Film Review: A Scanner Darkly

Posted by Paul Raven @ 30-08-2006 in General • Science Fiction

Philip K. Dick holds the dubious (and regrettably posthumous) honour of being a science fiction writer who has had a great many of his works converted into major films. As with all the products of Hollywood, some of these conversions have been less than faithful. Linklater’s A Scanner Darkly, however, is widely reported to be very close to the mark. Continue reading “Film Review: A Scanner Darkly”

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Book Review: ‘War Surf’ by M. M. Buckner

Posted by Paul Raven @ 12-11-2005 in Book Reviews • Science Fiction

M. M. Buckner is one of the new bright hopes of US SF. ‘War Surf’ is her third novel, and examines a future Earth where capitalism has reached its most extreme possible outcome. Economic and environmental disaster has created an Orwellian world of ‘protes’ and executives, the classic worker-aristo schism. Continue reading “Book Review: ‘War Surf’ by M. M. Buckner”

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