30 Years Ago, The Follow-Up To The Worst ‘Highlander’ Sequel Was Somehow Worse
For many, Highlander 2 is the worst entry in the complex, immortal-focused fantasy saga. Its plot is incoherent and barely...
45 Years Ago, A Forgotten Sci-Fi Sequel Nearly Ruined Its Brilliant Premise
The greatest conceit of all versions of Battlestar Galactica is easily the idea that the entire show stars humans who...
5 Years Ago, Star Trek’s Safest Bet Turned Into Its Biggest Gamble
Among hardcore Trekkie circles, there are essentially two dominant opinions about the spinoff sequel series Star Trek: Picard: It didn’t...
15 Years Later, TV’s Most Divisive Sci-Fi Prequel Is Still Deeply Weird
One of the most interesting things about the 2003-2009 reboot of Battlestar Galactica was how quickly into went from being...
25 Years Ago, A Cult Vigilante Thriller Became The Ultimate Hollywood Cautionary Tale
For Gen-Xers of a certain age, The Boondock Saints is the epitome of cult movie trash. The 1999 vigilante action...
10 Years Ago, Amazon’s First Sci-Fi Thriller Kicked Off The Streaming Wars — And Still Hasn’t Been Topped
As Amazon dumps cement mixers full of money into Rings of Power, Wheel of Time, Fallout, and The Boys-verse, it’s...
10 Years Ago, A Daring Sci-Fi Reboot Became the Best Time-Travel Show Ever
If you ask a connoisseur of arty science fiction cinema to name some of their favorite films, the 1995 Terry...
10 Years Ago, A Legendary Director Made An Underrated Tech Thriller That Was Ahead Of Its Time
Blackhat’s release on Jan. 16, 2015, would not ordinarily be something to celebrate. The version of Michael Mann’s ultra-modern cybercrime...
30 Years Ago, A Great Star Trek Episode Disguised A Major Franchise Flaw
When veteran Star Trek writer Ronald D. Moore joined Voyager’s writers’ room in Season 6, he was struck by how...
60 Years Ago, The Most Sneakily Influential Sci-Fi Series Came To An Inglorious End
Sixty years ago today, ABC broadcast the final episode in the short, glorious run of The Outer Limits, a science...