Shine
{4/5} “It has always been the will of man to separate us in thought, in clothing, in language. Separate, we can be controlled. Separate, we can be killed in the quiet of the night and disappear into myth. Separate, we forget that in the end we have the power.” Shine edited by Jetse de Vries […]
Cloud Atlas
{4.5/5} “Our lives are not our own. From womb to tomb, we are bound to others. Past and present. And by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.” In the past a runaway slave asks a young lawyer to help him — or kill him. In the more recent past, an aging composer who hasn’t produced […]
Star Trek Into Darkness
{4.5/5} “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.” Kirk has disobeyed the rules one too many times — this time to save Spock’s life — and is busted down to commander. Then a man named John Harrison blows up a Starfleet facility. The facility is not what it seemed, and the […]
House of Suns
{5/5} “In the long run, the best strategy for cultural longevity was either to sit tight in a single system, or become like the Lines, entirely unshackled from planetary life. Expansionism worked for a while, but was ultimately futile. Not that that stopped new emergents from trying, even when they had six million years of […]
Star Trek
{5/5} “The notion of transwarp beaming is like trying to hit a bullet with a smaller bullet whilst wearing a blindfold riding a horse.” James T. Kirk is attending Starfleet Academy when the fleet is called to investigate something unusual happening on Vulcan. When the Enterprise arrives they discover that it’s being attacked by Nero, a […]
Star Trek: Troublesome Minds
{4.5/5} “Occasionally a child has a telepathic ability that exceeds the strength of most Isitri. These children are undisciplined and have a tendency to push their thoughts and emotions on those around them. Usually, with training, this can be controlled. Every few generations there is a genetic mutation that produces what we call a ‘troublesome […]
FAQ About Time Travel
{4.5/5} “Time travel. It’ll turn your brain into spaghetti if you let it. Best not to think about it. Best just to get on with the job in hand. Which is destroying the enemy before they’re even born and have a chance to threaten us. We’re expecting any resistance to be light, because the ancestors […]
Oblivion
{4.5/5} “Another day in paradise.” Humans won the war against the Scavs but the Earth was laid waste in the process — the remnants of humanity are heading to Titan. Jack and Victoria are a team who will be on their way to Titan in just two weeks. For now, they must protect the giant […]
Jurassic Park
{4.5/5} “We spared no expense.” Alan, Ellie, and Ian are three scientists who are invited to give their expert opinions on a new theme park that’s getting ready to open. To their surprise, the theme park has real live dinosaurs in it — made from dinosaur DNA found in amber mixed with modern amphibian DNA. […]
City of Illusions
{4.5/5} “We hide from the Shing. Also we hide from what we were. Do you see that, Falk? We live well in the houses — well enough. But we are ruled utterly by fear. There was a time we sailed in ships between the stars, and now we dare not go a hundred miles from […]