Post tagged with Science Fiction

  • “God is dead” – Paul; “Paul is dead” – Box Office

    March 21st, 201102:06 PM ET
    By Marc Newman
    What is it with British filmmakers and attacking God? Eighteen months ago, Ricky Gervais took an interesting premise in The Invention of Lying – he creates a world where people compulsively tell the truth -- and uses it to ridicule the Christian faith. The "theology" (and I use the word loosely) that Gervais brings to the screen could be de...

  • Cinema in Focus - PANDORUM - 3 Stars

    September 29th, 200911:30 PM ET
    By Denny Wayman
    Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin In apocalyptic fiction the end of the world often includes a remnant hope. Perhaps such a hope is included because we cannot imagine the total annihilation of humanity, regardless of the fact that in most such fiction it is our own behaviors that cause our destruction. Although this remnant hope comes in various ...

  • MONSTERS vs ALIENS - 2 Stars

    April 14th, 200911:59 PM ET
    By Denny Wayman
    A double-edged fear among children is not only that there may be monsters lurking in the dark, but also that they themselves might become some hideous creature rejected by family and friends. In the new Dream Works animated film, "Monsters vs Aliens," both fears are brought together in 3-D realism as the dark of space brings both fears to earth. T...
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