Category: film

#212: We Need to Build the Future Now: Spaceflight is not Optional

Philipp Kneis

I recently re-watched an old Stargate SG-1 episode showing enemy spaceships en route to attacking Earth. Our human heroes – who are on one of those spaceships too because they were able to use the Stargate they had found on Earth – find unexpected help from an ally, who is convinced that Earth will send… Continue reading #212: We Need to Build the Future Now: Spaceflight is not Optional

µ08: Will Smith Apologized; Let It Go

Philipp Kneis

As I said before, an apology needs to count for something. Will Smith apologized, Chris Rock refused to press charges, even to throw him out of the room. As horrendous as Smith's behavior was, he has recognized that. Can we move on please? Is not everybody allowed a lapse of judgement? Cancel culture is a… Continue reading µ08: Will Smith Apologized; Let It Go

#139: Nature Demands Humility: Lessons from Jurassic Park World

Philipp Kneis

In a world dominated by climate change and a still deadly global pandemic, we sometimes seem puzzled, annoyed, frustrated, depressed, angry and utterly confused. What is happening? Why is it happening? How could this possibly be what is going on? Welcome to the world in denial. We have believed that we can create a world… Continue reading #139: Nature Demands Humility: Lessons from Jurassic Park World

#113: The Protagonist Trap: Why Bond Cannot be “Woke”

Philipp Kneis

Now that Daniel Craig is nearing the end of his run as 007, discussions about the future of the role emerge. Director Cary Fukanaga has said that Connery’s Bond was “basically” a rapist, and he is not entirely wrong. But that exactly is the point, and it is not limited to Connery’s era. Bond sees… Continue reading #113: The Protagonist Trap: Why Bond Cannot be “Woke”