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Book and Movie Reviews of 2015 - 2018
Technofiction Reviews
These are reviews of movies and books from the technofiction perspective.
- Review of Annihilation -- stream of story inconsistencies that outdoes Prometheus (Mar 18)
- Review of Passengers -- a reboot of the Robinson Crusoe story, but in a space ship on a century-long journey (Jan 17)
- Review of Eye in the Sky -- brings up important moral issues, but is not closely connected to how real life handles them (Apr 16)
- Review of The Big Short -- it tackles a complex topic and does a good job of portraying it (Dec 15)
- Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens -- it will take you back... if that's where you want to go (Dec 15)
- Review of Bridge of Spies -- a really great start talking about imporant issues, then down to just a good movie (Nov 15)
- Review of Spectre -- It's a James Bond movie. That's all it has going for it. (Nov 15)
- Review of OK Go, the group -- what fun and innovative videos these guys produce (Oct 15)
- Review of The Martian -- a fun watch, nicely different story based on problem solving not good and bad guys (Oct 15)
- Review of Jurassic World -- neat dinosaurs, but like your phone, keep your brain turned off while watching (Jun 15)
- Review of Tomorrowland -- Another distopia-with-teenagers that has some inventive visual effects (May 15)
- Review of Ex Machina -- A neat exploration of artificial intelligence in a good looking robot (Apr 15)
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