THE LONG TOMORROW AND OTHER SCIENCE FICTION STORIES
Overall this book ranks far from the top in the Moebius hierarchy, yet contains one absolutely indispensable portion: the Dan O’Bannon scripted title story
STARSHIP TROOPERS
A would-be blockbuster from 1998 that saw director Paul Verhoeven and much of the crew of ROBOCOP (1987) trying to recapture the elusive magic of that classic
SENSITIVE SPOTS
A little-known example of Central European science fiction, set in the far-off year 1998
TV Flashback: MASTERS OF SCIENCE FICTION
Here’s an interesting program, a spin-off of the popular anthology series MASTERS OF HORROR that focuses on science fiction
ROBOT CARNIVAL
Nothing less than 1980s-era Japan’s answer to FANTASIA
FANTASTIC PLANET
After THE YELLOW SUBMARINE this is the premiere example of feature-length psychedelic animation
THE TREASURE PLANET
A 1982 Bulgarian animated feature (apparently the first such film) that takes Robert Luis Stevenson’s immortal novel for quite a ride
BRAINSTORM
A film that, given the level of talent involved, shouldn’t be that awful—but I’m afraid BRAINSTORM really IS that awful
ALIEN (1989) Bollywood
No, not that ALIEN, but, rather, a Pakistani joyride from 1989 that has the distinction of being that country’s first special effects blockbuster
2021: Bedlam in Print
The latest installment of my annual overview of the previous year’s Bedlam Files-friendly publications