Tag Archives: dystopia

Movie review: Idiocracy (2006) directed by Mike Judge

Posted on June 13, 2017 by portiabridget

Product info: n 2005, average in every way private Joe Bowers (Luke Wilson) who works as an Army librarian is selected to take part in a secret military experiment. They want to put him in hibernation for a year along … Continue reading →

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Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

Posted on April 28, 2017 by portiabridget

Synopsis (from Goodreads): In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosoNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. Plunging headlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that’s striking down hackers everywhere, he races … Continue reading →

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Movie review: Equilibrium (2002) directed by Kurt Wimmer

Posted on March 31, 2017 by portiabridget

Product info: Cast in Libria, a dystopian country of the future which outlawed emotions of any kind, the film follows John Preston (Christian Bale), an upper echelon  enforcement officer called a Grammaton Cleric. Citizens have to take daily injections of … Continue reading →

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The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard

Posted on July 5, 2016 by portiabridget

Lovely Melfka recommended this one to me – thank you very much, you rock! Synopsis (from Goodreads): Paris has survived the Great Houses War – just. Its streets are lined with haunted ruins, Notre-Dame is a burnt-out shell, and the … Continue reading →

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