40 Years Ago, A Sci-Fi Classic Defied All Time-Travel Logic
On July 3, 1985, the world of mainstream science fiction was changed forever. Before Back to the Future hit, there...
40 Years Later, A Shockingly Bad Fantasy Epic Exposed Hollywood’s Biggest Flaw
It took Hollywood a shockingly long time to realize that female-centered blockbusters could be both a worthwhile commercial and critical...
10 Years Ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger Made The Perfect Nostalgic Sci-Fi Thriller
Despite the existence of six films, two TV series, and countless comic books, fans of the Terminator franchise can really...
30 Years Ago, A Classic Sci-Fi Thriller Was The Last Gasp Of A Historic Moment
NASA plans to put men on the Moon in 2027, a fact you’re probably unaware of. Artemis III would be...
10 Years Ago, A Challenging Sci-Fi Epic Totally Upended A Classic Star Trek Concept
Few duties have more importance in the Star Trek universe than First Contact missions. When a planet was on the...
20 Years Ago, Steven Spielberg Revitalized A Classic Sci-Fi Epic
The title is a misnomer. Humans deploy their tanks and jets to fight off alien invaders in Steven Spielberg’s 2005...
75 Years Ago, The Most Influential Filmmaker You Never Heard Of Sparked The Golden Age of Sci-Fi
Fascination with science-fiction worlds is baked deeply into the origins of film history. Beginning with Georges Méliès’ groundbreaking wizardry in...
15 Years Ago, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show Dropped Its Most Perfect Finale
Why does the Last of the Time Lords have to face a universe-destroying conundrum at the end of every year?...
50 Years Ago, A Dystopian Sci-Fi Thriller Pushed The Genre’s Wild Limits
Before reality TV was a pop culture staple, it was the stuff of sci-fi nightmares. Movies like The Running Man...
10 Years Ago, The Best Tech Thriller On TV Revolutionized The Cyberpunk Genre
It seems like there’s a resistance to expanding our conception of cyberpunk beyond the (admittedly iconic, but perhaps narrow) pop...