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 Pangnirtung, on the coast of a Baffin Island fjord, four girls, Maike (Tasiana Shirley), Uki (Nalajoss Ellsworth), Jesse (Alexis Wolfe), and Leena (Chelsea Prusky), decide to take a boat up …

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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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