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The unasked-for remake of Paul Verhoeven's 1987 classic, José Padilha's RoboCop reboot (trailer) aims to bring the story of a corrupt corporation and its new man/machine law enforcement hybrid into a modern context. [more inside]
posted by churl on Jun 2, 2015 - 16 comments

Ramse arrives in 1987 Tokyo. Cole arrives in 1987 Tokyo. Leland Goines arrives in 1987 Tokyo. A 1000-year-old corpse arrives in 1987 Tokyo. Ramse exploits his insider knowledge of the future. In 2015, Jennifer takes a bath. Back in 2043, Whitley gives Jones some bad news. They have drinks.
posted by Thorzdad on Mar 28, 2015 - 4 comments

Cole's search for the location of the virus leads him to 2014, and to a devastating moment in Dr. Railly's life involving a dangerous outbreak in Haiti.
posted by DevilsAdvocate on Jan 31, 2015 - 3 comments

Charlie Brooker reviews the year known formally as 2014. The end of the year is often marked by a morbid sense of self-reflection, so why not laugh at others instead? [more inside]
posted by fearfulsymmetry on Jan 1, 2015 - 3 comments