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The Last Sci-fi Blog: 'Upstream Color' Is Transcendental Romantic Science Fiction
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Jacob S. Hall
Mar 14, 2013
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Upstream Color
is one of the best films of the year and sets a high bar for smart, adult science fiction....
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The Curse of Colin Farrell: How a Good Actor Gets Stuck in Bad Roles
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Jacob S. Hall
Mar 05, 2013
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Want to know the dark secret about Colin Farrell? He's a really good actor. Like, really, really good. So why is he in all these bad movies?...
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7 Lessons Learned from a Marathon of Terrible Movies
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Jacob S. Hall
Mar 04, 2013
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What happens when a film buff sits through a marathon of bad movies?...
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Five Simple Rules to Fix the Found-Footage Genre
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Jacob S. Hall
Mar 01, 2013
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Found footage may be wounded, chronically sick, even, but it's not dying. It's here to stay....
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The Last Sci-fi Blog: 'Dark Skies' and Defining the Sci-fi Horror Movie
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Jacob S. Hall
Feb 28, 2013
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Is it possible for a science fiction movie to be scary without deliberately borrowing a recognizable horror trope?...
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The Last Sci-fi Blog: Learning to Love 'Star Wars' Again
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Jacob S. Hall
Feb 14, 2013
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Why a comic and a tabletop game are reasons for "a new hope."...
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The Last Sci-fi Blog: The Movie on Everyone's Mind, 'The Odyssey' in Space and More
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Jacob S. Hall
Jan 31, 2013
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This week's sci-fi column has been divided into three sections, with each section tackling a different upcoming project....
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The Last Sci-Fi Blog: Will 'Oblivion' Be the 'Armageddon' to 'After Earth''s 'Deep Impact'
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Jacob S. Hall
Jan 17, 2013
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Every so often, two movies with suspiciously similar plots or subjects arrive at the same time....
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The Seven Most Anticipated Sci-fi Films of 2013
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Jacob S. Hall
Jan 04, 2013
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Can 2013 top 2009 in terms of quality sci-fi out of Hollywood?...
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Movie Homework: What to Watch Before 'Django Unchained'
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Jacob S. Hall
Dec 24, 2012
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Track down and watch these movies before (or after) seeing
Django Unchained.
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The Best Sci-fi Movies of 2012
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Jacob S. Hall
Dec 20, 2012
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Taking a look back at the best the year had to offer...
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9 Terrific Board Games That Should Be Movies
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Jacob S. Hall
Dec 13, 2012
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Jacob looks at nine tabletop games that would make amazing movies....
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The Worst Sci-fi Movies of 2012
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Jacob S. Hall
Dec 06, 2012
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Join Jacob as he recounts the worst sci-fi movie moments of 2012....
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