Leviathan sounds like an absolute success on paper. The director was an indie darling who recently stepped into blockbusters with Rambo: First Blood Part II and Cobra. Writers David Webb Peoples and Jeb Stuart had recently finished Blade Runner and Die Hard, respectively. Stan Winston, the special effects wizard behind Jurassic...
After defying expectations twice, Vince Gilligan is going for a hat trick. The creator of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul satisfied fans with two spectacular shows, put Albuquerque on the crime series map, and rarely, if ever, made a mistake. With his next show, he’s going back to his roots....
The teaser shares a glimpse of the unlikely friendship Sivakarthikeyan’s character shares with an alien that lands on Earth as well as the impending danger to the duo in the form of corporate bigwigs....
The Space Between is a sci-fi comic miniseries that combines elements of The Expanse, Battlestar Galactica, and Snowpiercer to tell a multi-generational tale of love, survival, and liberation....
It has been seven years since Gareth Edwards directed, for me, the best of the new generation of Star Wars films, Rogue One. Having made Godzilla before that, it’s nice to see him return with a more personal project, a big, bold, beautiful, if flawed sci-fi epic....
It’s still pretty derivative, in an open way, with nods to everything from Terminator, Blade Runner and District 9, to Apocalypse Now, among others, the connecting themes being the confrontation between humankind and technology, American militarism, fear of the other. Usefully, all of this chimes with the current, fiery and fearmongering debate about the advance of artificial intelligence.
Everything you can say about The Creator's 'lack of originality' you can say about Edwards' 'Godzilla' and 'La La Land.' Those other films are scored at 76% and 91%, respectively. Additionally, Godzilla - that tired old reboot of the same movie we've re-watched for the past fifty years - made $524,976,069 worldwide. La La Land - that stale celebration of Hollywood musicals - $151,058,124 at the domestic box office.
Shame on Gareth Edwards for making accessible science fiction for a worldwide audience - wasn't he thinking about the poor, angry nerds who want 'original scifi' despite the fact that they refuse to articulate what 'original' means and they refuse to create their own 'original' scifi and subject it to the same hostile market they make up?
I'm being sarcastic for a reason - The Creator is AMAZING scifi. It doesn't matter if TheArtsDesk.com dunks on it - If I'm still carrying a 2012 award on the banner of my website, the LAST thing I'd be doing is casting aspersions on anyone with the guts and the grit to go out there and actually try to do something that celebrates everything we love about the science fiction genre. I'm not a marketing guy for Gareth Edwards, but credit where credit is due - we need to support original, imperfect scifi if we want to see more of it.
Deride The Creator at your own peril - lest you be damned to another 10 years of MCU and Fast and the Furious movies.
SciFi and independent film fans celebrate the return of the Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival, Oct. 9 - 15, with 130+ films from 26 countries, online or in person. Brooklyn, NY October 03, 2023 --(PR.com)-- The Brooklyn
While it "stumbles into head-spinning narrative problems", new sci-fi Foe – starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal – evokes the sense of a slow-motion apocalypse, writes Caryn James.
Here's how a lost prop from Obi-Wan in Star Wars kicked around for several decades and even ended up being worn by an extra in the 1999 version of The Mummy.
Took time to gather my thoughts after a sneak preview of ‘The Creator’ – this gorgeous, action-packed movie is SO much more than the reviews are saying. I’m still an anxiety-ridden mess so I don’t go out, but thanks to a friend I got to see ‘The Creator’ anyway.
Make no mistake – we’ve left the ‘hater therapy’ portion of sci-fi, where we try to make movies and stories for the haters to ‘bring them along.’ The Creator just goes all-out to tell an fun, interesting science fiction story and it doesn’t care whether /r/scifi likes it or not. THAT, my friends, is makes it great.
But wait, Jackson – you say – nothing about this movie is ORIGINAL. The script sounds like it was generated by an AI! Yes, yes – we’ll get to the complaints in a few moments. Let’s set the stage correctly. The Creator is the celebration of original scifi we needed – it feels like what great science fiction used to feel like – unshackled by public opinion, content to let you figure out what’s going on.
It reminded me in some ways of ‘La La Land’ when it came out. Before you ask ‘What on Earth are you talking about?’ Let me explain: A movie review of ‘La La Land’ calls it ‘a gorgeously photographed, unashamedly nostalgic, bittersweet marriage of the modern and the traditional’ which, if you think about it, is a perfect description of ‘The Creator.’ It, too, is a gorgeously photographed, unashamedly nostalgic, bittersweet marriage of the modern and the traditional science fiction.
Just as Casablanca works because it’s a collection of tropes told in a way that people can relate to on a human level, The Creator doesn’t attempt to be THE MOST ORIGINAL SCIFI IN THE WORLD. Rather, it’s trying to be the best science fiction story for the most people. It’s trying to bring people together. That’s why I loved it and that’s why I recommend it. It’s also why I think the sci-fi community is doing a massive disservice to itself if it doesn’t support this original, well-told science fiction story. But this isn’t ‘hater therapy’ time – it’s time to talk about The Creator. Here are some quick notes: https://inkican.com/the-creator-scifi-thats-so-much-more/
@Emperor That’s why I’m writing all this. It’s not about marketing or influence – we want to champion good, original science fiction when we see it. Even if it’s not perfect – Hollywood responds to butts in seats. This is an opportunity for us to say ‘more, please!’ That’s the only way we’ll get to see more of it.
Saw The Creator today in Dolby at AMC Theaters. Highly recommend. Thoroughly enjoyed it. 10/10 for me and in my top favorites of the year so far. If you love Rogue One, sci-fi and/or Gareth Edwards work, definitely go see it in the theaters on the big screen.
Tsutomi Nihei, the author of two iconic sci-fi manga, Blame! and Knights of Sidonia, is going to apply his talents to fantasy with a new manga that will be published by Kodansha in the Monthly Comic Sirius magazine. Tsutomu Nihei has gained a cult following for his cyberpunk-inspired aesthetics that shone in the hit manga Blame!...
Sci-fi books are popular choices. John M Lund Photography Inc./Stone via Getty ImagesScience fiction can lead people to be more cautious about the potential consequences of innovations. It can help people think critically about the ethics of science. Researchers have also found that sci-fi serves as a positive influence on how...
#SciFi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science
#ScienceFiction can lead people to be more cautious about the potential consequences of innovations. It can help people think critically about the ethics of science. Researchers have also found that sci-fi serves as a positive influence on how people view #science.
@memfree Yeah - you're missing the point. This isn't about PR - this is about good scifi. The b/g noise is PR, too. I watched it - I had a great time. You and everyone else who's said 'why don't they make original scifi anymore?' needs to see this - it's a great ride.
Description: From writer/director Gareth Edwards ("Rogue One," "Godzilla") comes an epic sci-fi action thriller set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence. Joshua (John David Washington, "Tenet"), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Gemma Chan,...
I finally watched the screener someone gave me - The Creator is brilliant at not being brilliant. It's a crowd-pleaser, the coolest cyberpunkiest ride I've taken in a while. Every scifi nerd who ever said "why isn't there any original scifi?" needs to get out and support this movie now. There may never be another chance to see something this new again.
Apple TV Plus’ sci-fi epic Foundation finished its second season with a bang, but it also still seems to have plenty of story left to tell. After all, we’ve still got a lot more years of psychohistory for the Prime Radiant to guide us through yet — and The Mule is waiting somewhere in that future, too....
Star Wars has admitted some of George Lucas' biggest criticisms about the Jedi and Sith in a tremendous way. Through the new Ahsoka show and Lord Baylan Skoll (Ray Stevenson), the new Force-sensitive mercenary and his apprentice Shin Hati (Ivanna Sakhno) have debuted as neither Jedi Knights nor Dark Lords of the Sith. This is...
Right in the very movie moment when they heard it, the words completely freaked out the sinister skin-walking aliens of John Carpenter’s action-horror classic They Live.
It’s the stock answer that many a happy long-term couple has given prying friends and relatives to explain why they haven’t married: “We don’t need a piece of paper to prove our love.” True enough. What can official documents tell you of something as wily and elusive as human desire? Is a band of gold a safeguard...
The response from critics who’ve gotten a chance to see The Creator at preview screenings has been overwhelmingly positive (on social media at least, full reviews are still embargoed). The film will probably need that good word of mouth when it opens in theaters on September 29, because the rest of the marketing campaign for...
In the desolate Martian frontier of Victoriaville, a brave community of settlers faces relentless threats from mercenary bandits working for a powerful Earth...
Scifi is a Top 20 magazine on K.bin! I just saw the numbers today - we moved past /m/apple to take the 20th spot. I'm not going to change our designation until we see if /m/scifi remains in the Top 20 for a month. But this is great progress - thank you, everyone!
I'mma go out on a limb and admit that I posted this article knowing that I disagreed with the premise. JJ Abrams is incredibly talented - he proved that with Cloverfield and Super 8. Additionally, he took Star Trek into a new direction despite its challenges and he remains scandal free unlike some other scifi directors (looking at you Bryan Singer). So you can be angry about TFA or Fringe if you want, but the guy does quality work in an industry full of bad actors. Credit where credit is due.
Like you, I'm a passionate user of K.Bin but lately, I'm noticing that things are getting kinda stale around here. The most recent thread in this, the top-level magazine on K.Bin, is 4 days old. Many other top 25 magazines are also suffering from a similar lack of fresh content. I run /m/scifi and it's been continuing to grow...
No, the problem is that you're a person who posted 34 diff. items to K.Bin and two bug reports and you think that qualifies you to comment on K.Bin overall. Not for nothing - what qualifies me to speak on this topic is that I've been posting stuff every day to /m/scifi (with time out for vacations and illness). I know there are things wrong with scifi and K.Bin - but I'm putting the time in to make things better. What are you doing? You moderate /m/men and your stated goal is "This magazine is dedicated to discussions of issues that men and boys face, especially disadvantages or discrimination due to their gender, from an egalitarian perspective." People want stuff to read, not people to point at 'the problem.' K.bin is fine for what it is - if you want 'more hands on deck', go be one of those hands.
Our dreampunk saga flies onward! "Guardian" (Glitch 14) defensively hovers over the increasingly intertwined lives of a ragtag bunch of denizens in cyberpunk hellhole NYC.
Glitch 14 is part of our Patron-exclusive bonus series of weekly bonus tales. It pairs with 14. "Bee". (The #'s always match).
Instead of having an early Sunday night. I stayed up and rewatched Interstellar. It always makes me feel surreal, I think it’s the music. #watching#SciFi
@Fury Nolan captured the melancholy awe of a space in such a unique, relatable way. Even though it's hard to watch emotionally, Interstellar is amazing.
@Fury Nolan captured the melancholy awe of a space in such a unique, relatable way. Even though it's hard to watch emotionally, Interstellar is amazing.
BioShock Fans Should Check Out This Underwater Creature Feature (gamerant.com)
Leviathan sounds like an absolute success on paper. The director was an indie darling who recently stepped into blockbusters with Rambo: First Blood Part II and Cobra. Writers David Webb Peoples and Jeb Stuart had recently finished Blade Runner and Die Hard, respectively. Stan Winston, the special effects wizard behind Jurassic...
Vince Gilligan teases "mild" sci-fi show with Rhea Seehorn (www.avclub.com)
After defying expectations twice, Vince Gilligan is going for a hat trick. The creator of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul satisfied fans with two spectacular shows, put Albuquerque on the crime series map, and rarely, if ever, made a mistake. With his next show, he’s going back to his roots....
‘Ayalaan’ teaser: Sivakarthikeyan’s alien sci-fi film looks out of this world (www.thehindu.com)
The teaser shares a glimpse of the unlikely friendship Sivakarthikeyan’s character shares with an alien that lands on Earth as well as the impending danger to the duo in the form of corporate bigwigs....
First Look at New Sci-Fi Epic THE SPACE BETWEEN (Exclusive) (screenrant.com)
The Space Between is a sci-fi comic miniseries that combines elements of The Expanse, Battlestar Galactica, and Snowpiercer to tell a multi-generational tale of love, survival, and liberation....
On Location: To Invent a Sci-Fi Version of Planet Earth, ‘The Creator’ Shot Over 60 Locations Around Southeast Asia (www.yahoo.com)
AI simulants and humans go to war in this sprawling epic, for which Thailand served as production's home base.
Movie cliches - most of them scifi related (imgur.com)
Some funny for your Thursday
The Most Realistically Grounded Sci-Fi Films (www.msn.com)
Smaller-scale sci-fi films can tackle social issues on a personal level, making them more relatable to viewers....
The Creator review - bold, beautiful, flawed sci-fi epic (theartsdesk.com)
It has been seven years since Gareth Edwards directed, for me, the best of the new generation of Star Wars films, Rogue One. Having made Godzilla before that, it’s nice to see him return with a more personal project, a big, bold, beautiful, if flawed sci-fi epic....
Robots, UFOs, and A.I. Converge at the Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival for 2023 with 130 Films Online and in Theaters (www.benzinga.com)
SciFi and independent film fans celebrate the return of the Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival, Oct. 9 - 15, with 130+ films from 26 countries, online or in person. Brooklyn, NY October 03, 2023 --(PR.com)-- The Brooklyn
Foe review: Sci-fi thriller starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal is 'endlessly engaging' (www.bbc.com)
While it "stumbles into head-spinning narrative problems", new sci-fi Foe – starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal – evokes the sense of a slow-motion apocalypse, writes Caryn James.
How A Lost Star Wars Prop From 1977 Made Its Way Into The Mummy 22 Years Later - /Film (www.slashfilm.com)
Here's how a lost prop from Obi-Wan in Star Wars kicked around for several decades and even ended up being worn by an extra in the 1999 version of The Mummy.
Ahsoka Theory Solves Captain Enoch Identity Mystery (thedirect.com)
Who is Captain Enoch and what's going on with Thrawn's Stormtroopers? A new Ahsoka theory may hold the answers.
“Excruciating To Watch”: Real Astronaut Roasts Apple TV+ Show As “Cartoonish” Sci-Fi (screenrant.com)
"There is so much wrong there..."
Iconic Sci-Fi Author Returns With New Fantasy Manga (www.msn.com)
Tsutomi Nihei, the author of two iconic sci-fi manga, Blame! and Knights of Sidonia, is going to apply his talents to fantasy with a new manga that will be published by Kodansha in the Monthly Comic Sirius magazine. Tsutomu Nihei has gained a cult following for his cyberpunk-inspired aesthetics that shone in the hit manga Blame!...
Sci-fi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science (news.yahoo.com)
Sci-fi books are popular choices. John M Lund Photography Inc./Stone via Getty ImagesScience fiction can lead people to be more cautious about the potential consequences of innovations. It can help people think critically about the ethics of science. Researchers have also found that sci-fi serves as a positive influence on how...
A Forgotten Sci-Fi Thriller Is Getting Remade (www.giantfreakinrobot.com)
Everyone had forgotten about this classic sci-fi flick, but now it's getting a modern remake. Here's what we know about it!
[Movie Discussion Megathread] THE CREATOR - Discuss, argue, complain, cheer - all of that going on here. *Spoilers Ahead* (kbin.social)
Description: From writer/director Gareth Edwards ("Rogue One," "Godzilla") comes an epic sci-fi action thriller set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence. Joshua (John David Washington, "Tenet"), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Gemma Chan,...
All the Foundation season 3 news we’ve heard so far (www.polygon.com)
Apple TV Plus’ sci-fi epic Foundation finished its second season with a bang, but it also still seems to have plenty of story left to tell. After all, we’ve still got a lot more years of psychohistory for the Prime Radiant to guide us through yet — and The Mule is waiting somewhere in that future, too....
Star Wars Finally Admits George Lucas' Biggest Jedi & Sith Criticisms Are Right (screenrant.com)
Star Wars has admitted some of George Lucas' biggest criticisms about the Jedi and Sith in a tremendous way. Through the new Ahsoka show and Lord Baylan Skoll (Ray Stevenson), the new Force-sensitive mercenary and his apprentice Shin Hati (Ivanna Sakhno) have debuted as neither Jedi Knights nor Dark Lords of the Sith. This is...
"That's a bold move, Cotton" - Reddit to begin paying people for popular posts (www.bbc.com)
The social media site will split revenue with contributors who are awarded "gold" by other users.
They Live: The Story Behind How Roddy Piper Came Up with the Movie’s Most Famous Line (www.syfy.com)
Right in the very movie moment when they heard it, the words completely freaked out the sinister skin-walking aliens of John Carpenter’s action-horror classic They Live.
‘Fingernails’ Review: Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed Prove Chemistry Isn’t a Science in a Wise, Tender Sci-Fi Romance (www.msn.com)
It’s the stock answer that many a happy long-term couple has given prying friends and relatives to explain why they haven’t married: “We don’t need a piece of paper to prove our love.” True enough. What can official documents tell you of something as wily and elusive as human desire? Is a band of gold a safeguard...
The Creator is next-level sci-fi. So why isn't it being promoted that way? (www.msn.com)
The response from critics who’ve gotten a chance to see The Creator at preview screenings has been overwhelmingly positive (on social media at least, full reviews are still embargoed). The film will probably need that good word of mouth when it opens in theaters on September 29, because the rest of the marketing campaign for...
I was asked to post this here - 'The Battle of Victoria Crater - Part One - by Jackson Allen' is one of my scifi audiobooks - hope you enjoy it! :) (www.youtube.com)
In the desolate Martian frontier of Victoriaville, a brave community of settlers faces relentless threats from mercenary bandits working for a powerful Earth...
Where can I find Sci-Fi Short Stories? (greggborodaty.com)
I just read the forward collection (curated by Andy Weir), and I want more! Recommendations?
J.J. Abrams Isn’t the Savior the Sci-Fi Genre Expected (collider.com)
The director's vision has always been somewhat... bland.
"It's the content, stupid." - Quick Notes to Supercharge K.Bin (kbin.social)
Like you, I'm a passionate user of K.Bin but lately, I'm noticing that things are getting kinda stale around here. The most recent thread in this, the top-level magazine on K.Bin, is 4 days old. Many other top 25 magazines are also suffering from a similar lack of fresh content. I run /m/scifi and it's been continuing to grow...