Aeon Flux (2005)

Veronique Goguen
Oct 20, 2021
2 min read

Updated: May 13, 2023

Genre: Sci-fi/Action

Director: Karyn Kusama Starring: Charlize Theron

Summary: Aeon Flux, who is a member of an underground organisation, is tasked with assassinating a high-ranking government official. On her mission to achieve this, she uncovers a larger conspiracy.

Reason to Watch:

*Based on animation tv show

*The looks

10/8

MATRIX (1999)

Summary: Thomas Anderson, a computer programmer, is led to fight an underground war against powerful computers who have constructed his entire reality with a system called the Matrix.

Genre: Action/Sci-fi

Director: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss

Summary:

Thomas Anderson, a computer programmer, is led to fight an underground war against powerful computers who have constructed his entire reality with a system called the Matrix.

Reason to Watch:

*the amazing latex looks and tiny sunglasses

*rave scene

*soundtrack

Club Scene from The Matrix

11/8

LA DECIMA VITTIMA / THE 10TH VICTIM (1965)

Year: 1965

Genre: Sci-fi/Satire

Director: Elio Petri Starring : Ursula Andress, Marcello Mastroianni

Summary:

In the future, society has evolved past wars, utilizing a televised murder show call the "Big Hunt." Caroline Meredith is a hunter looking to kill her tenth victim, after which she can retire wealthy. Her prey, Marcello Polletti does his best to avoid her traps. After a deal with a sponsor, Meredith plans to kill Polletti on camera as part of a commercial. However, romantic feelings between the combatants start to complicate the hunt.

Reason to Watch:

* the looks

Scene from La Decima Vittima

12/8

METROPOLIS

Year: 1927

Genre: Sci-fi/Drama

Director: Fritz Lang Starring: Brigitte Helm

Summary:

This influential German science-fiction film presents a highly stylized futuristic city where a beautiful and cultured utopia exists above a bleak underworld populated by mistreated workers. When the privileged youth Freder discovers the grim scene under the city, he becomes intent on helping the workers. He befriends the rebellious teacher Maria, but this puts him at odds with his authoritative father, leading to greater conflict.

Reason to Watch:

*Considered the first sci fi full length film

*costumes

*the dance

*available on youtube

Dance Scene from Metropolis

13/15

FORBIDDEN PLANET ( 1956)

Genre: Sci-fi/Action

Director: Fred M. Wilcox

Starring: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen

Summary:

A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planet's colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has.

Reason to Watch:

*first mini skirt!! before Mary Quant

Scene from Forbidden Planet

14/8

CQ (2001)

Genre: Comedy/Sci-fi

Director: Roman Coppola

Starring: Angela Lindvall, Jason Schwartzman

Summary:

The filming of a Sci-Fi movie runs into trouble when the director gets obsessed with the leading lady, clouding his judgement and the film has no ending. Until a young American steps in.

Reason to Watch:

CQ Trailer

15/15

DEVIL GIRL FROM MARS (1954)

Genre: Sci-fi/Cult

Director: David MacDonald

Starring: Patricia Laffan, Joseph Tomelty, Peter Reynolds

Summary:

For some unknown reason, the men on Mars are dying. Worried that the Martian population will soon die out, the planet's leaders decide to send Nyah to Earth to bring back a fresh supply of healthy, virile men. After Nyah's ship crash-lands in Scotland, she seeks help at a village inn. She tries to convince the men, including a disbelieving scientist and an ex-convict, to come with her, but doesn't understand their wives' objections.