Geofutures
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Foresight in geopolitics and social issues, with an eye on science fiction
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Mockingjay II," which came out today in 2015. This Hunger Games sequel was another in the standout crop of 2015 futurist films.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Mockingjay II," which came out today in 2015. This Hunger Games sequel was another in the standout crop of 2015 futurist films.
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Ghost in the Shell," which came out 30 years ago today, and is the best of 1995's futurist films, and one of the best of the decade.
November 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Ghost in the Shell," which came out 30 years ago today, and is the best of 1995's futurist films, and one of the best of the decade.
Futurist at the movies microreview: "The 6th Day," which came out 25 years ago today. Even regular human cloning has (probably) not happened yet, much less this adult insta-cloning. But we do now have self-driving cars.
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Futurist at the movies microreview: "The 6th Day," which came out 25 years ago today. Even regular human cloning has (probably) not happened yet, much less this adult insta-cloning. But we do now have self-driving cars.
Futurist at the movies microreview: "The Running Man" (1987). Let's hope the new version is better than this shoddy Schwarzenegger vehicle.
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Futurist at the movies microreview: "The Running Man" (1987). Let's hope the new version is better than this shoddy Schwarzenegger vehicle.
The 1982 Stephen King novel The Running Man was set in 2025.
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The 1982 Stephen King novel The Running Man was set in 2025.
I guess my plan -- to fire grappling hooks onto the roof of the US Mint in Philadelphia (seen here) and steal 50 pounds of pennies -- has been foiled.
November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I guess my plan -- to fire grappling hooks onto the roof of the US Mint in Philadelphia (seen here) and steal 50 pounds of pennies -- has been foiled.
A neighbor has political thoughts involving the game The Oregon Trail
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A neighbor has political thoughts involving the game The Oregon Trail
A soldier who died November 11, 1918, the last day of WW I, commemorated in a local DC church.
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A soldier who died November 11, 1918, the last day of WW I, commemorated in a local DC church.
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Skyline," which came out 15 years ago today --
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Skyline," which came out 15 years ago today --
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Red Planet," which came out 25 years ago today -- and we still aren't a great deal closer to humans landing on Mars.
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Red Planet," which came out 25 years ago today -- and we still aren't a great deal closer to humans landing on Mars.
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Annihilation," one of the better futurist movies of 2018
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Annihilation," one of the better futurist movies of 2018
The sandwich-thrower (now on trial) has provided Washington DC with a new protest symbol.
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The sandwich-thrower (now on trial) has provided Washington DC with a new protest symbol.
Four scenarios for American democracy. We are currently in the first scenario, but with many precursors of the second occurring.
November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Four scenarios for American democracy. We are currently in the first scenario, but with many precursors of the second occurring.
Futurist at the movies: "Don't Worry Darling," an interesting 2022 film, is arriving on Netflix today. Here's my microreview.
November 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Futurist at the movies: "Don't Worry Darling," an interesting 2022 film, is arriving on Netflix today. Here's my microreview.
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Beyond the Time Barrier," which came out 65 years ago. A pilot travels from 1960 to 2024, finding that humanity is on the brink of extinction due to a sterility-inducing plague.
October 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Beyond the Time Barrier," which came out 65 years ago. A pilot travels from 1960 to 2024, finding that humanity is on the brink of extinction due to a sterility-inducing plague.
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Megamind," which came out 15 years ago today. Of the relevant supervillain technologies, only drones and brain-linked tech have advanced much in the interim.
October 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Megamind," which came out 15 years ago today. Of the relevant supervillain technologies, only drones and brain-linked tech have advanced much in the interim.
Futurist at the movies microreview: "A House of Dynamite." This is the second-best futurist film of 2025 so far, despite the present-day focus and some problems I spell out in this thread.
October 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Futurist at the movies microreview: "A House of Dynamite." This is the second-best futurist film of 2025 so far, despite the present-day focus and some problems I spell out in this thread.
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Coherence" (2013).
October 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Coherence" (2013).
Futurist at the movies microreview: “The Quiet Earth,” a New Zealand film that came out 40 years ago, in which an exotic energy project appears to eliminate everyone who was not dying at the moment of activation.
October 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Futurist at the movies microreview: “The Quiet Earth,” a New Zealand film that came out 40 years ago, in which an exotic energy project appears to eliminate everyone who was not dying at the moment of activation.
The new White House Christmas snow globe just dropped.
October 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The new White House Christmas snow globe just dropped.
Futurist at the movies microreview: "The Angry Red Planet" (1959). A woman scientist is harassed by a hairy creature on the first voyage to Mars -- but that's just her commander. Then they get to Mars and encounter aliens etc.
October 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Futurist at the movies microreview: "The Angry Red Planet" (1959). A woman scientist is harassed by a hairy creature on the first voyage to Mars -- but that's just her commander. Then they get to Mars and encounter aliens etc.
Perhaps all our salad greens are rotting so fast because there aren’t enough immigrant farm workers to pick them in time?
October 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Perhaps all our salad greens are rotting so fast because there aren’t enough immigrant farm workers to pick them in time?
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Love and Monsters," which came out 5 years ago today.
October 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Futurist at the movies microreview: "Love and Monsters," which came out 5 years ago today.
People are feeling the need for increasingly verbose yard signs these days.
October 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
People are feeling the need for increasingly verbose yard signs these days.
Futurist at the movies microreview: "The X-Files" (1998).
October 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Futurist at the movies microreview: "The X-Files" (1998).