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H. G. Wells: Things to Come (1936)

100 Best Science Fiction Films, Slant Magazine List  #61, H. G. Wells: Things to Come (1936)   “If Mr. Wells is right, we are in for an interesting century.” -- Franks S. Nugent, reviewing the film right after its release.   1. H.G. Wells wasn’t a Fascist, just a grumpy old man.   Back in 2008 prominent Conservative Writer and Editor Jonah Goldberg scored a New York Times Bestseller with his extended rant, "Liberal Fascism: The Totalitarian Temptation from Mussolini to Hillary Clinton,"  which has also appeared under the titles, “Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning” and finally "Liberal Fascism: The Totalitarian Temptation from Hegel to Whole Foods."    I have not, and will not, read this book. There are a number of reasons for this, one of which has baring on this essay.   The title was taken from a 1932 speech given by English SF pioneer H. G. Wells. In an intervie...