Tag Archives: Science Fiction

Quatermass and the Pit (1967)

Posted on April 15, 2017 at 10:16 am by Jeff Kuykendall

One of the most admirable qualities of the science fiction scripts of the late Nigel Kneale is that their stories proceed through the scientific method, albeit leading to fantastic conclusions. They are examples of true science fiction – a rare … Continue reading →

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World Without End (1956)

Posted on March 31, 2017 at 11:26 am by Jeff Kuykendall

While on a mission to Mars – which, ambitiously, also happens to be the first manned flight into space – Rocketship XRM (not to be confused with Rocketship X-M) travels so fast that it is flung into an “exponential time displacement” … Continue reading →

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The Fly II (1989)

Posted on March 9, 2017 at 2:14 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

If it had been made in the 1950’s, undoubtedly The Fly II (1989) would have been called “Son of the Fly.” Picking up on the only thread left dangling from David Cronenberg’s The Fly (1986), Veronica Quaife (now played by … Continue reading →

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