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  • Movie Review: “The Martian” (Ridley Scott, USA 2015)

    Ask most people to name their favorite science fiction films, and many of the answers you’ll get aren’t really science fiction. Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, USA/Hong Kong/UK 1982) is film noir set in the future. Alien (Ridley Scott, USA/UK 1979) is a horror film set in space. Gravity (Alfonso Cuaron, USA/UK 2013) is a chase film…

  • Thoughts on the Previews: September 21, 2015

    The Martian (Ridley Scott, USA 2015) Every time I’ve seen a commercial or trailer for this, I immediately think it’s a sequel to Interstellar about Dr. Mann’s original mission. The pre-release buzz is so high on this film and Andy Weir sounds like a cool guy, though I haven’t read the book, but . .…

  • Movie Review: “Black Mass” (Scott Cooper, USA 2015)

    In 2011, when James “Whitey” Bulger was arrested, tried, and sentenced, I was in law school. As a result, I didn’t pay very close attention to the story. I remember Tony Kornheiser talking about it a few times but mostly just saying, “Wow–this is incredible! And now he’s so old! He looks like me!” and…