Timm Kröger’s The Universal Theory (Die Theorie von Allem) opens with a brief segment of a 1974 TV talk show on which Johannes Leinert, an author of a new book with the same title as this film, is the guest. While the host talks of the book as science fiction, the author is adamant that…
It’s nice when I can put groups together when writing about shorts, but today I’m bringing a bit of a hodgepodge of films that are showing at HollyShorts Film Festival. Sevap/Mitzvah, directed by Sabina Vijrača, tells the true story of two friends in Bosnia during World War II. Zejneba was Muslim, Rifka was a Jew….
“We’re stuck in a limbo…, broken in half.” In Carlos Amaral’s Infinite Sea, we find ourselves in a mildly post-apocalyptic world. More specifically, we find ourselves left behind. If I were someone who thought of an eschatological Rapture, I’m sure that this film would have some interesting concepts. The film takes place in a city…
Noah Baumbach?s latest is the first time he’s leaned into a text full of metaphor and symbolic imagery, but it may prove that I prefer when he dabbles in human drama. That?s not to say that White Noise doesn?t demonstrate that there?s a well-intended technical wizard behind it. Far from it, Baumbach is no amateur,…
I?m Totally Fine is the latest film to take a stab at using sci-fi ideas on an indie budget in ways that show that a herculean CGI effort isn?t required. Starring Jillian Bell, Natalie Morales and Kyle Newacheck (who all serve as executive producers on the movie), it becomes clear that the film comes from…
?Challenge your status quo.? Does the chance to make big money while enjoying the outdoors appeal to you? That?s the come-on in the sci-fi-ish look at the gig economy in Lapsis, directed by Noah Hutton. The film has been nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. Ray (Dean Imperial) is having…
Living on an isolated tropical island, Baker Dill (Matthew McConaughey) is a fishing boat captain who lives a peaceful life on Plymouth Island, an isolated island in the Carribbean. However, his world is soon shattered when his ex-wife Karen (Anne Hathaway) tracks him down and, desperate for help, begs Baker to rescue her and their…
Set on the titular U.S.S. Orville, a mid-level exploratory space vessel in the 25thCentury?s Planetary Union, The Orville?is a sci-fi adventure that reveals the lighter side of the darkness of space. Airing on Fox and developed by Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy), the series follows a crew of lovable misfits as they discover new worlds while…
Let?s get this out of the way quickly.? If you?re not a fan on the original Blade Runner, you will likely not be particularly interested or impressed by its sequel, Blade Runner 2049. If you, like myself, are a fan of the original, however… maybe everything has led to this. Directed by Denis Villeneuve (Arrival),…
Del Toro employs an interesting device to illuminate the issues: biblical stories.
