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...
65 Years Ago, A Forgotten Sci-Fi Movie Went Totally Off The Rails
Celebrating its 65th anniversary this month, 12 to the Moon might not be the flashiest sci-fi to have emerged during...
35 Years Ago, a Legendary Writer Made an Incoherent Sci-Fi Sequel
Officer Alex James Murphy cruises through the crumbling streets of Detroit in a broken-down cop car — sirens blaring, shards...
40 Years Ago, A Cult Fantasy Movie Redefined A Classic Franchise
The Wizard of Oz isn’t just an influential movie, it’s the influential movie. In 2018, researchers at the University of...
50 Years Ago, A Terrifying Thriller Changed Hollywood History
The horrors begin at sunrise, as a young woman frolics along the beach before heading into the water. Her giggles...
15 Years Ago, A Shockingly Bad Superhero Movie Marked The End Of A Weird Era
There’s a sense of optimism surrounding the new DCU that Superman will inaugurate this summer. James Gunn’s reboot universe already...
35 Years Later, The Most Famous Star Trek Twist Is Weirder Than You Remember
Jean-Luc Picard’s entire life was redefined by an episode that, when it first aired, wasn’t really about him at all....
20 Years Ago, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show Set An Impossible Standard
Today, season finales of science fiction shows are almost always epic. From massive space fleets in various Star Trek season...
15 Years Ago, An Underrated Sci-Fi Flop Killed A Studio Before It Got Started
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20 Years Ago, Christopher Nolan Revitalized Batman — And Changed Superhero Movies Forever
At the turn of the 21st century, movies based on DC Comics were all but non-existent. This was due in...