The best American TV drama of the past few years may very well be Battlestar Galactica. Not what most people might expect from a science fiction show, which is why the first two seasons were not talked about much in the mainstream media. But as more people starting giving the show a chance, they realized [...]
May 6, 2009
Categories: TV shows . Tags: allegory, civil rights, human nature, religion, robots, science fiction, the future, the modern world, thriller, war . Author: setipensteven . Comments: Leave a Comment
I really liked this movie. I do however understand a lot of the criticism that it has received. Is this “poverty porn?” Perhaps for some yes, but I think with an open perspective and a willingness to be aware of parallels between occurrences in the movie and our own lives, it is not just a [...]
April 13, 2009
Categories: movies . Tags: foreign, India, inner city life, the working class, thriller . Author: setipensteven . Comments: Leave a Comment
One of the all-time great thrillers and crime films, Se7en (or “Seven”) is the film that elevated David Fincher to great director status. It also gave its stars, Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt, newfound popularity. In the film, Pitt plays a new detective in a big American city where Freeman has been working [...]
November 6, 2007
Categories: movies . Tags: crime, metaphor, mystery, religion, the classics, thriller, twist ending, violence . Author: setipensteven . Comments: 7 Comments
Children of Men shows a poor, battered world in the year 2027 and explores hope amidst the despair that is otherwise present. The movie addresses issues such as immigration, the environment, global cooperation, terrorism, and racism. Children of Men has received praise for its film style, cinematography and direction and many film reviewers [...]
August 30, 2007
Categories: movies . Tags: civil rights, discrimination, human nature, London, science fiction, the future, the modern world, thriller, violence . Author: setipensteven . Comments: 10 Comments