Geekery: Netflix Debuts Three Very Different Sci-Fi Stories
A hunt for a serial killer that has an interesting relationship with time, a story about the challenges of being a kid with superpowers, and an existential comedy starring Paul Rudd and Paul Rudd as a better version of himself.
In the Shadow of the Moon – September 27th
Starring Michael C. Hall, Boyd Holbrook, and Cleopatra Coleman; directed by Jim Mickle (Cold in July and We Are What We Are ).
In 1988, Philadelphia police officer Thomas Lockhart, hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer who mysteriously resurfaces every nine years. But when the killer’s crimes begin to defy all scientific explanation, Lock’s obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and possibly his sanity.
We’ll see what the news out of Fantastic Fest is about this one – it premieres on Saturday. Netflix has excelled at original series, but not so much with movies. It looks interesting, though, and the cast is good.
Raising Dion – October 4th
Starring Michael B. Jordan, Alisha Wainwright, and Ja’Siah Young; created by Carol Barbee (Falling Skies, Jericho) and Dennis Liu (a documentarian whose work focuses on genetics and biology).
A young boy struggling to control his newfound powers. A single mom fighting the odds to keep her son safe. Secrets, conspiracies, mysteries, all dangerously swarming around one family.
I’m going to be watching this one – the story looks interesting and the effects are super pretty,
Living with Yourself – October 18
Starring Paul Rudd, Paul Rudd, and Aisling Bea; created and written by Emmy Award winner Timothy Greenberg (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), and directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine).
Miles Elliott, a man struggling in life, undergoes a novel spa treatment that promises to make him a better person, only to learn he’s been replaced – literally – by a better version of himself. Living with Yourself is an existential comedy that asks: do we really want to be better?
I’ll watch just about anything with Paul Rudd – I’m definitely looking forward to this.
