for himself after his wife (Susan Blackwell) gets a promotion that requires her to…

Major Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) is an astronaut working for the US Space Force (now a public institution known as SpaceCom, which has commercialized space travel). His entire life has been spent living in the shadow of his father (Tommy Lee Jones), a world-renowned space explorer who went missing nearly two decades before, after embarking…

Miles Monroe (Woody Allen) goes into the hospital for a routine operation, which turns out to not be a success. However, instead of dying, he is cryogenically frozen and is woken up in the year 2173, two centuries later. Not only does he have to overcome the shock of being thrust into the future so…