Blogs

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...

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...

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...