While not our favorite, Midnight Special is worth a viewing.
Category: The New New
Here Alone
Mad Max: Fury Road
It is as good as you have heard.
For the Literate
Great writeup of The Forever War.
http://www.tor.com/2016/01/20/the-profound-emptiness-of-battle-the-forever-war/
Ridley Scott is reportedly directing an adaptation. No word on the release date.
For the Literate
Margaret Atwood!
Oryx and Crake remains one of my favorite works of s.f. Artfully crafted and intricately layered, Atwood’s work rewards multiple readings. Now you have an excuse to pull it off the shelf.
NOTE TO OUR NYC MEMBERS–Brooklyn’s finest book club is discussing Oryx and Crake on May 7, 2016. PM me for details (if that’s not possible the way the site is setup right now, please let me know in the comments). See past Book Clubb events here: http://eattoread.tumblr.com/
Snowpiercer
Tilda Swinton! This film is a wonderful reimagining of the french graphic novels. Before or after watching the film, get some fish and read all three volumes. Also, is there anyone who is not heart breakingly attracted to Tilda Swinton? If you are indifferent, please watch Only Lovers Left Alive and then try to tell me you don’t want her to turn you. Tilda, if you are reading this, I pledge my devotion.
Creative Control
Set five minutes in the future and available here.
The Three Body Problem
The books are great. The final book, Death’s End, is currently being translated into English. High hopes for the film.
The Lobster
This is the first time I have not hated Colin Farrell in a film. It’s great. Can’t say much, but at one point a character explains that they are only allowed to dance alone so they only listen to electronic music. Recommended! Available here.
The Expanse
The production quality of some scenes was two steps above the BBC’s Narnia serial (remember when things took a nosedive in the Voyage of the Dawn Treader?), but it never took me out of the narrative. The only thing that almost did was homeboy’s hat. SPOILER: He loses it toward the end. I think this and Outer Space on Yahoo! were two of my favorite surprises from 2015. Watch the first season here.