Directed by Robert Zemeckis Back to the Future Part II moves lightning fast. It takes the premise of the first film, to travel in time to change just one thing, but then ramps it up by a factor of a hundred. Doc (Christopher Lloyd) and Marty (Michael J. Fox) travel not only to the future (2015), … Continue reading Back to the Future Part II (1989)
time travel
Back to the Future (1985)
Directed by Robert Zemeckis I suppose what makes Back to the Future so fun, beyond just that it's fun, is that it's surprisingly humanist, at least outside of Biff Tannen. It's the story of a teenager with a mad scientist best friend (their friendship is never explained, but that makes it all the better) who gets … Continue reading Back to the Future (1985)
Primer (2004)
Directed by Shane Carruth Primer opens with what has become a familiar image: young, aspirational start up employees working in their garage. Whatever they're working on doesn't much matter because soon they stumble into time travel, and of course that captures their imagination. They are Aaron (Shane Carruth) and Abe (David Sullivan), and they're almost always … Continue reading Primer (2004)
Time After Time (1979)
Directed by Nicholas Meyer The most striking scene in Time After Time comes fairly early into the film, when two time travelers from 1893, one accidental and one purposeful, debate the state of the contemporary world (at least as it was in 1979). One of them is H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell), the famous writer who was … Continue reading Time After Time (1979)
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
Directed by Stephen Herek Keanu Reeves has played a part in so many iconic movies over the last thirty years. Here he is as the affable Ted, two years before playing the stoic Johnny Utah in Point Break. Then you have Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho, Speed, The Matrix, even The Replacements, and most recently the two John … Continue reading Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
The Time Machine (1960)
Directed by George Pal It's December 31, 1899 when George (Rod Taylor) gathers his friends to introduce them to a device that can travel through time. Before questioning the capability of his invention, they interrogate his motivation. George is disgusted with the ways of the world, mostly the wars, and try as he might, his … Continue reading The Time Machine (1960)
