Jason Boyd
What 100 Years of Movies Say About the Probability of AI Doom or p(doom)
From Metropolis to The Matrix to M3GAN, AI movies keep asking the same question: will the machines destroy us? The answer is stranger than a simple yes.
28 Best Trapped Movies of All Time
If you’ve ever been stuck indoors and driven stir crazy from lack of social interaction, these trapped movies help you feel not so alone.
Jordan Peele’s Nope and the Power of Eye Acting
Daniel Kaluuya’s eyes carry so much charisma, Jordan Peele’s horror sci-fi Nope managed to accomplish a 21st century impossibility.
NEWS ROUND-UP: 12-12-2021
In this episode, we cover some of the highlights from the past week, including Anne Rice, The Eternals, and The Game of the Year Awards.
Squid Game Season One: Netflix’s Import Plays Well With Big Themes
Squid Game: Season One was a surprise binge hit from South Korea about a high-stakes game of life and death for underprivileged desperate citizens, and for good reason.
The Walking Dead: Sacrifices Actors Endured for the Zombie Show
With a series like The Walking Dead, the actors are bound to see some hardships. Let’s take a look at some sacrifices actors had to make.
What is Speculative Fiction: A Complete Guide to the Encompassing Genre
You might be asking yourself what is speculative fiction? Speculative Fiction is a super-genre of fiction. But let’s dive even deeper.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: Season One Review
We take a look back and review the newest completed Marvel TV outing for devoted viewers and potential binge watchers alike.
Army of the Dead VFX Team Dishes on the Zack Snyder Zombie Heist Film
We sat down with some of Framestore’s key Army of the Dead VFX artists to chat about putting together this action-packed visual feast.
The Stand (2020) Review: Storytelling Experiments Disappoint
The newest miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand (2020), like its central plot, is a battle between good and bad. And the show’s good parts are only due to the source material.
The Shining – Fictionphile Podcast #23
In this episode of the Fictionphile Podcast, the crew analyzes why the movie The Shining is a work of art.
Away VFX Artists Talk Details of the Netflix Series’ Zero G Visuals
The Netflix series Away takes place in outer space, and VFX can make or break that illusion. Enter the Away VFX artists from Framestore.
Project Power VFX Artists Share How They Pulled Off the Netflix Original’s Superb Visuals
Project Power’s VFX is clearly one of the stars of the Netflix original movie, alongside Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Writers on Writing: 20 Best Essays on Writing from Famous Authors
What better way to learn about writing novels, short stories, or any creative work than from essays on writing from legendary writers.
2020 Quarantine Book Club Gives Debut Authors New Hope During Crisis
The 2020 Quarantine Book Club formed just two weeks ago, but it’s already marshaled 1,000 member to read the work of debut authors.
10 Philosophical Movies to Watch Right Now
Philosophy shapes every action in our lives, whether we recognize and understand it or not.
100+ Best Science Fiction Books of All Time
Countless science fiction books, from short story collections to novels, line the shelves of book stores and libraries.
HBO & WB Form Warner Max Label to Make Original Streaming Content
HBO Max’s May 2020 premiere was already anticipated, but with Warner Max it’s clear WarnerMedia will enter the streaming wars guns blazing.
20 Best Upcoming Sci Fi Movies, TV & Books (2020)
At Fictionphile, we’re pretty big science fiction nerds, so it’s only natural that we keep a close eye on upcoming sci fi across all of fiction’s mediums.
2020 Oscar Nominations: Joker Big Winner, Gerwig Snubbed
The 2020 Oscar Nominations were announced this morning for the 92nd Academy Awards, and Joker received the most nominations with 11 nods, including Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role, and Directing.
Deadpool Now A Disney Princess – Reynolds Confirms MCU Deadpool 3
Disney buying Fox shook up the state of the evolving Fox comic book universe, claiming victims like X-Men. Yet, strangely enough, it seems Deadpool 3 has survived the purge.
Star Wars The Skywalker Saga box set available for pre-order now
With Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker out less than a week, Disney didn’t wait long to announce a Star Wars The Skywalker Saga box set of all nine installments of the franchise’s flagship story.
New Mutants movie not dead, trailer releases soon
The New Mutants movie, based on the X-Men horror spin-off, finished years ago but never released. Now, sources say it’s on its way in 2020 with a trailer in January.
Carrie limited series on FX gets greenlight
A Carrie limited series just got approved for FX based on the horror novel of the same name by Stephen King.
High Fidelity TV remake trailer drops (Hulu)
The trailer for Hulu’s TV series remake of High Fidelity dropped today. The series and the original movie, starring John Cusack, is based on the Nick Hornby novel.
7 Best Sci Fi Books for Teens and Young Adults
The best sci fi books for teens capture essentials about the teenage years, and they’re often the best sci fi books the genre has to offer.
Best Movie Remakes: Past, Present, and Future
Movie remakes might seem like they’re a sign of the times, but their relationship with storytelling is woven into our collective history.
20 Most Influential Science Fiction Short Stories of the 20th Century
Science Fiction is influential to the world around us, and in turn, short stories are influential to Science Fiction.
Breaking Bad vs Weeds: 5 Surprising Similarities You Didn’t Notice
Drugs and the talkies share a storied history. But two still-popular series show a scary resemblance. Let’s compare Breaking Bad vs Weeds.
5 Most Plausible Black Mirror Episodes
Many episodes of Black Mirror can have a tendency to feel both prescient and totally plausible. Turns out, some are totally possible.
5 Totally Plausible Brain-Machine Interfaces from Sci-Fi
Researchers shook the Internet by the brain this week when they partially restored a quadriplegic man’s control of his hand, and we saw a glimpse of a potentially game changing brain-machine interface.
5 New Discoveries in Science Ripe for Science Fiction
Hearing about new discoveries in science sometimes feels exactly like reading or watching science fiction.
4 Chat Bots Easily Mistaken for Skynet Harbingers
The singularity, otherwise known as Dawn of the Planet of Computers, has been predicted for years. All we’ve received thus far are chat bots.
A Considered Star Wars Casting Call Speculation
At the end of June 2013, a Star Wars casting call leaked for the sequel trilogy. Here are our guesses.
