billionaires
Review: Demon Seed (1977) and Antibirth (2016)
Sci-fi fantasies of forced reproduction are common -- and reflect fascism today
science fiction movies
Jupiter
Review: Slingshot (2024)
Four characters trapped together; some imaginary
homage to '2001'
Review: Spaceman (2024)
In which a mellow-voiced therapist in the body of a spider has terrible boundaries
US v Russia
Review: I.S.S. (2024)
Lack of imagination spoils this orbital thriller
Midwest
Essay: Foe (2023)
A psychological thriller about the intrusion of capitalism into the lives of an unhappy couple
drug smuggling
Review: 'Lucy' (2014)
3rd in a series of 3 pieces about Scarlett Johannson's sci-fi films of the early 2010s
aliens
Review: Under the Skin (2014)
2nd in a 3-part series of Scarlett Johannson science fiction films of the early 2010s
Michael York
Review: Logan's Run (1976)
Bad choices and bad editing mar this sci-fi film of the 70s