Ecocinema, Media, and the Environment

In  The Nest,  genetically-modified cockroaches are personified, embodying the worst human traits and characteristics with monstr...

The Nest  also constructs scientists as monsters when Intec sends an entomologist, Dr. Morgan Hubbard (Terri Treas), to the island to...

The Nest  (1988) copies  Alien  (1979)   with its focus on the corporate science connection, ultimately leading to the discovery of a ...

The second set of insect monsters show up later in the film, after the military compound near Tanner and Keegan’s refuge explo...

Based on a novel by science fiction writer Roger Zelazny,  Damnation Alley  (1977) shows us an Earth that is tilted off its axis afte...

1917 in 2020 The film  1917  with Bill was a nice distraction, with its long takes and subtle anti-war message.  I w...

Although there are few studies of the effects cli-fi and other eco-horror films have on viewers’ awareness of enviro...