THE STRANGERS
A vastly overpraised novel, but one that imparts a powerful sense of near-otherworldly strangeness
On KIN-DZA-DZA!
One of the world’s major science fiction films, regardless of whether the world knows about it or not
BOY MAKES GIRL
Autism and robotics: an irresistible combo!
Documenting Terry Gilliam
Two books and four docs about the one and only Terry Gilliam
TRIP TO MOON
In acknowledgment of the India’s moon landing, here’s a look back at a 1967 Indian made dramatization of just what the title promises
DARK MATTER (Blake Crouch)
A fun book–quantum mechanics without pain!
STARMAN
Sci fi romance from John Carpenter
SOLDIER: FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN
I’ve admittedly never been too enthusiastic about the 1998 Kurt Russell science fiction vehicle SOLDIER, but thoroughly enjoyed this passionate account of its making
GOKE, BODY SNATCHER FROM HELL
Think FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX meets INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS in an irresistible 1968 horror-fest from Japan’s Shochiku studios
GEORGE’S RUN: A WRITER’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE TWILIGHT ZONE
A graphic novel that dramatizes the life of writer George Clayton Johnson, of OCEAN’S ELEVEN, THE TWILIGHT ZONE, STAR TREK and LOGAN’S RUN.