Gattaca: The Unbearably Light Burden of Imperfection
We decry those politicians willing to suggest that they--and their constituents--are not only needy but intrinsically defective . . .
Sci-Fi / Fantasy Reviews
- A Scanner Darkly: Coat of Infinite Colors
- A.I.: The Spielbergian Code/Coda
- Battlestar Galactica Miniseries: Does the End Justify the Means?
- Beowulf: A (Codpiece-Sized) Chink in the Armor
- Constantine: Buying His Way into Heaven
- Constantine: Got Faith?
- Gattaca: The Unbearably Light Burden of Imperfection
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Waiting for Redemption
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Wicked
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Connecting the Dots
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Covering the Bases, and a Bit More
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Dark and Brilliant
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The Movie, the Series, the Sickness
- King Kong: Beauty Is No Beast
- King Kong: King-Sized Fun
- Lady in the Water: Strange Fish
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: A Family's Perspective
- Minority Report: A Higher Standard
- Resident Evil II: Wheelchair Access . . . Limited
- Revenge of the Sith: Thumbs Down
- Revenge of the Sith: Thumbs Up
- Serenity: Breathing Life Back into Sci-Fi
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture: The Speed of Awe
- Stardust: Go See This Movie !!
- Stardust: Starry-Eyed Surprise, Part 1
- The Final Cut: Excessive Excisions
- The Forgotten: More than Memories
- The Island: Suds and SFX
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Absolute Cold, Redemptive Heat
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Child-Like Tears
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Conversions of Imagination
- Unbreakable: Pocket Full of Dihydrogen Monoxide
- War of the Worlds: A Taste of Fear
- War of the Worlds: It's the End of the World as We Know It . . . And I Feel Crabby
- War of the Worlds: Mesmerizing Bleakness
- X-Men: The Last Stand: Family Ties
- Batman Begins: An Interesting Idea Buried in a Mediocre Movie
- Eragon: Adaptation Complication
- Pan's Labyrinth: Fantasy for the Rest of Us
- Repo Man: In Search of True Religion?
- The Final Cut: Speaking Ill (or Well) of the Dead
- The Forgotten: How Certain is Certitude?
- The Island: Incompetent Bioethics
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: The Essence of Susan
- The Prestige: A Magical Disappointment
- Unbreakable: Fantasy is Reality
- Unbreakable: Ironically Mediocre
- V for Vendetta: Inevitable Democracy?
- War of the Worlds: Excrement
- X-Men: The Last Stand - The Virtue of Separatism
- A Silly Little Love Song to Star Wars, Part One
- Days of Future Past: Osamu Tezuka’s Metropolis
- Hey, You Got Your Anime in My Techno! Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
- Love and Bravery in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Too Close for Comfort: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Walking the Path: Theological Skepticism and The Matrix
- Winning Us Over: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
cinekklesia :: Sci-Fi / Fantasy
April 24, 2008Beowulf: A (Codpiece-Sized) Chink in the Armor
All three of the film's heroes appear constitutionally unable to resist sexual temptation . . .
Star Trek: The Motion Picture: The Speed of Awe
Wise's entry and other, similarly paced films encourage audience members to gaze into the infinite reaches of space and think deep thoughts . . .
A.I.: The Spielbergian Code/Coda
The film snob in us determinedly avoids narratives that conclude amidst warm fuzzies , , ,
Stardust: Starry-Eyed Surprise, Part 1
The experience of being "in love" provides a moral exercise, an opportunity to exercise one's character, to refine strong emotion . . .
Stardust: Go See This Movie !!
One of the Year's Best!!
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Covering the Bases, and a Bit More
Harry's most heroic quality is his ability to resist the temptation to seize power . . .
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Dark and Brilliant
This film is handily the best Harry Potter film yet: dark and sophisticated, yet lacking none of the heroism and high adventure that have made the series so beloved . . .
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Connecting the Dots
No film series has so successfully provoked equal parts fury and enthusiasm from its viewers . . .
Eragon: Adaptation Complication
Some books translate well into movies . . .