Mar 25, 2021
This week, we're diving into the thrilling world of virtual reality as a means to escape your identity. We’ll be exploring Total Recall, the 1990 sci-fi classic where memories can be bought and identities rewritten, and Open Your Eyes, the 1997 Spanish film that takes a surreal approach to reality...
Mar 18, 2021
This week, we're pulling back the curtain on the shady business dealings lurking within the world of virtual reality. We’ll be diving into Brainstorm, a 1983 sci-fi thriller that explores the dark side of VR technology, and Empathy, Inc., a 2018 indie gem that reveals the sinister intentions behind a groundbreaking VR...
Mar 11, 2021
This week, we're diving deep into the theme of 'worlds within worlds' in virtual reality. We’ll be discussing World On A Wire, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and The Thirteenth Floor.
Both of these films are based on the novel Simulacron-3 by Daniel F. Galouye, and they explore the concept of simulated...
Mar 4, 2021
In this series of Journey Through Sci-Fi, we explore how science-fiction cinema has imagined the future of virtual reality.
From early films like TRON to cultural landmarks like The Matrix and modern blockbusters like Ready Player One, we examine how filmmakers have explored simulated worlds, digital identities and the...