By melding science fact with science fiction, filmmakers can explore how new technologies may impact and influence our culture before they are actually invented. As moviemaking tools improve, so widens the creative control of SF screenwriters and directors responsible for...
When Arnold Schwarzenegger uttered his classic line “I’ll be back,” he wasn’t kidding. In Terminator Genisys, the newest link in the Terminator chain, we see Arnie return to the screen as one of the most iconic cyborgs of all time....
Conan the Barbarian is largely thought of to be Arnold Schwarzenegger in a loincloth. With the new Legend of Conan film featuring Arnold in the titular role once again, this is a pop culture image sure to be carried on...
Game of Thrones has become a pop culture juggernaut, crossing from the realm of literature into a hit HBO series and helping complete the evolution of cable into the premiere platform for captivating television series. While the writing skill of...
2015 promises to be the “Year of the Robot.” Chappie, Ex Machina, and The Avengers: Age of Ultron are among the films that will see release this year that deal with robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). It’s interesting to reflect...
Halloween’s around the corner, and what better way to spend it than watching intruder horror flicks when you’re home alone? Home invasion films are exactly as the name implies: movies that feature a killer breaking into the protagonist’s home as...
With the coming television season, The Simpsons brings their season count to 26. The show began humbly in the late eighties when cartoonist Matt Groening (who has since championed other successful animated programs including Futurama) began contributing crudely animated sketches...
On the surface, it’s not hard to understand the enduring appeal of the Gojira franchise: an enormous lizard-like life-form lays waste to an urban landscape (occasionally with the help of other, equally rubber-suited, reptilian pals) and has radioactive fire-breath to...
Sitting down to a bowl of popcorn and a romantic movie, possibly with your significant other, is a great way to spend the most romantic day of the year, Valentine’s Day. You know what’s even better, though? Watching a classic,...
