Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Physics Saturday: Interstellar and The Theory of Everything

~ Lincoln Spector

I saw two very different movies on Saturday, but both were about physics. Well, sort of. Physics and fiction don't blend together unless you can work in suspense, romance, tragedy, horrible diseases, and special effects. Although one movie is a big, expensive Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster, and the other a British Indiewood biopic, their titles are … Continue reading Physics Saturday: Interstellar and The Theory of Everything

The Zero Theorem doesn’t add up to much

~ Lincoln Spector

C+ Dystopian satire Written by Pat Rushin Directed by Terry Gilliam In the 1980s, Terry Gilliam made three sci-fi/fantasy comedies that stood with the best films of that decade. But his best work is now far behind him. His latest movie, The Zero Theorem, although visually exciting and occasionally provocative, doesn't really go anywhere. Quentin … Continue reading The Zero Theorem doesn’t add up to much

Saturday at the Movies: 50s 3D Horror and Early Talkie Hitchcock

~ Lincoln Spector

I attended two very different revival screenings yesterday. In the early afternoon, I visited the Castro to catch the newly-restored Creature from the Black Lagoon in all of its 3D spender. Then, in the evening, I dropped in at the Pacific Film Archive to catch a rare, early Alfred Hitchcock talkie, Rich and Strange. Both … Continue reading Saturday at the Movies: 50s 3D Horror and Early Talkie Hitchcock