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mmcirvinOf all the worthy cheesy-movie review sites in the world, my personal favorite is Liz Kingsley's And You Call Yourself A Scientist! The site design isn't the slickest, but Kingsley actually is a scientist, and is fascinated by the portrayal of science and scientists in movies, not just science-fiction and horror movies but straight dramas as well (though this isn't the only kind of movie she's interested in).
Anyone with a half-decent education can critique the use of scientific facts in science-fiction pictures, but it takes someone with more specialized experience to critique the portrayal of science as a human endeavor, which is something that's always interested me too.
While the portrayal of scientists in the movies is usually pretty ridiculous, I don't agree with all those hand-wringing articles in Physics Today that imply that this is something unique. The portrayal of every profession in the movies is pretty ridiculous. I imagine it must be a laff riot for cops.
Anyone with a half-decent education can critique the use of scientific facts in science-fiction pictures, but it takes someone with more specialized experience to critique the portrayal of science as a human endeavor, which is something that's always interested me too.
While the portrayal of scientists in the movies is usually pretty ridiculous, I don't agree with all those hand-wringing articles in Physics Today that imply that this is something unique. The portrayal of every profession in the movies is pretty ridiculous. I imagine it must be a laff riot for cops.