Genre: Science Fiction
Science fiction asks what if and follows the answer — technology, the future, and the unknown, used to test what it means to be human under new conditions.
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is the film that turned Angelina Jolie into a global action star and one of the more commercially successful video game... -
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 and 2008)
The Day the Earth Stood Still has been adapted twice as a major studio film, in 1951 and in 2008. Robert Wise directed the 1951 original. Scott Derrickson... -
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park is the film that redefined what visual effects could do and one of the foundational science fiction productions of the 1990s. Steven... -
Serenity (2005)
Serenity is the rare feature film made to give a canceled television series a proper conclusion. Joss Whedon wrote and directed. The film is the... -
Sunshine (2007)
Sunshine is Danny Boyle's science fiction film about a crew of astronauts trying to reignite a dying sun. Boyle directed. Alex Garland wrote, having... -
Dune (2000)
Frank Herbert's Dune is the most faithful screen adaptation of Herbert's novel ever produced. Seen it three times across decades. The 10 rating is honest evaluation. John Harrison writing and directing. William Hurt as Duke Leto Atreides. Alec Newman as Paul Atreides. Saskia Reeves as Lady Jessica.... -
WarGames (1983) — Review
WarGames is one of the best technological thrillers of the 1980s and one of the most influential American films about computer culture ever produced. John Badham directed. Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes wrote the screenplay. The film was released in June 1983. It grossed approximately... -
Morgan (2016) — Review
Morgan is the film Luke Scott made instead of inheriting his father's career on better terms. Ridley Scott's son directed his first feature in 2016. The film flopped. It deserved better than the box office gave it. It also deserved less than the marketing implied. The 6.5 is honest. Morgan is a... -
John Carter (2012) — Review
John Carter is one of the most unfairly maligned films of the past fifteen years and one of the most expensive commercial failures in Disney history. The film was released in March 2012. It grossed approximately two hundred eighty-four million dollars worldwide on a production budget of... -
Dark Star (1974) — Review
Dark Star is John Carpenter's directorial debut and one of the most influential low-budget science fiction films ever made. The film was developed as a USC student short by Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon. They expanded the production into a feature with additional financing from Jack H. Harris. The...