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APORIA MOVIE REVIEW When Marty McFly returned to his home at the end of Back to the Future, he found that his actions in the past had a ripple effect on the timeline. He still lived in his house, but it was nice now. His brother and sister were still there, but they had real […]

THE POD GENERATION In the not-too-distant future, we’ve moved beyond our smartphones and laptops. We’ve got fully autonomous vehicles, created Oxygen Bars and park pods, and pretty much made the whole world artificial, but like super nice looking in an Apple product sorta way. We’ve automated everything, and amid this society madly in love with […]

NIMONA MOVIE REVIEW Whimsical magic and future tech collide in Netflix’s Nimona, based on the Eisner winning webcomic by ND Stevenson. In a futuristic yet medieval world, there is a castle that thrives on electricity and the fear-mongering state run media in a kingdom physically and figuratively surrounded by walls. Ballister Boldheart (Riz Ahmed) is […]

BIOSPHERE MOVIE REVIEW So there’s this movie about a couple buddies locked inside a self-sufficient dome…No, not that movie. This one is a serious examination of masculinity, gender, race and Super Mario Bros starring Mark Duplass as Billy and Sterling K. Brown as Ray. These long-time friends seemingly find themselves the only humans left on […]

BLACK MIRROR SEASON 6 REVIEW After taking a break from the series while we all dealt with a pandemic, because, as creator Charlie Brooker said, “The world is too depressing right now, I don’t want to add to the misery,” Black Mirror returns with it’s sixth installment and five new entries into the anthology series. […]

KIDS VS ALIENS MOVIE REVIEW With a title like this, you’d make assumptions. You’d assume there are kids in this movie. Correct. You’d guess there are aliens. Well, eventually. And by the look of it, you might assume an 80’s vibe. Yeah, that stylistic choice is certainly there, though it’s set in 2023. What you […]

STAR TREK: PICARD SEASON 3 REVIEW After two uneven seasons, the third and final installment of Star Trek: Picard moves the story forward by going back to where it all began — Star Trek: The Next Generation — and everyone’s here! Well, everyone except Tasha and Dr. Pulaski and O’Brien and Guinan and Wesley (although […]

THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 REVIEW Star Wars fans rejoice! Our favorite helmeted bounty hunter Din Djarin (yeah I said it) and the delightful Grogu are reunited and onto a new adventure…yes, Grogu is back. Please turn to The Book of Boba Fett for any questions. After removing his helmet in violation of the Mandalorian creed, […]

JUNG_E MOVIE REVIEW Streaming on Netflix and from the internationally acclaimed mind of Yeon Sang-Ho, step off the Train to Busan and into the post apocalyptic world of Jung_E. In the distant future, mankind has traveled into space to escape the desolate trash-ridden war-torn wastelands of earth. Three space stations were built to save mankind and […]

THE RIG SERIES REVIEW A new six-episode series from Amazon, featuring a mostly Scottish cast, has splash-landed and One Of Us has a full panel to discuss the latest sea horror offering. A crew of blue collar laborers must not only contend with surviving on board a deep-sea oil rig, but must also face the […]

RICK AND MORTY SEASON 6 REVIEW Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland’s multiverse-traveling Doc Brown and Marty McFly animated absurdist satirical comedy is back for it’s sixth season. You get the returning voice talents of Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, and Sarah Chalke and loaded with a community of cameos such as Jack Black, Daniel […]

THE PERIPHERAL SERIES REVIEW Peripheral: relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something. Cyberpunk: A genre of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology.  Amazon Prime presents the William Gibson sci-fi classic created for television by Scott B. Smith The Peripheral. Flynne Fisher (Chloë […]

AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER MOVIE REVIEW It’s over a decade later (both in terms of the original film’s release and in the storyline) and Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and his wife Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) have enjoyed a peaceful era, settling down with three children of their own, an adopted human child, and one ‘miracle […]

STAR WARS: ANDOR SERIES REVIEW Unless you’ve been living under a pop culture rock for 45 years, you are aware of a little series of films and shows called Star Wars. It’s kind of a big deal. After 12 films and 9 TV series, and more books, comics, and video games than any normal person will […]

NEXT EXIT MOVIE REVIEW In the Immortal words of Bender the robot from Futurama, “Afterlife? If I thought I had to live another life, I’d kill myself now!”.  For Teddy (Rahul Kohli) and Rose (Katie Parker) these words carry more weight then even society is ready to realize.  The afterlife unquestionably exists and a lot of people are just dying to get […]

THE FRIENDSHIP GAME MOVIE REVIEW I don’t know if you’ve ever been to High School, but it’s a fucking drag. You stink, so you need a shower all the time, peers make assumptions about your character, and everyone is filled to the brim with hormones… It’s great! (HEAVIEST OF SARCASM). So if you hated how […]

SOMETHING IN THE DIRT MOVIE REVIEW The indie film duo of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have made five feature films: Resolution in 2012, The Endless in 2017, Spring from 2017, and Synchronic in 2019. And now, they’ve offered up Something in the Dirt. When neighbors John and Levi witness shocking supernatural events in their […]

RESIDENT ALIEN SEASON 2 SERIES REVIEW Get ready for socially awkward conversations about human anatomy and overindulgence of over processed snack foods from the gas station.  Harry the Alien is back in Resident Alien Season 2.  Last season concluded with Harry (Alan Tudyk) locating his doomsday device and putting a stop to the end of […]

CYBERPUNK EDGERUNNERS SERIES REVIEW What’s up you f**king Chooms!? You’re here with Chad, Tessa, and Marcos and we’re dripping with 80’s/future aesthetic today with Cyberpunk Edgerunners, a new anime series streaming on Netflix. The show is based on the video game Cyberpunk which comes with a lot of baggage, depending on if you played the […]

INFESTATION FANTASTIC FEST 2022: THE ANTARES PARADOX The Antares Paradox is a Spanish sci-fi drama and the debut of director Luis Tinoco who works with actress Andrea Trepat in the role of Alexandra. There’s a few other actors we see in here that she makes video or phone calls to but, it’s largely Trepat’s show […]

ALIENOID MOVIE REVIEW Do you want a movie about a cyborg alien guard and his robot sidekick assigned to monitoring and capturing extraterrestrial prisoners hiding here on Earth inside human brains? How about one that takes place in the 14th and 21st centuries with characters able to cross time and space in a souped up, […]

THE ORVILLE: NEW HORIZONS SERIES REVIEW The Orville: New Horizons. Space: The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterpri- oh, wait sorry! Wrong show! Ok, Let’s try that again. After a three-year hiatus, The Orville is back and…maybe better than ever? Ed Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) and his intrepid crew continue their exploration […]

WESTWORLD SEASON 4 REVIEW The newest latest season of Westworld gets back to the gestating ideas of season one without skimping on the action of season three. Every human cell is replaced after seven years. The fourth season picks up the story exactly seven years later, a telling sign for the future of humanity. It’s the year […]