The Book
These are articles that are part of The Examiner work that are not directly related to another topic. I am also including here the "mini-indices" that started running in 2014 as shortcuts to finding previous material; although they are considerably less needful on this site, they contained summaries of what are now the sections in those articles, and some readers may find them useful. They have been plucked out of sequence and placed where they might have gone had they been written at the ends of the years they index. (They were initiated at a time when this site was in jeopardy; thanks to the Patreon campaign the existence of the site itself may have been preserved, but that remains to be seen.)
There were originally some "one shot" analyses in this section, but I anticipate incorporating at least some of those into the full versions when we get that far.
I also expect that this section will be expanded eventually. I have a number of "best of time travel movies" articles in the works, and will probably continue to pursue predictions of future analyses and similar pieces as I am able. Of course, this depends in significant part on your support through Patreon or otherwise (a number of the movies I have analyzed were copies gifted by readers). I thank you for that in advance.
Late in 2014 it appeared that we would be unable to maintain this website; it had been shut down and there was no money to maintain it. An article was published at The Examiner outlining what then was the plan. That plan was derailed, but some of what appears on this site is vestigial of that, and so the article has been severely edited and republished here.
Late in 2014 it appeared that we would be unable to maintain this website and its index of Examiner articles; to mitigate that, we began publishing year-by-year indices to those articles. Now we are abandoning the Examiner site and moving the articles here, which means that these indices are less useful--but being preserved partly for their historic value and partly as a convenience for locating specific individual sections. The links have been redirected to those sections. This index covers Primer, Star Trek (2009), Bender's Big Score, The Butterfly Effect, a few Christmas movies, and Temporal Theory 101.
When on October 25th, 2010, Back to the Future had a one-night special showing, we announced it in time for our readers to make it to the show. This is the announcement as it originally appeared, with a few edits.
The star of Premonition and co-star of The Lake House was honored by People Magazine.
Late in 2014 it appeared that we would be unable to maintain this website and its index of Examiner articles; to mitigate that, we began publishing year-by-year indices to those articles. Now we are abandoning the Examiner site and moving the articles here, which means that these indices are less useful--but being preserved partly for their historic value and partly as a convenience for locating specific individual sections. The links have been redirected to those sections. This index covers Terminator Salvation (with a recap of the first three films, The Last Mimzy, The Lake House, The Time Traveler's Wife, Hot Tub Time Machine, Premonition, and a few miscellaneous articles.
This was a movie that created a lot of well-deserved advance buzz; this was the article in which we announced its then-imminent opening and made some preliminary assessments of the film based on what we then knew.
We took a look ahead, now long behind, at a few movies which we either had obtained or were anticipating early in 2011.
Answering the perennial question concerning why we do not tackle time travel in media other than movies, and particularly in popular television series.
Another announcement of a then-anticipated film, since released and analyzed.
Late in 2014 it appeared that we would be unable to maintain this website and its index of Examiner articles; to mitigate that, we began publishing year-by-year indices to those articles. Now we are abandoning the Examiner site and moving the articles here, which means that these indices are less useful--but being preserved partly for their historic value and partly as a convenience for locating specific individual sections. The links have been redirected to those sections. This index covers Los Chronocrimines (TimeCrimes), Timeline, A Sound of Thunder, Next, Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel, Source Code, Warlock, and Blackadder Back & Forth.
Four movies are listed, all of them excellent for different reasons and well worth watching, and none of them on the usual menu of time travel movie discussions.
The second announcement of the anticipated time travel movie from the comedy aliens among us franchise.
We took another look ahead, again now long behind, at a few movies which we either had obtained or were anticipating in 2012.
Late in 2014 it appeared that we would be unable to maintain this website and its index of Examiner articles; to mitigate that, we began publishing year-by-year indices to those articles. Now we are abandoning the Examiner site and moving the articles here, which means that these indices are less useful--but being preserved partly for their historic value and partly as a convenience for locating specific individual sections. The links have been redirected to those sections. This index covers Watchmen, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, 11 Minutes Ago, Butterfly Effect 2, S. Darko, La Jetée, Triangle, and Midnight in Paris, plus a few miscellaneous articles.
We identify several films showing or anticipated in a busy month for time travel movies, most of which have since been analyzed and published.
Late in 2014 it appeared that we would be unable to maintain this website and its index of Examiner articles; to mitigate that, we began publishing year-by-year indices to those articles. Now we are abandoning the Examiner site and moving the articles here, which means that these indices are less useful--but being preserved partly for their historic value and partly as a convenience for locating specific individual sections. The links have been redirected to those sections. This index covers Meet the Robinsons, Men in Black III, Looper, H. G. Wells' The Time Machine, Temporal Theory 102, The Jacket, Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations, and Safety Not Guaranteed, plus a few miscellaneous articles.
We identify several films showing or anticipated in a busy month for time travel movies, most of which have since been analyzed and published.
What it says, nine romantic stories with a strong time travel element, plus a few time travel stories mentioned that have romantic elements as well.
We identify four films with announced 2015 release dates, and mention quite a few others which are reportedly in the works somewhere.
Late in 2014 it appeared that we would be unable to maintain this website and its index of Examiner articles; to mitigate that, we began publishing year-by-year indices to those articles. Now we are abandoning the Examiner site and moving the articles here, which means that these indices are less useful--but being preserved partly for their historic value and partly as a convenience for locating specific individual sections. The links have been redirected to those sections. This index covers The Philadelphia Experiment, Time After Time, TimeCop, The Philadelphia Experiment II, About Time, Free Birds, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Edge of Tomorrow, and Mr. Peabody & Sherman, plus a few miscellaneous articles.
The best-of miniseries tackles funny films, time travel movies that are intended as comedies, naming films that might be worth watching for the laughs.
The best-of miniseries picks half a dozen time travel movies that should scare most of us.
