Science Fiction – Area 33

A Guardian Will Come From The North

Trente-trois — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:54:18 +0000

NIGHT RAIDERS – a film by Danis Goulet – SPOILERS Beyond it’s timely political message, NIGHT RAIDERS is an excellent bit of science fiction that vividly illustrates the suggestion that technology may be evolving into a form that is more …

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A House With All The Windows Lit

Trente-trois — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:48:22 +0000

TIN CAN – directed by Seth A Smith – SPOILERS At the start of things we hear a newscaster (voiced by Shelley Thompson) saying: “Since its May discovery, the fungal infection has quickly swept across the Maritime provinces and Quebec. …

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Birds Singing in the Sycamore Tree

Trente-trois — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:45:11 +0000

CONTROL – a film by James Mark – SPOILERS On a sunny afternoon, a five-year-old girl (Evie Loiselle) sits in the sand by the sea and sings “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.” A woman appears, and the scene is intercut …

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Sculpting the Self – Tenser and the Inner Beauties

Trente-trois — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:22:09 +0000

CRIMES OF THE FUTURE – a film by David Cronenberg – SPOILERS Not nearly as gory as, for instance, Guillermo del Toro’s CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, this story might be an attempt by Cronenberg to envision the impact of his work …

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And All the Boards Did Shrink

Trente-trois — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 16:18:20 +0000

ASHGROVE – directed by Jeremy LaLonde – SPOILERS It is a tale of two couples. Jennifer Ashgrove (Amanda Brugel), a scientist tasked with solving the mysteries of a worldwide plague, is married to Jason Ashgrove (Jonas Chernick), a writer who …

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Hybrid Orchids and Anti-Gravity

Trente-trois — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 17:08:20 +0000

VESPER – a film by Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper – (limited spoilers) We first see her searching for root vegetables in the mud, but that is not her primary occupation. A year after her mother disappeared, thirteen-year-old Vesper (Raffiella …

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The Battle of Baffin Island

Trente-trois — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 17:47:33 +0000

SLASH/BACK – directed by Nyla Innuksuk – (limited spoilers) In the town of Pangnirtung on Baffin Island, on the east side of Cumberland Sound, four girls, Maike (Tasiana Shirley), Uki (Nalajoss Ellsworth), Jesse (Alexis Wolfe), and Leena (Chelsea Prusky), decide …

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Just An Old Fashioned Love Song

Trente-trois — Tue, 16 May 2023 16:03:00 +0000

VOLITION – directed by Tony Dean Smith – SPOILERS ⁓ “Everything you see has played out before, you just don’t know it. Most people live out their lives only experiencing the present moment – that fleeting snapshot that’s here for …

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I Don’t Believe Him (Morning Is Mocking Me)

Trente-trois — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 16:31:20 +0000

SIMULANT – directed by April Mullen – written by Ryan Christopher Churchill – SPOILERS ⁓ This is the story of Faye (Jordana Brewster) and Evan (Robbie Amell), a wealthy married couple who purchased simulant replicas of themselves as a means …

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The Dog Groomer and the Undertaker

Trente-trois — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:52:50 +0000

THE SHROUDS – a film by David Cronenberg – (SPOILERS) ⁓ The Shrouds is a study in obsession and possessiveness. It is thematically similar to Lenore, and Annabel Lee, and just the sort of macabre tale Edgar Allen Poe might …

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