Science Fiction Movie Discussion Group: Other Frontiers

Program: Online movie discussion series exploring the history, cultural context, and ongoing influence of science fiction cinema.

Focus: Lively conversations about the films, the contexts in which they were made, and the ways their stories, characters, and ideas continue to influence culture and politics.

Films Discussed:

• Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956): Focused on Cold War paranoia and political content within a golden-age horror film.

• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968): Examined this meticulously crafted Stanley Kubrick film and its reflection of a tumultuous era's hope and despair.

• The Matrix (1999): Discussed the film's questioning of the nature of reality as the Internet became ubiquitous.

• Arrival (2016): Explored this modern classic's portrayal of bureaucratic discord, fear, and miscommunication in the face of alien life.