Comedy Central Television and science fiction, as a medium and a genre, respectively, share a curious, even contradictory relationship to the idea of highbrow vs. lowbrow culture. Yes, TV is where we unplug to watch trashy reality shows, and yes, sci-fi is where things like Ed Wood’s movies exist. But TV is also home … Read more
Prime Video subscribers can now finally watch one of Amazon MGM Studios’ most recently released sci-fi action movies. During its theatrical run, the Chris Pratt-led film earned a gross of over $54 million at the global box office against its reported budget of around $60 million. What Chris Pratt movie is now available on Prime … Read more
Many – myself included – were thrown through a bit of a loop when Brit golden boy Ben Wheatley presented his 2013 fourth feature, A Field in England, to an unsuspecting and sober public. Film critics tend to favour cosy narratives when it comes to generalising about the careers of the artists that they love, and following a trio of … Read more
Netflix When it comes to its original programming, Netflix excels with its genre shows, including and especially science fiction. Bolstering its original shows, Netflix always has a robust library of licensed sci-fi series available to stream that have long proven to be fan-favorites. The types of science fiction on Netflix range from sprawling cyberpunk … Read more
Itto (Oumaïma Barid) is alienated. After a series of elegantly composed shots of a house’s opulent if empty interiors, she is shown in there but out of place. She goes to the kitchen to help the maids prepare dinner (“Like us, she sure is a Berber!” one of them comments), only to be regarded with contempt by Hajar … Read more
Relating to “All About Eve,” the Joseph L. Mankiewicz movie starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter, Julianne Moore might be counted as one among its devotees. Molly Smith Metzler, the creator of Netflix’s “Sirens” starring Moore as mysterious philanthropist, referred to as Moore a “fan” of the movie. The truth is, the 1950 basic bled … Read more