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Military and Religious Dystopia in Mexico’s 2033 (Movie Review)
Mexican science fiction film 2033 is an intriguing glimpse into a dystopian future set in Villaparaíso (Paradiseville), the newly renamed Mexico City. The Mexican government is a military regime that uses a drug called Tecpanol (and its derivative food product, … Continue reading
The Raven, Futuristic Film Set in Los Angeles (Sci-Fi Short)
Beautifully shot shorts on a budget are quite popular these days. The web is buzzing with this new short directed by Peruvian Ricardo de Montreuil and written by de Montreuil and Antonio Pérez. Their budget was all of $5,000. Set … Continue reading
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‘Repo Men’ the Movie Compared to the Book ‘Repossession Mambo’
The Repo Men film is a dark, at times comedic dystopia with plenty of action and tension. Essentially it is about a Credit Union repo man –the kind that takes your car if you don’t make your payments– except instead … Continue reading
Lunar Braceros: 2125-2148 by Rosaura Sánchez and Beatrice Pita (Book Review)
Lunar Braceros (Calaca Press, 2009) is a science fiction novella set in a dystopian 22nd century in which class relations have taken a turn for the worse and where corporate greed is barely limited by the State. The United States … Continue reading
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