And why it is so important to start exploring hard space By MARTIN REZNY A quick question — what sounds more exciting to you, being able to jump to the closest star in a matter of moments, or having to fly there for decades? The first instinct of many of…

By MARTIN REZNY At the risk of sounding like a bitter hipster or a troll, I have to start by saying that Christopher Nolan is substantially overrated, both as a director and as a screenwriter. Agree with me or hate me for it, I don’t care, I’m sincerely just trying…

A fan’s rant about author harassment and inferiority of fan fiction By MARTIN REZNY With the recent ending of the last season of Game of Thrones TV show and with the Winds of Winter book still unfinished, I think it’s a very good time to address one worrying new trend…

The problem with utopias past their expiration date By MARTIN REZNY I’ve seen Tomorrowland in a cinema, and it’s a fine movie and all, but I don’t think its flop means that hope doesn’t sell. …

More than just a poster of Matt Damon holding a futuristic gun By MARTIN REZNY (Repost of an old article from my original blog) As a lifetime fan of all things science fiction, and a little bit of a scientist as well as an artist, I have decided to start…

The secret supervillain with the hope sucking machine strikes again By MARTIN REZNY What a strange timeline do we inhabit. Not only is there a new Star Trek show after more than a decade, but apparently, Trek has always had a ton of white nationalist and alpha male sexist fans…

The overlooked alternate history of science outside the west By MARTIN REZNY Reading reviews of the newest Marvel movie, you’ll learn that Black Panther is apparently one of the best movies ever made, which is perhaps a bit overblown, that it’s notable for its predominantly…

My opinion on the exercise in frustration that is Ad Astra By MARTIN REZNY Wow, what a waste of time that was. Just wow. I would say that there will be spoilers ahead, but the only thing that can be spoiled in this movie is the desire to explore space…

When we barely understand the present By MARTIN REZNY Much has been said about how obsolete standard education becomes by the time it’s concluded, but I haven’t really seen any specific suggestions for a reform, aside from vague mentions of supposed cure-all methods with a very narrow scope, or broadly…