"Godzilla Minus One": Post-war Nationalism and the Atomic Scare
The two-legged Japanese symbol for atomic destruction returns in Godzilla Minus One, released in American theaters on December 1, 2023....
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Sep 17, 2023
"A Haunting in Venice": Tense, Disconcerting, and Beautiful
We take a break from astronomy today with a classic murder mystery. One of the most visually intriguing films I’ve experienced, “A...
Aug 2, 2023
"Oppenheimer": Tragic and Misunderstood
(2023) dir. Christopher Nolan Rated: R Christopher Nolan has done it yet again. He’s delivered a poignant, masterfully crafted 3-hour...
Jul 29, 2023
"The Cloverfield Paradox": The Third Child That Can’t Live Up to the Hype
(Originally written Jan. 2021.) (2018) Dir. Julius Onah Rated: PG-13 The Cloverfield Paradox is set in a dystopian world struggling with...
Jul 29, 2023
"Passengers": An Okay Thriller That Can’t Do Much with Its Stars
Where have I been? I've been at the Summer Science Program for the last month and a half, tracking asteroids and hanging out with an...
Apr 30, 2023
"Dune": Mesmerizing, Atmospheric, and... Confusing?
Starting with this article, I will be publishing my from my other blog (The Film Brewery). Most of them were written in 2020-2021, but I...
Mar 19, 2023
All the Universes, Everywhere, All At Once?
Everything Everywhere All at Once recently swept the Oscars, with an astounding total of seven wins in categories from Best Picture to...
Oct 25, 2022
"Armageddon": (Maybe) Don't Nuke a Killer Asteroid
Armageddon told us to nuke it. NASA told us to hit it with a spacecraft in the DART mission. Which option is better? (Hint: Not the one...
Aug 1, 2022
"Arrival": The Exciting Possibilities of First Contact
What might we learn from communicating with an extraterrestrial civilization completely unlike our own--physically, culturally, and...
Jul 18, 2022
"Passengers" and "Interstellar": Space Ships, Real and Sci-Fi
Hey there, this is Taizo, and welcome back to Astrocenter. Today we’re taking a look at Passengers, a 2016 film starring Chris Pratt and...
Jun 22, 2022
"Don't Look Up": Comets (with Midnight Eclipse)
This is a tribute to the film Don’t Look Up (2021) and a collaboration between Midnight Eclipse and Astrocenter. There will be spoilers...
May 14, 2022
"The Aeronauts": Real-Life Pioneers of Air Travel
Hot air balloons. All they're now used for are touristy trips and weather forecasts, long replaced by helicopters and airplanes. But they...
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