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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
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Originally published in 1884 by Seeley & Co., Flatland was a critique of the social practices and beliefs of the Victorian culture. Written by an English school master (Edwin A. Abbott), it is now considered one of the best introductions to perceiving dimensions (Isaac Asimov is quoted to saying as much).
The Not So Infallible Iron Man (2)
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As far as comic book movies go, the Iron Man series is by far the best Hollywood has done. Some of you might cry foul pointing at the new Batman movies, but Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are just too high cinema to put them in the same realm. It’s more that Christopher Nolan took a comic book [...]
“First there was darkness…”
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…then came the strangers.
From director Alex Proyas, who has brought us some very good sci-fi (The Crow, I, Robot and Knowing), comes this gloomy tale about aliens searching for the human soul and a man who shows them what it is. Dark City came out the year prior to The Matrix release and from [...]
The Truly “Forbidden Planet”
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This is perhaps one of the better science fiction movies ever made, despite it being released in 1956, with now campy special effects, cheesy character development and predictable plot. Predictability mainly comes from the general structure of the story having been used in all sorts of other [...]
BioShock 2: Scary Smart Sci-Fi
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It’s been pretty slow around here at My Sci-Fi, mainly because March was a super busy month for me. But don’t worry, I’m dedicated to keeping new content hitting this site regularly, and to make sure that happens, I’ll be expanding the range of topics even more. A few days ago I talked a little [...]
A Lonely Trash Compactor
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So the other day, I was watching my little girl while my wife was out. With nothing to do, I decided I might as well introduce her to my favorite Pixar movie, Wall-E. But, since I’d seen it a million times, I watched it with commentary by director Andrew Stanton. This was a major treat, and [...]
It’s too bad she won’t live…
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…but then again, who does? Fantastic last words to a fantastic movie. Blade Runner can be considered a vis major in and of itself. Directed by Ridley Scott, a master of film, and based off of the novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” written by Phillip K. Dick. This movie has always stood [...]
Exploring the Animal Within
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Ah, The Island of Dr. Moreau, H.G. Wells’ foray into the psychological landscapes of humanity and the beast within. For those who are unaware of this story, it is about a shipwrecked man who is picked up by a vessel on its way to a small, unknown island. Here he finds himself with two human [...]