Category Archives: science fiction

“Foe” Featuring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal

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Directed by Garth Davis with a screenplay by Iain Reid and Davis based on the book by Iain Reid, Foe stars Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, and Aaron Pierre.

Foe is a science-fiction thriller as a haunting exploration of marriage and identity with a setting in an uncertain world. Hen and Junior, played by Ronan and Mescal, farm a secluded piece of land that’s been in Junior’s family for generations. 

An uninvited stranger, played by Pierre, throws their otherwise quiet life into turmoil. He shows up at their farm door with a startling proposal. 

Davis helms a story through Foe’s mesmerizing imagery. He brings persistent questions to the surface. They concern the nature of humanity and artificial humanity. Davis draws attention to the not-too-distant future of a luminous life. 

Davis is an Australian film and television director known for directing Lion (his debut feature) and Mary Magdalene. He also directed episodes for Top of the Lake, starring Elisabeth Moss, noted in a Vanity Fair.

“The Creator” Trailers, Featurettes, Clips

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Gareth Edwards directs The Creator, a science-fiction action thriller about a war against artificial intelligence. Chris Weitz and Edwards wrote the screenplay based on a story from Edwards. The film follows ex-Special Forces agent Joshua, played by John David Washington. He’s recruited to hunt down and eliminate the Creator, who designed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war or humankind.

Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson and Allison Janney star in the film.

“Landscape With Invisible Hand” Trailers, Clips, Featurettes and Poster

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Written for the screen and directed by Cory Finley, Landscape with Invisible Hand is based on the Book by: M.T. Anderson.

Two teens, played by Kylie Rogers and Asante Blackk, plan to secure their families’ futures in a world of alien rule, where the aliens have advanced technology. The teenagers pose as boyfriend and girlfriend to earn viewer shares. But they fake it to make money.

Tiffany Haddish also stars in the film.

“MEG 2: The Trench” Trailer, Living Poster and Posters

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Ben Wheatley directed MEG 2: The Trench from the screenplay by Jon Hoeber, Dean Georgaris and Eric Hoeber. The science fiction action film stars Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Sienna Guillory, and Page Kennedy.

Based on Steve Alten’s 1999 novel The Trench, which is part of a series about a prehistoric megalodon, a giant shark, The catchphrase when he introduced his first novel was “Jurassic Shark.”

I met Alten before his book first was published. It’s a fascinating success story, where I think he had to make some wise career choices.

“Dune: Part Two” Trailers and Poster

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From Denis Villeneuve’s and Jon Spaihts’s screenplay, Dune: Part Two follows Paul Atreides, played by Timothée Chalamet, uniting with Chani, played by Zendaya, and the Freman. They’re on a conquest to revenge against the conspirators who destroyed Paul’s family.

Denis Villeneuve directs the sequel by continuing with unique cultures and a storyline based on the book written by Frank Herbert.

Facing a decision between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, Paul must fight a terrible future only he can foresee.

Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Christopher Walken, Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem also star.

“Silo” Trailers and Images

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Mission Impossible actress Rebecca Ferguson stars with a fine cast in the Apple TV series Silo, based on the book series of the same name by Hugh Howey.

In a science-fiction, dystopia storyline, we follow Juliette, played by Ferguson, in a ruined and toxic future. Here, a giant underground silo community plunged hundreds of stories deep.
People live in a society full of regulations that they believe protect them.

Also starring in the series are Tim Robbins, Rashida Jones, Harriet Walter and Ferdinand Kingsley.

Apple TV’s “Extrapolations”

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Extrapolations, an Apple TV series, dwells on the near future. Climate change has become embedded into everyday life.

Created by Scott Z. Burns, eight interwoven stories explore the life-changing, intimate stories based on Burns’s viewpoint on climate change in the future.

Each scene in the trailer focuses on the choices made when the planet changes faster than the population. It’s dystopia, science-fiction and drama.

An impressive cast includes Meryl Streep, Ed Norton, Sienna Miller, Tobey Maguire and Marion Cotillard.

“Crater” Trailer and Clips

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Kyle Patrick Alvarez directs the American science fiction drama, Crater, written by John Griffin.

A young boy named Wes, played by Isaiah Russell-Bailey, lives in a lunar colony on the Moon with his father, played by Samuel Caleb Hunt, and other residents. Wes has almost reached the age where he’s sent to Earth for medical testing. Before he leaves, he and his friends explore the Moon, notably a crater near the colony.

During their exploration, Wes and his friends encounter distinct challenges and obstacles to test their strength, loyalty and courage.

The film touches on tropes like coming of age, friendships, family and the human desire for exploring and discovery.

Other cast members include Mckenna Grace, Billy Barratt, Orson Hong, Thomas Boyce and Scott Mescudi. From the producers of Stranger Things, the movie will stream on Disney +.

“M3GAN” Clips, Trailer, Featurettes and Poster

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Blumhouse brings another psychological horror movie concerning artificial intelligence development and functioning within our society.

Gerard Johnstone directed M3GAN, a story that follows a young girl, played by Violet McGraw, who lost her parents. Her aunt Gemma, played by Allison Williams, adopts her. To help her niece with the loss and transition of living in a new home and location, Aunt Gemma invites her to play with M3GAN, a robot, a lifelike doll programmed to bond with her newly orphaned niece.

Soon, the bonding becomes dangerous as M3GAN becomes violently overprotective of her new friend.

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”

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Sam Raimi is back directing in the superhero genre with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The film follows Dr. Stephen Strange, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, as he casts a forbidden spell and opens a portal to the multiverse.

A threat occurs and emerges that may be too big for his team to handle. Other cast members include Xochitl Gomez, Elizabeth Olsen and Rachel McAdams.