Tag: 2001: a space odyssey
The Cold Depths of Space, Part 3
The world of Alien is still one of the grittier sci-fi settings in film, and partially achieves this effect with a mundane,...
The Cold Depths of Space, Part 2
In part one, we took a look at the plot elements, design, and cultural effect of 2001: A Space Odyssey. In essence,...
The Cold Depths of Space, Part 1
It’s a plot that has become iconic. A spacecraft encounters an incomprehensibly powerful and ancient alien artefact. It does things. Concurrently, the...
Brad Pitt drifts into the void in James Gray’s terrific “Ad...
There is a certain loneliness that is imbued in great outer space movies. The feeling is inevitable, for what is more isolating than floating...
