Are you tired of the science fiction colossal where: people die, planets explode and the dad of the protagonist has the power of removing the air to anyone he wants ? Well Spaceballs is the movie for you! Conceived as the parody of Star Wars and Star Trek. In a very far away galaxy, the …
In this film Brad Pritt is Roy McBride an experienced astronaut, living in the late 21st century, who is chosen to do a special mission, he must save the Earth from power surges that are happening all around the world. These events are caused by another spacecraft of a previous mission called “Lima Project” and …
The legendary story of the man who said the famous phrase: “That’s one small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.” “Un piccolo passo per l’uomo, un gigantesco balzo per l’umanità” After suffering the terrible mourning of the loss of his daughter, Neil Armstrong joins NASA in 1962. After a career as a test …
What if you are a discredited major US Army obliged to fight a futuristic war against a race of aliens that remind you of the biggest reptiles on our planet? And if I tell you that the decisive battle will be in Verdun, the same place where a century years ago France and Germany fought …
Try for a moment to imagine how the world would be like if it was possible to clone human beings. Certainly, it would solve many problems but it could certainly create others, mostly from an ethical point of view. The island is a 2005 movie, set in a dangerously dystopian 2019 during which the Earth …
Flight is a film about an expert pilot, William “Whip” Whitaker and an accident that occurred. Thankfully, the pilot managed to land in a field saving the most of the passengers’ lives. William, played by Denzel Washington, is an alcoholic and drinks one too many the night before the accident. In the following morning, as …
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke is a massive compendium that brings a total of 116 short science fiction stories written by Arthur C. Clarke throughout his life together. Variety is the keyword for this collection; in fact, the stories’ original publication dates range from 1937 to 1999 and their length is also rather …
Gattaca is one of the most provocative sci-fi movies ever. Imagine a world in which a child could literally be created in a test tube. He could have perfect health, high IQ and a long life expectation. In a future world where it is possible to be born practically perfect, humans that are born naturally …
Flatland is a satirical novel, written by Edwin Abbott Abbott, that depicts a nightmarish dystopia in a two dimensional setting, populated by living geometrical figures. A mathematician, called A. Square, describes his world, Flatland, a society that is strictly divided in social classes, resembling Victorian England. The government of Flatland is administered by a cabal …
When talking about space, the most famous saga in the history of cinema is probably Star Wars. In this review we will focus on the first film produced: “A new hope”. This film was released in 1977 and won seven Oscars, among them best visual effects, best original score and best costume design. The film …
“Hidden Figures” (2016) is a movie based on the true story of some brilliant and committed women whose work was crucial for NASA during the 1960s. During those years, the race for space against the Russian enhanced the investment of a massive amount of money and manpower, besides fostering a great patriotism. Unfortunately, disparity, injustice …