Two years ago Duncan Jones grabbed many critics’ attention with his independent picture Moon, a meditatively-paced, original contribution to the science-fiction genre steeped in the traditions of the past. While Source Code may be faster paced with a bit more action, it still shows Jones’s respect and admiration for the craft he’s continuing to make significant contributions to. With sweeping... 

This weekend sees the release of Source Code, a sci-fi thriller that centers around a technology that inserts a volunteer into the last eight minutes of someone’s life. Within that eight minutes, the traveler has free reign, but theoretically they are unable to change the flow of time. What happens happens, for better or for worse (and, considering they can only be put into the last eight minutes... 

I’m a sucker for post-modern, existential science-fiction. I love the Matrix movies (all three) from a philosophical standpoint, and the ending of 2001 is still one of the most trippy and brilliant moments captured on film in my opinion. But just because I’m a sucker for its content doesn’t mean Moon isn’t one of the most clever and fascinating movies to hit theaters this year. The existential... 

We skipped a lot of the new releases this week, which was probably a good move since they tended to average around 15% on Rotten Tomatoes. Instead Jeff and Rafe finally got the chance to see the long-awaited Moon. Check out our review of that and 9 inside, as well as our look at the early films of Matt Damon and editorials/rants on how cynical our society has gotten and the role of women in movies....