I'm struggling to figure out how to talk about this one. "The Time Machine" is a story that, upon revisiting it, evokes really clear memories. A close friend from high school lent it to me; I kept it in my backpack for roughly a month and then...during a field trip to The Board of Trade, I pulled it out and read it on the train. It was one of those narratives so brief that I could finish it during the hour and …

The film has some noteworthy and fairly bold elements, but it’s a rather inconsistent science fiction thriller, and the special effects are similarly variable—ranging from reasonably striking considering how long ago it was made (around 20 years) to noticeably poor quality. Guy Pearce delivers a solid performance as the main character. Watching this also brought to mind a period when Orlando Jones appeared in quite a…