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CRATER: A Starry-Eyed Moon Adventure That Almost Got Scrubbed From Existence

CRATER, a sci-fi kids’ movie that was scrubbed from Disney+, wastes the talents of its young cast, especially Mckenna Grace.

New York Film Festival 2023: THE BEAST & FOE
New York Film Festival 2023: THE BEAST & FOE

Science fiction is a lot harder than it looks. On one end, the writers and…

DUNE: Villeneuve Plays it Safe and the Results Are Very OK
DUNE: Villeneuve Plays it Safe and the Results Are Very OK

Dune is a fine adaptation that works on the basic levels of storytelling and entertainment that Hollywood builds its backbone on.

Glasgow Film Festival 2020: PROXIMA: A Moving Portrait Of Motherhood
Glasgow Film Festival 2020: PROXIMA: A Moving Portrait Of Motherhood

With beautiful direction and cinematography, a haunting score, and excellent acting by Eva Green in particular, Proxima is a solemn, slow meditation on motherhood.

AD ASTRA: James Gray's Science-Fiction Masterpiece Hits Nearly All of the Marks
AD ASTRA: Hits Nearly All Of The Marks

Ad Astra is not without its flaws, but Gray’s science-fiction endeavor is ultimately one of the best films of the year.

ASTRONAUT: Dreyfuss Gives Weight To Enjoyable But Maudlin Story
ASTRONAUT: Dreyfuss Gives Weight To Enjoyable But Maudlin Story

Despite some design flaws, Astronaut sticks its landing enjoyably enough thanks to the command of Dreyfuss and a novel angle of attack.

THE TWILIGHT ZONE: "Blurryman" (S1E10): Saving The Best For Last
THE TWILIGHT ZONE (S1E10) “Blurryman”: Saving The Best For Last

Saving the best for last, ”Blurryman” is definitely the best episode of Season 1 of The Twilight Zone simply because it isn’t afraid to take risks.

THE TWILIGHT ZONE (S1E6) “Six Degrees of Freedom”: A Trip To Mars Takes A Surprising Turn

Though not perfect by any means, “Six Degrees of Freedom” is arguably the most thought-provoking episode of this season of The Twilight Zone.

THE WANDERING EARTH 流浪地球: One Giant Leap for Chinese Cinema
THE WANDERING EARTH 流浪地球: One Giant Leap for Chinese Cinema

The Wandering Earth may seem like one small step in the eyes of Western moviegoers, but it is one giant leap for Chinese cinema.

FIRST MAN: Thrilling Space Adventure Is Out Of This World
FIRST MAN: Thrilling Space Adventure Is Out Of This World

There has never been a film that so thoroughly captures the excitement and danger of space travel as First Man, capturing that intoxicating mix of euphoria and terror of the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing.

Fantasy Science Pt. 14: Aeroponics & STAR TREK VOYAGER
Fantasy Science Pt. 14: Aeroponics & STAR TREK VOYAGER

So, NASA wants to take us to Mars soon, but what are we going to eat? We can now grow food in space, and engineers were inspired by Star Trek’s aeroponics!

SXSW Review: PROSPECT: A Slow-Burning, Atmospheric Hard Sci-Fi
SXSW Review: PROSPECT: A Slow-Burning, Atmospheric Hard Sci-Fi

Quite different from the big budget, blockbuster action films that we associate with sci-fi nowadays, Prospect is a slow-burning, languid study of people who end up at the wrong place at the wrong time, somewhere in outer space.