Science fiction
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Larger than Life: A review of Syfy’s The Expanse
If there’s one thing you can say about Syfy’s new show The Expanse (broadcast on Space for us lucky Canadians, eh), it’s that it doesn’t…
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Star Wars: the Force Awakens—We’re Home
It’s been nearly ten years since the release of the almost universally loathed Star Wars prequels, and over thirty since we first witnessed the Star…
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Ex_Machina – I am become Death
Somewhere in the wilderness of Alaska there is a house, and inside that house are four people. At least one of these people is not…
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Passably Psychotic: A Review of Psycho-Pass
I have never committed a crime (well, I’m not counting that one time when my six-year-old self treated Bulk Barn as though it was a…
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Jessica Jones: It’s Time to Learn Her Name
When Marvel announced that it would be putting out several series on Netflix about street-level heroes, they told us who we’d be getting: Daredevil, Luke…
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When (Super) Strength Isn’t Enough: An Examination of Strong Female Protagonist
What if you were both invincible and had super-strength—yet you still couldn’t save the world? That’s the problem confronting Alison Green, the twenty-year-old protagonist of…
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The Fantastical Duo in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
This review contains spoilers. “America teaming up with Russia—that doesn’t sound very friendly.” The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is a 2015 reboot of the 1964 NBC…
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More than Dinosaurs: The Humans of Jurassic World
This post contains spoilers. Eager as ever, I arrived at the theater for Jurassic World just in time and sat through the previews, which is…
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The Women of Star Wars: Part Two
Be sure to check out the first part of this article, which covers Beru Mars, Mon Mothma, and the slave girls on Tatooine. Shmi Skywalker…
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More Societal Quirks of Widespread Cryonics and its Contemporary Status
*Scroll down/ click here to read part 1 of this blog* Lois McMaster Bujold’s novel Cryoburn discusses a number of social issues that arise in…
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