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Monsters and Matinees: ‘Soylent Green’ came too close to predicting life in 2022

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Toni Ruberto on May 14, 2022

The year is 2022. Smokestacks spew thick, dark fumes. Fires burn out of control. People wear masks to shield themselves from dangers in the air. Garbage overflows. Hunger and unemployment are rampant. We understand all of that from the impressive two-minute opening montage for Soylent Green. read more

Soylent Green

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Dec 16, 2018

(1973) Directed by Richard Fleischer; Written by Stanley R. Greenberg; Based on the novel Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison; Starring: Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Joseph Cotten, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors and Brock Peters; Available on DVD. Rating: **** “The read more

Soylent Green (1973, Richard Fleischer)

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on May 11, 2018

If you leave the twist–which isn’t even a twist, just a justification for conspiracy–ending off Soylent Green, it’s a detective story. The case–the murder of a wealthy businessman–isn’t as important as how that case affects lead Charlton Heston. He starts carrying on with the victim’s read more

Soylent Green

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on May 13, 2013

Soylent Green (Richard Fleischer, 1973) Thorn (Charlton Heston) lives with Sol (Edward G. Robinson) in 2022 and they form a team of detective and researcher respectively. Sol being older has regrets of the evolution of the world and how just food isn’t the same anymore. Instead of eating crac read more