Rod Faulkner
Bio
Rod Faulkner is a blerd, writer, and the founder of The7thMatrix.com, a website dedicated to promoting the best in indie SFF short films and web series. He can be found on Twitter at @The7thMatrix.
Stories (14/0)
Five Remarkable People Far More Deserving To Be Named Time Magazine's 'Person Of The Year' 2021
Time magazine has named billionaire Elon Musk as its 2021 person of the year. Not surprising since our society tends to hold rich people in high esteem just for the fact of them having acquired/being born into vast amounts of wealth.
By Rod Faulkner2 years ago in Humans
One Black Man's Perspective On The 'Billionaire Space Race'
Buying a private island used to symbolize having attained incomparable wealth. But that is so last century. Now, thanks to capitalists like Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Jeff Bezos, what is the ultimate status symbol of the ultra-wealthy?
By Rod Faulkner3 years ago in Humans
7 Science Fiction Short Films For Fans of 'Black Mirror'
What if someone was coerced by a cyber-terrorist into having sex... with a pig? That disturbing scenario is the premise behind the very first episode of the unsettling Netflix science fiction anthology series Black Mirror.
By Rod Faulkner3 years ago in Geeks
On TV: Why I Don't Watch Police Procedurals
In the real world, "To protect and serve" carries with it the unspoken addendum: "whites only." A few years ago during a sunny, summer day in Arkansas, I was driving my mother to an appointment. As we were chatting about some innocuous topic, we saw flashing blue lights behind us.
By Rod Faulkner3 years ago in Geeks
How To Conquer 'Reader's Block'
Every book lover encounters it at some point. You begin reading a paragraph and your mind starts to wander. Words begin running together on the page, so you keep reading the same passages over and over until you put the book down in frustration - and not pick it up again for days or even weeks.
By Rod Faulkner3 years ago in Lifehack
Interview With Cidney Hue - Director of 'OVUM' A Provocative Sci-Fi Short About Reproductive Rights
Accomplished, New York-based filmmaker Cidney Hue “breaks” sci-fi by creating films that merge hard science with speculative scenarios in order to speak to contemporary life - including centering women's voices.
By Rod Faulkner4 years ago in Futurism
80s Animated Series That Deserve Netflix Reboots
During Power-Con 2019 in Anaheim, California, filmmaker Kevin "Silent Bob" Smith announced he is rebooting the iconic 80s animated series He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe as an anime series for video streaming giant Netflix.
By Rod Faulkner5 years ago in Geeks
