Soylent Green

set in an overpopulated future (2022, but it may as well be 2075), where the environment has been damaged to the point that farming cannot produce enough food. the soylent corporation produces most of the foodstuffs in the form of colored biscuit-like squares made from soybeans and plankton. detective robert thorn (charlton heston) is a nyc cop who investigates the death of a rich executive of the soylent corporation. he determines that the murder was part of a cover up and begins to uncover the dark secrets behind their society. heston gives a performance in line with the rest of career and... read more

7.5 cuando el destino nos alcance mensaje ecologista, no me canso de verla. ultima película de edward g robinson que moriría poco después. read more

In the overpopulated, starving New York of 2022, a murder investigation leads a detective to a shocking discovery. Very loosely adapted from Harry Harrison's 1966 novel "Make Room! Make Room!", this 1973 sci-fi classic is best remembered for the sensationalistic twist ending but actually owes its enduring popularity to the everyday quality of the apocalypse it portrays: a crowded, depleted and corrupted world where all hope is lost as very few people are left who can remember what nature, and real food, were like. Heston and Robinson (in his memorable, final appearance) share an extended read more