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I just got done with my Blade Runner: 2049 screening, and this will be one of two reviews (at least) I will write.  Without pretense, I am completely astounded and blown away.  In a statement from director Denis Villeneuve (Sicario, Arrival) read before the film started, we were asked not to reveal key plot points and I will honor […]

I’ll start with this: I probably won’t be able to shut up about the utter awesomeness that was the Blade Runner 2049 experience at San Diego Comic-Con last week. Last week? Jesus, it’s already Monday, isn’t it? If you’ve ever gone to SDCC to work, as press or vendors or other, you know how the return […]

One of the most celebrated years of film releases in the history of cinema, 1982 has probably the best spread of science fiction and genre releases ever.  We had Mad Max: The Road Warrior, Conan: The Barbarian, Poltergeist, Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan, E.T., The Thing, Megaforce, Tron, The Secret of NIHM, The Beast Master, Pink Floyd: The Wall, The Last Unicorn, The Dark Crystal, and the […]

Blade Runner remains a pinnacle of Science Fiction film with it’s melding of storytelling and visual achievements (which STILL hold up to today’s standards). A film adaptation of Phillip K. Dick’s “Do Androids Dream of Electric Ship”, Ridley Scott presented audiences with a slick noir piece that just happened to be about humanoid robots, Replicants, and […]

We may not know much for sure other than yes, this new Blade Runner project from visionary Ridley Scott is being called the “sequel” to the classic 1982 film, but more information is slowly making it’s way to the light. Denis Villeneuve is directing, with cinematographer Roger Deakins reuniting with Villeneuve on the project. Reportedly the story […]

Arguably one of the most stunning films ever made is getting a sequel.  We’ve known that for awhile now, rumors circulating about the Blade Runner 2nd film have been reaching fever pitches since right after Prometheus hit theaters. Today we have our first bit of concrete news about the return to Replicants and not-so-far-away futuristic Los Angeles.  12 […]