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Home » sci-fi

Tag: sci-fi

a scared-looking white redheaded woman chin-deep in a swamp, with massive dinosaur legs behind her
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Jurassic World: Dominion

by Adam Mullins-Khatib June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

While there’s never really a sense of true danger for our heroes, we get just enough of the range of CGI dinosaurs and their weird traits to keep the film entertaining.

two dark-skinned people in shiny futuristic outfits look at each other, with a green sci-fi hue over everything
Posted inFilm

Neptune Frost is limitless

by Arionne Nettles June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

It’s a sci-fi, Afrofuturistic story that is also a musical that takes place in the past, present, and future, while also spanning the wide depths of identity and innovation.

Posted inFilm

After Yang

by Maxwell Rabb March 4, 2022March 29, 2022

Director Kogonada’s sophomore film explores a subtly futuristic world where artificial intelligence is commonplace.

a line drawing in black and white of a white man sitting on a stoop
Posted inArts & Culture

It came from the south side

by Salem Collo-Julin February 10, 2022February 9, 2022

When do you cross the line from casual collector to full-on vintage reseller? For Michael W. Phillips Jr., a south side-based film programmer and copy editor, the moment happened in […]

Posted inFilm

Old Strangers

by Adam Mullins-Khatib January 12, 2022January 12, 2022

There’s not much to recommend here.

Posted inFilm

Coming out, queering tennis, and taking joyrides in phallic spacecrafts

by Cody Corrall January 6, 2022January 6, 2022

The small break of new releases at the start of the new year allows for a much less stressful, and sometimes even more enjoyable, media binge: a crop of Chicago-made web series that can be viewed from the comfort and safety of your home.

Posted inFilm

Don’t Look Up

by Becca James December 22, 2021December 22, 2021

It’s star-studded, and the edits often wink at the audience, but it’s not so fun being in on the joke this time around.

Posted inArts & Culture

The scene report from space

by Megan Kirby November 29, 2021November 29, 2021

Elaborate hologram displays. A satellite planet. A mysterious deity. On the surface, Lane Milburn’s rollicking sci-fi graphic novel Lure doesn’t have much to do with Chicago. But Milburn drew inspiration […]

Posted inFilm

Fried Barry

by Cody Corrall May 7, 2021August 30, 2021

1 hour 39 min

Posted inFilm

Stowaway

by Adam Mullins-Khatib April 26, 2021August 30, 2021

1 hour 56 min

Posted inFilm

Voyagers

by Becca James April 8, 2021August 23, 2021

1 hour 48 min

The real charm of Made for Love comes from star Cristin Milioti.
Posted inFilm

Made for Love redefines the modern sci-fi genre

by Marissa De La Cerda April 2, 2021August 18, 2021

The HBO Max series stands out with slapstick comedy, a complex look at female liberation, and incredible performances.

Posted inFilm

Godzilla vs. Kong

by Sheri Flanders March 30, 2021August 23, 2021

1 hour 53 min

Posted inFilm

Come True

by Cody Corrall March 9, 2021August 23, 2021

1 hour 45 min

Posted inMusic

Chicagoland prog-metal band Mechina spin a vast interstellar saga almost 15 years in the making

by Leor Galil February 17, 2021August 18, 2021

Progressive symphonic metal group Mechina are based in Chicago’s western suburbs, but I wouldn’t blame you if their inhumanly technical sci-fi sound convinced you they weren’t from Earth. For nearly […]

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