Space Case

Reason writers around town: Readers of The Science Fiction Film Reader, edited by Gregg Rickman, are even now dropping their jaws in admiration for Brian Doherty's essay "Destination Moon: Real Science Fiction and the Real World." The article examines the 1950 picture Destination Moon in terms of popular expectations about "realistic" science fiction and in the context of the real-world space race. Click here for the book.