Sci-Fi
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the sci-fi (science fiction) genre.
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eXistenZ
David Cronenberg was about 56 years old at the time of writing eXistenZ and tackles the virtual reality craze as intelligently as you’d expect an old man to: embarrassingly. Technically and thematically, it’s just as instantly dated and worn out as other virtual reality stories around the same time, only it’s nihilistic so it persists,… (read more)
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Pacific Rim
If you claim to love action movies for the spectacle, then I dare say we shouldn’t expect much more than Pacific Rim in this day and age. Take it from a mecha anime fan: this is good but also quite disappointing. In other words, it’s right on par with most of the mecha genre! Not… (read more)
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Aim for the Top! Gunbuster
Hideaki Anno of ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ fame directs studio Gainax’s gorgeous, intense mecha anime that would inspire hits like ‘Gurren Lagann.’ Heavily alludes to tennis anime ‘Aim for the Ace!’ (Includes ‘Science Lesson’) (read more)
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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Holy hell, I just gotta say that Harmy’s Despecialized Edition looks absolutely fantastic. Some of the best video quality I’ve ever seen. Really brought the sets and props to complete life, which are the best things about Star Wars. Other than that though, I might prefer the original by a hair. The Empire Strikes Back… (read more)
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Star Wars
I expected to not care much for this having not grown up with it, but Star Wars deserves its enormous hype. To this day, the only other film I’ve seen with such wholly unique and original set design is Brazil. Every scene contains a plethora of new wonders, yet the script never shies away from… (read more)
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Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
This oft-maligned sequel to ‘Zeta Gundam’ is known for its tonal whiplash complete with frequent slapstick comedy. Is ‘Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ’ better than people give it credit for? (Includes ‘Gundam Frag.’) (read more)
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Manie-Manie: The Labyrinth Tales
An anime anthology movie containing three segments by different directors, ‘Manie-Manie: The Labyrinth Tales’ (‘Neo Tokyo’) isn’t quite up to the standards of another anime anthology movie, ‘Memories.’ (read more)
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Memories
This anthology film features three unrelated segments made by icons of the anime industry. (read more)
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Mobile Suit Gundam F90
This short manga serves as a prequel to the cursed ‘Mobile Suit Gundam F91’ movie. (read more)
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Super Dimensional Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?
While not a replacement for the excellent original series, ‘Do You Remember Love?’ is a gorgeous victory lap across some of the series’s most poignant moments. (read more)