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  • The Inner Space Mystery of “Moon”

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    Moon (2009) is as much a thoughtful mystery as it is a whirlwind psychological profile of a single man, alone on the moon. It has become one of my favorite science fiction films ever. In Moon, Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is finishing up his three-year contract with Lunar Industries, which has him harvesting fuel on the far…

  • The Dark Knight Rises Review: Bruce Wayne is the Star Again

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    The Dark Knight Rises may not have the most compelling conflict in Nolan’s Batman trilogy, but it has all the character depth and creativity that I love about Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Like The Dark Knight before it, The Dark Knight Rises gives the villain a compelling amount of screentime. This time around, that villain is Bane, a man…

  • “Sunshine” Review: Man Against Space

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    Sunshine is a 2007 science fiction film starring Cillian Murphy, directed by Danny Boyle, with Dr. Brian Cox — the physicist host of some of my favorite science documentaries, including Wonders of the Solar System — as the film’s generous scientific consultant. I can’t decide who of the three I like more, which explains why I had…