*****WARNING – SPOILERS FOR INTERSTELLAR AND TENET****** *****WARNING – SPOILERS FOR INTERSTELLAR AND TENET****** *****WARNING – SPOILERS FOR INTERSTELLAR AND TENET****** *****WARNING – SPOILERS FOR INTERSTELLAR AND TENET****** Apart from showcasing Christopher Nolan’s impressive vision and exacting execution when bringing a science fiction premise to fruition, his latest offering in Tenet confirms a secular conviction… Continue reading Interstellar, Tenet and Nolan’s Secular Faith
Category: Pop Culture
Optimism in the Face of the Irreconcilably Alien (COVID 19 Edition)
The two feature films directed by Alex Garland, Ex Machina (2014) and Annihilation (2018), have something in common that intrigues me, beyond the obvious similarity of their sci-fi genre. Mild ***SPOILERS*** follow. Mild ***SPOILERS*** follow. Mild ***SPOILERS*** follow. Mild ***SPOILERS*** follow. Mild ***SPOILERS*** follow. Mild ***SPOILERS*** follow. Mild ***SPOILERS*** follow. Mild ***SPOILERS*** follow. Mild ***SPOILERS***… Continue reading Optimism in the Face of the Irreconcilably Alien (COVID 19 Edition)
Homo Deus
Though it does not seem to end up saying anything on a scale of grandeur to justify the title, rather appearing to peter out on the cusp of transitioning from a commentary about to humanity’s past to a substantial exploration of future possibilities, Yuval Noah Harari’s work of popular non-fiction about our possible trans- or… Continue reading Homo Deus
Alita: Battle Angel
***Mild Spoiler Warning*** James Cameron (producer) and Robert Rodriguez (director) have delivered an aesthetically stunning adaptation of the manga series, Gunnm, but at the expense of developing significant narrative tension and critical engagement with challenging ideas. Its failure to grapple with questions arising for human essentialism once the genie of genetic and cybernetic enhancement is… Continue reading Alita: Battle Angel
Theocentric Posthumanism 
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