Inception: Explained

The entirety of act two was little more than a very well written, but ultimately clever distraction.

- Xenocrates

So if you’ve seen the movie, one of two issues is likely to confuse you. You’re either among the viewers that got lost somewhere in the second act or are in the camp that is wondering what the end actually means. If you are a fan of Chris Nolan’s work, then the end would not have been unexpected. That’s his signature style. Even so, the end of the film requires explanation.

SPOILER WARNING: DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THIS FILM.

Inception: Reviewed

Inception is that rare movie that comes along once every ten years or so that becomes the genre defining moment of the decade.

- Xenocrates

Shortly after posting an exegesis on dream interpretation, WordPress automatically tagged the post with a review of a new movie that has been out for some time now. The film is called “Inception” and it’s directed by the same guy who did “Dark Knight” and “Memento”. So I decided to see it – and let me tell you, I had to see it twice, because it utterly blew my mind.

2009 Science Fiction Roundup

“When science fiction has become science reality it becomes next to impossible for fiction to break the plateau of fantastic implausibility.”

- Xenocrates

The best Science Fiction films of 2009

Wow. If you’re a lover of Science Fiction, then what a year 2009 was. Between the epic blockbuster juggernauts that shone at the box office to the massively improved television offerings that explore more intelligent subject matter, one thing is for certain: The 20-something year pop culture stagnation ends here.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

“Transformers 2 is by no means any where near the quality of JJ Abrams’ Star Trek, but it certainly is rather quite entertaining.”

- Xenocrates

Hello Sam. I’m here to bring the carnage. This movie is long, so let’s get started.

Three words: SICKEST. MOVIE. EVER. Michael Bay’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) is over two and a half hours of deafening, bone-crushing, side-splitting, mind-numbing, laugh-out-loud, edge-of-your-seat, gorgeous pop corn entertainment that is sure to make a killing at the box office this season.

Star Trek (2009) Full Review

“Set a course for awesome – maximum warp. The summer has officially begun.”

- Xenocrates

The Science Fiction hall of fame officially has another inductee. J.J. Abram’s re-imagining of Star Trek sets the bar so ridiculously high this season, that I feel bad for the other summer epics yet to come that are now hopelessly doomed to mediocrity. This is quite possibly the best film of 2009 and there are five very good reasons why I say this: