Escape Velocity

A curated Collection of Fantasy and Science Fiction Media

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Review: Oats Studios – Neill Blomkamp

This assembly of short (and some really short) films by Neill Blomkamp is not a series so much as an assemblage set of cinematographic thought experiments that gives some insights into what moves Blomkamp as an artist.

Review: All Systems Red – Martha Wells

Part one of the Murderbot Diaries – All Systems Red is the the story of a robot-human hybrid indentured security unit that hacked its governor module so it could watch the future equivalent of Netflix instead of paying attention to its assigned duties – until mysterious equipment failures threaten the safety of the planetary exploration mission it is attached to and force it to take its job (at least a bit more) seriously.

Review: Sense8 – The Wachowski Sisters

Eight strangers from different parts of the world, all with their very own challenges in life, gradually discover they are mentally and emotionally linked to one another.

Collected: Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt

COLLECTION: On the night before he will receive his knighthood, the young squire Tiuri leaves the chapel of his nightly vigil to answer the call of a stranger asking for help from the dark outside…

Review: Don’t look up – Adam McKay

Two astronomers discover an extinction-event worthy comet is headed for Earth. Humanity has six months to think of something to save the planet. However, who will listen to the scientific community warning for total destruction? Certainly not politicians or the media…

Curator Question: 2022 Resolutions

What are our curators’s resolutions for 2022? Which media on their to be read/watch/listen/play piles will finally get the attention they deserve?