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40 Years Ago, The Star Wars Franchise Had An Unhinged Fever Dream

Lucasfilm Not everything in the past was better. When it comes to science fiction franchises from the 1970s and 1980s, we often have a tendency to romanticize the so-called purity of the way things used to be. Surely, in 1985, just two years after Return of the Jedi was in theaters, the overall vibe of […]

Spike Lee Reveals What His Wild New Crime Thriller Really Has To Say About AI

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images Spike Lee surrounds himself with the greats, even in his day-to-day life. As the legendary filmmaker Zooms in from a cozy office space, I can see that every inch of every wall is covered in black-and-white photos of music legends. Portraits of Frank Sinatra, jazz pianist Hazel Scott, and James […]

73 Years Later, Apple’s Most Sweeping Sci-Fi Epic Is Setting Up A Very Weird Twist

Reddit/Michael Wehlan With Foundation Season 3 almost at an end, the ninth episode in this set might feel like table-setting for the grand finale. This is largely true, as the events of “The Paths that Choose Us” are, appropriately, about putting the various characters on specific paths that will result in an inevitable conclusion. Throughout […]

‘Kirby Air Riders’ Is the Sicko Younger Brother of Mario Kart, and That’s Exactly What I Want

Nintendo If Mario Kart World is a nice leisurely drive through the countryside, then Kirby Air Riders is screaming down a twisty mountain road at 2 a.m. while blasting Nirvana. Despite both appearing to be similarly styled racing games, they couldn’t be more different — and where Mario Kart feels solid but safe, Kirby revels […]

30 Years Ago, A Surprising Fantasy Series Became An Instant Cult Classic

Universal Television By the time Lucy Lawless made her debut as Xena in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, she’d already had a few appearances in other roles. In those, bearing fiery eyes that fit the mythological adventure setting, the New Zealand actress was an unmistakable presence. But after taking on a role originally meant for another […]

4 Years Later, The DCU Just Brought Back A Character In The Weirdest Way Possible

HBO Max “Best. Dimension. Ever.” These three words from Peacemaker Season 2 Episode 3 sum up Chris Smith’s attitude when exploring an alternate universe where seemingly nothing is wrong. He’s in a superheroic trio with his still very alive dad and brother, he’s got a dope motorcycle, and he’s completely free of all the baggage […]

5 Years Later, There’s Still Nothing Like This Bizarrely Beautiful Detective Game

Kaizen Game Works The leaders of the world’s most exclusive resort lie dead in a locked room, and a detective exiled from the community years ago is the only one who can solve the case. That’s not a particularly unexpected setup for a mystery story, except that everyone involved is immortal, the resort is an […]

20 Years Later, Star Trek Finally Fixed A Divisive Canon Retcon

Paramount+ In 1967, two different stuntmen — Bobby Clark and Gary Combs, outfitted in a lizard costume created by Wah Chang — rolled around with William Shatner at the Vasquez Rocks. In this moment, the iconic Star Trek enemy, the Gorn, was born, and promptly burned into the brains of countless science fiction fans. Since […]

The Oldest Sci-Fi Show’s Streaming Future Depends On A Surprising Spinoff

Doctor Who is as British as a Yorkshire pudding and a Cornish pasty, but just because it’s an institution across the pond doesn’t mean it will have a lasting global impact. In 2023, the series celebrated its 60th anniversary with a new deal with Disney+, meaning American viewers could watch the series on a new […]

7 Years Later, An Iconic Action Heroine Is Finally Getting An Anticipated Reboot

Moviestore/Shutterstock Movies and television have offered us no shortage of badass women, from Princess Leia to Xena and, more recently, Eleven from Stranger Things. But in the world of video games, one character stands out among all the others: Lara Croft, the geometric adventurer players controlled in the 1996 game hit Netflix, with Hayley Atwell […]