Tag: SCI-FI FILM

Movie Review

‘The Shift’ Goes Into High Gear with Sci-Fi Intrigue

The Shift Rating: 7/10 Director: Brock Heasley Writer: Brock Heasley Style: Sci-Fi Time: 1 hour and 55 minutes Trailer: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1880606489/?ref_=tt_vi_i_1 Review by Mike Szymanski “This is not my world,” the main character of “The Shift” says over and over again. He seems like he belongs in that world, as he falls out of the sky and then walks out of a lake with full clothes on, … Continue reading ‘The Shift’ Goes Into High Gear with Sci-Fi Intrigue

Unknown's avatarMike Szymanski
Movie Review, Science Fiction

See the Bleak and Scary Future in this Sci-Fi Horror ‘Altered Perceptions

ALTERED PERCEPTIONS Rating: 8/10 Director: Jorge Ameer Writer: Wayne C. Dees Style: Horror/ Mystery/Sci Fi Time: 2 hours Reviewed by Mike Szymanski This is like an updated version of the comedic and prophetic film “Idiocracy” from 2006. That movie is a Mike Judge cult hit film (which was at first a bomb) and it predicted a great deal of what our lives look like now. … Continue reading See the Bleak and Scary Future in this Sci-Fi Horror ‘Altered Perceptions

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Movie Review

Indie Sci-Fi Gem ‘Project Dorothy’ Doesn’t Allow for Easy Surrender

Project Dorothy Rating: 7/10 Director: George Henry Horton Writers: George Henry Horton and Ryan Scaringe Style: Sci-fi thriller Time: 1 hour 20 minutes Review by Mike Szymanski Sometimes the best movies have a minimal cast, minimal special effects, and minimum amount of dialogue. These smaller indie movies are true gems, because it’s obvious that the filmmakers wanted to put out a good movie and used … Continue reading Indie Sci-Fi Gem ‘Project Dorothy’ Doesn’t Allow for Easy Surrender

Unknown's avatarMike Szymanski
Movie Review

‘Discontinued’ Mixes Teen Angst and The End of The World for a Pleasing Comedy

Discontinued Rating: 9/10 Director: & Writer: Trevor Peckham Style: Sci-fi/Comedy Time: 91 minutes Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUQBAbZ6B1g Review by Mike Szymanski It’s tough to make a teen comedy that’s smart and for an overall audience. Mix in sci-fi elements and a good teen film is practically non-existent (a good one, that is.) “Discontinued” is not necessarily a teen comedy, in fact, it’s for everyone — and perhaps for … Continue reading ‘Discontinued’ Mixes Teen Angst and The End of The World for a Pleasing Comedy

Unknown's avatarMike Szymanski
Movie Review

Film Review of Director Guy-Roger Duvert’s film “Virtual Revolution”

By: Vernon Nickerson “Is it possible to force people into freedom? And if it is, should it be done?” This is the question posed by Nash, the anti-hero of Writer/Director Guy-Roger Duvert’s film, “Virtual Revolution”.  Wonderfully complicating matters, the audience is masterfully taken on a sci-fi action adventure in parallel worlds to help viewers make up their own minds about the question. First, Duvert introduces … Continue reading Film Review of Director Guy-Roger Duvert’s film “Virtual Revolution”

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Introduction to the Artist

Going against the grain With (PFX): An Interview with “Harbinger Down” Filmmakers Alec Gillis And Tom Woodruff Jr.

By: Adrienne Vaught Edited By : Colleen Page Harbinger Down (2015) is the exciting and refreshing Sci-Fi thriller that is set to chill you to your very bones! In this epic tale we find ourselves trapped in an icy world with a terrifying monster. Marooned in the Bearing Sea a group of grad students dredge up the bottom of the sea and a lot more … Continue reading Going against the grain With (PFX): An Interview with “Harbinger Down” Filmmakers Alec Gillis And Tom Woodruff Jr.

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Arts

“ALTERGEIST” LAUNCHES “DEMAND MY CITY” CONTEST FOR HORROR SCI-FI FILM’S THEATRICAL PREMIERE

Are You Afraid? That’s What They Like.   LOS ANGELES, CA (May 14, 2014) ALTERGEIST will hold a premiere screening in a U.S. city chosen by online voters who “Demand My City.”  Tedi Sarafian, writer of Terminator 3:  Rise of the Machines and Tank Girl makes his feature directorial debut with the horror/sci-fi thriller ALTERGEIST.  Sarafian, cast members and the producers will attend the premiere screening in the … Continue reading “ALTERGEIST” LAUNCHES “DEMAND MY CITY” CONTEST FOR HORROR SCI-FI FILM’S THEATRICAL PREMIERE

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