This will probably often be the case in my posts:I recommend both the movie and the novel. And in the case of H G Wells’ The Time Machine, I especially recommend the novel, because it’s core message has yet to survive the movie adaptation process. I’ll come back to this. If Wells had never written…
Recommendation: Movie
THEY LIVE
So, if you’ve read my “About” page, you know that I have an agenda about turning our attention in a more optimistic direction, and specifically imagining a better future, rather than sinking into a dystopic depression. That said, cautionary tales and satirical observations still have an important role to play in our collective psyche. The…
At the Earth’s Core: The Movie
When I wrote my previous post, my original intent was to recommend the movie, At the Earth’s Core. But I decided I should first discuss the novel on which it was based. There was a brief period in movie history, before CGI, during which, practical effects were the only effects. No one had any idea…