Future Shock: The Death of Serious Science Fiction

By Bill Gibron

The serious Science Fiction film genre is dead or at least on cinematic life support. As the new millennial marches forward, and an omnipresent production paradigm that substitutes spectacle for smarts, futurist filmmaking is definitely gasping for breath. [29 May 2007]

Knowing

By Renee Scolaro Mora

Knowing’s premise is intriguing, even if it ends up being a familiar race-against-time-disaster-movie. [20 March 2009]

I, Robot (2004)

By Cynthia Fuchs

'It's harder and harder to make straight-ahead sci-fi and straight-ahead comic book movies,' says Akiva Goldsman. [13 December 2004]

Garage Days (2004)

By Adrien Begrand

Garage Days chronicles the adventures of a struggling young Sydney band as they try desperately to land that ever-elusive first paying gig. [23 August 2004]

I, Robot (2004)

By Cynthia Fuchs

These green-screen jamborees are utterly summer-blockbustery (or maybe just Will-Smithy), but they also tend to substitute for ideas. [15 July 2004]

Garage Days (2002)

By Nikki Tranter

Director Alex Proyas comes out of his moody cave with this flick about a band's efforts to find fame. [17 July 2003]

‘Knowing’ tops weekend box office [23 March 2009]