Tag Archives: science fiction

Snowpiercer: Escapist Train Hurtling Toward Hell (Movie Review)

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Legend has it that South Korean director Bong Joon-ho stumbled across Jean-Marc Rouchette’s graphic novel, Le Transperceneige, about a perpetually-moving train that houses the remnants of the world’s population. Divided by class and perceived ‘worth,’ the train signifies the caste system … Continue reading →

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Elysium: Good News For All? (Movie Review)

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

A few years ago, I found myself “discussing” Neill Blomkamp’s first feature film, District 9, with a friend. My friend thought it was an incredibly entertaining and visual film, but nothing more. I was incredulous! How could he not see the … Continue reading →

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Neill Blomkamp’s Message For Christian Filmmakers

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

With the release of Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium, the story of a dystopian future where the privileged live in a safe space station above Earth while the impoverished struggle in a desolate waste, I went back to the first of Blomkamp’s … Continue reading →

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Orphan Black: Who Are You? (TV Review)

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

BBC America’s Orphan Black delivers some shockingly good moments in its first ten-episode season. Starring Tatiana Maslany as streetwise hustler Sarah, and a number of other clones, the show begins with the startling suicide-by-train of one of the clones, Detective … Continue reading →

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