Tag: Science Fiction
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An Unabashed Love Letter to Gurren Lagann
This post will contain spoilers for Gurren Lagann You have been warned. There are few anime that have nestled their way into my heart as quickly as Gurren Lagann. Aniplex of America 2007 To this day, I’m not entirely certain what specifically won me over to this show so quickly. Was it the characters? The…
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Fixing Next Gen
This post will contain spoilers for Next Gen You have been warned. Two weeks ago, we looked at Next Gen, a film about a young girl named Mai who watches her family fall apart as the world becomes engulfed in technology fever. Mai despises robots, but her perspective begins to shift when she encounters 7723,…
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Theme Talk: Fighting for Relationships in The Place Promised in Our Early Days
This post will contain spoilers for The Place Promised in Our Early Days You have been warned. There are some things in life that are impossible to understand fully until you’ve experienced it firsthand. Many of these entail some form of loss, such as loss of a beloved pet or loved one, or even loss…
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Movie Review: Next Gen
Next Gen, 2018 Netflix Genre: Action, Comedy, Children’s, Sci-Fi Year Released: 2018 Distributor: Netflix Directors: Kevin R. Adams and Joe Ksander Running Time: 106 minutes Rating: N/A; contains censored expletives and scenes of violence This review will contain some spoilers. You have been warned. The Premise After watching her family fall apart, Mai grows up feeling…
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Why I Love Patema Inverted – And You Might, Too
A world divided—not by borders or races… but by gravity and fear. A world where one wrong step could leave you plunging upward into the endless sky. A world where government ideology rules with an iron fist, condemning anyone who diverges from their designs. Patema Inverted takes place in a Big Brother-style dystopia. The government…