Welcome to Sci-Fi Saturday, a new column that is devoted to all things science fiction: film, television, comics, novels, video games, and local Metro Detroit events. If there is a topic you'd like to see covered in an upcoming column, email us at kinoclub313wsu@gmail.com! This week, I watched episode 2 of season 1 (ST: TOS), titled "The Man Trap." A fun side note: I sat down to figure out how long it would take me to watch the entirety of Star Trek from start to finish (ever

Check out the week's newest film releases and find out what our staff can't wait to see (or, in some cases, would choose to see if we absolutely had to). Click the posters for more info about each film. Matt recommends... I'm interested in Sicario: Day of the Soldado with some reservations. The first is the absence of Emily Blunt, who was amazing in the first Sicario film, and really helped to ground that movie. The second is another absence, that of director Denis Villeneuve

For me, the best part of summer is spending 2 hours in a heavily air conditioned theater with a bag of Swedish fish in my right cup holder and unwrapped Reese’s peanut butter cups in my left cup holder. Yes, going on an ice-cream date, having strangers bury you in sand, and getting a sun burn that transmogrifies into a tan are also important summer staples, but in my mind, SUMMER = MOVIES. Colorful, wisecracking, epic-in-scope movies that either make you physically ill and sa

One of my favorite books from the past few years is Andy Weir’s The Martian. To me, it was science fiction for people who don’t read science fiction. I was completely absorbed in Andy Weir’s best seller following the tumultuous journey of astronaut Mark Watney as he finds a way to survive after being stranded on Mars. Weir found a way to inject humor and break down super-duper techno jargon for the layman. And while Ridley Scott’s 2015 cinematic adaptation was an Oscar-nomina

Welcome to Sci-Fi Saturday, a new column that is devoted to all things science fiction: film, television, comics, novels, video games, and local Metro Detroit events. If there is a topic you'd like to see covered in an upcoming column, email us at kinoclub313wsu@gmail.com! As a grad student working on science fiction, it is painful for me to admit this, but... I've never seen a full episode of any of the many iterations of Star Trek. My familiarity with the show mainly comes

Ian Waldie Queer Eye (Season 2) Yes it’s been an entire four months since Queer Eye premiered but season 2 is now already available to stream on Netflix. And, let’s be real, this is really just part 2 of season 1; Netflix had 16 episodes in the bottle and they decided to split them in half to see if we would like the reboot enough for more episodes? I guess? I don’t know, I’m not on the marketing team. Anyway, this batch of episodes is even more uplifting (and better edited)

Title: Hereditary (2018) Genre: Horror Director: Ari Aster Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Toni Collette, Alex Wolff Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: As Hereditary opens, Annie Graham (Toni Collete) has just lost her mother Ellen. Annie’s an acclaimed miniaturist who lives in a giant house in Utah, along with her husband Steve (Gabriel Byrne) and children Charlie (Milly Shapiro) and Peter (Alex Wolff). The family seems like they have it made, but on deeper examination, are already pretty troub

Every year, my wife and I have a tradition of sharing new films with each other on our respective birthdays. Earlier this year, I introduced her to the 1992 thriller One False Move. My wife and I don’t always see eye to eye when it comes to film. In fact, before the film started she asked me with a dose of skepticism, “Why are we watching this?” I replied, “I want to see if it holds up.” 102 minutes later I can confirm it did and I may have even converted my wife to its fando

Check out the week's newest film releases and find out what our staff can't wait to see (or, in some cases, would choose to see if we absolutely had to). Click the posters for more info about each film. Shelby and Matt recommend... "My suggestion for the week is Incredibles 2. I feel like I've been waiting half my life for this sequel (because I basically have been), and I'm super excited to see The Incredibles back in action." - Shelby "Incredibles 2 is my pick, as well. Whi

Title: Love, Gilda Genre: Documentary Director: Lisa Dapolito Stars: Gilda Radner (archival footage), Martin Short, Laraine Newman, Amy Poehler, Melissa McCarthy, Paul Shaffer, Chevy Chase Bias: Walking into this documentary, I had the total opposite of a bias – I felt completely neutral (although not disinterested in the subject matter). I was born only about a year before Gilda Radner passed away and was only marginally familiar with her as an SNL alum. I had heard the name