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After a fortnight’s search engine fatigue, we asked ourselves where to go next. When done with yesterday’s yield of top lists. The Sci-Fi Agenda is what we came up with. What the most mainstream lists of recommendations share is a tendency towards least common denominator appeal. Films that stay in the middle and pacify the mind. It is our conviction that the thinking person often wants something more, something for both thought and senses; the visceral viewing of cerebral cinema. We hope to continuously provide that. Delve into the collection already present, and subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Twitter to get more recommendations as they arrive. Stay tuned and enjoy the transmission.

Why is the movie X not here?

To keep a good signal-to-noise ratio the agenda excludes a lot of good science fiction. This is not to say not worth seeing. (Except, of course, when that is the exact reason.) The thinking is that there’s an interesting segment of sci-fi cinema hiding below the usual suspects of classics, mega-budget, or otherwise well-known films, which it is the purpose of this website to uncover. However, any suggested additions to the list are welcome. Sometimes we just don’t know about them. Also, what would a rule of thumb be without a few exceptions?

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Credits

Heartfelt thanks to emvan for recommendations, the Swedish Cinematheque for inspiration, and The League of Movable Type and Eben Sorkin for font generosity. Some images are courtesy of The Movie Database (TMDb).