Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (2020) - Earth Zero has discovered how to traverse between worlds. Cara is valued as a traverser because her doppelgangers are dead on most of the worlds known. If you arrive in a world where the other you is still alive, your death will be kind of quick... Continue Reading →
Barbarella (1968) - In the 26th Century, special agent Barbarella is sent to return an evil genius to Earth before he brings war back into a peaceful society.Directed by Roger Vadim Starring Jane Fonda, Anita Pallenberg, John Philip LawWhy I Liked It - Ummmm, Jane Fonda was kinda cute?"Barbarella" tries to combine science fiction with... Continue Reading →
The Shape of Water (2017) – At the height of the Cold War, U.S. scientists hide a strange marine creature in a secret laboratory. Is it an animal, or is it intelligent? A lonely young woman stumbles on the secret and begins an unusual relationship. Director by Guillermo del Toro Starring Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer,... Continue Reading →
To The Vanishing Point by Alan Dean Foster (1988) - The Sonderberg family doesn’t know it yet, but this will not be an ordinary road trip. A quiet drive down Interstate 40 becomes a trip into an alternate reality where they pick up an unassuming hitchhiker. It turns out the family has given a ride... Continue Reading →
Ready Player One – (2018) In a dystopian future, “real life” is inside a virtual reality world. Solve the problems of that world and the greatest prize of all, control of that reality, is yours. A young man and some friends team up to take a shot at that prize.Directed by Steven Spielberg ... Continue Reading →
Annihilation (2018) – The laws of nature are being distorted in a strange, growing zone on Earth created by an alien presence. After repeated failures to explore it, they sent in a new team to understand “The Shimmer” and determine what happened to the previous teams. Directed by Alex Garland ... Continue Reading →
Alien: Covenant (2017) A colony ship makes the wrong decision every single time, resulting in death and all the worst possible outcomes. Directed by Ridley Scott Starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy CrudupWhy I Liked It - I didn't. Some of the CGI effects were pretty good.I can not explain why I put this movie in... Continue Reading →
The Last Days On Mars (2013) – As a team prepares to return to Earth after a shift exploring Mars, they discover a unique anomaly. Their excitement turns to dread as the mystery turns deadly. Directed by Ruairi Robinson Starring – Liev Schreiber, Why I Liked It – A Mediocre Movie With Just Enough... Continue Reading →
Westworld (1973) (Rated R) - An android based vacation resort suffers a a technical breakdown that endangers the lives of the guests. Directed by Michael Crichton Starring Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin Why I Liked It – The issues are closer to reality than ever before. I remember seeing this in the theaters when it first... Continue Reading →
Dark Star (1974) - A crew of astronauts, sent into space to destroy rogue planets, face new and comic(?) challenges 20 years into their mission as things begin to fall apart Directed by John Carpenter Starring Dan O’Bannon Why I Liked It – Ummmmmm… There is a special place for film school films that make it to... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 