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The Most Ambitious Sci-Fi Flop Of 2024 Is About To Get The Weirdest Upgrade

Lionsgate/Courtesy Everett Collection When Megalopolis was released in 2024, it’s fair to say its reception was . That’s not the only way Coppola is keeping the dream of Megalopolis alive. He’s also turning it into a graphic novel, which will act as a sort of semi-sequel (or, in Coppola’s words, a “sibling of the film”), […]

Why The Most Surprising Erotic Thriller Of The Year Is More Than Just Millennial ‘Misery’

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: An infatuated couple embarks on a weekend getaway, their first vacation as a couple. Everything’s going well — there’s plenty of flirtation, a sensual dip in a lake, and even some kinky lovemaking after dinner — until our romantic hero reveals that he doesn’t see himself in […]

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Review: Marvel’s First Family Just Saved The MCU

Marvel’s cinematic and comic universes have always been in a kind of symbiotic relationship, but the balance of power between those two worlds has never truly been equitable. The comics provide nigh unlimited source material for the MCU to riff on and adapt — but rarely do those original artists get the credit they really […]

The Best Post-Apocalypse Show Of 2024 Just Got A Huge Upgrade

Prime Video In recent years, there’s been a new wave of video game adaptation shows, all made with fidelity as the goal: as accurate an adaptation as possible, replicating the feel and story of the original game. But then, Amazon announced it would adapt Bethesda’s Fallout, an open-world game that made a truly faithful adaptation […]

Disney’s Most Ambitious Sci-Fi Franchise Just Completely Flipped Its Premise

Walt Disney Pictures During a 2023 Hollywood Reporter roundtable interview, Pedro Pascal described how he felt playing The Last of Us for the first time. “What video game was it?” piped up Jeff Bridges. “‘Cause I got sucked into a video game once. Tron.” The moment went viral, proving that Disney’s revolutionary sci-fi movie is […]

Christopher Nolan’s Exciting New Epic Just Changed Moviegoing Forever

Universal Pictures Christopher Nolan redefined the blockbuster with Oppenheimer, the lofty biopic that had moviegoers crossing state lines to see the movie “the way it was meant to be seen” on IMAX 70mm film. There are only 30 theaters in the entire world equipped for this format, meaning supply is limited and the demand is […]

‘Mortal Kombat 2’ Will Be All About The Series’ Most Lovable Loser

Warner Bros. Mortal Kombat is returning to the big screen this fall, and this time around, even more of the fighting game franchise’s iconic characters are set to appear. From Karl Urban’s hilarious turn as Hollywood’s B-list playboy Johnny Cage to the debut of series antagonist Shao Kahn, Mortal Kombat 2 seems to be a […]

Mister Terrific’s Future In The DCU Is Looking More and More Promising

DC Studios If one thing is clear following Superman’s promising debut, the people are hankering for more Mister Terrific. The tech-focused super-genius, played in the film by Edi Gathegi, isn’t the only bright spot in James Gunn’s latest, but he is the only character so far without a second outing planned in Gunn’s new DC […]

The Oldest Sci-Fi Show’s Future Just Got An Interesting New Wrinkle

Disney+ Doctor Who is a show about time travel, aliens, and British people in space, but only recently has it gained a new hallmark: doubt. After Disney+ partnered with the BBC to release the show on the streaming service outside of the U.K., we saw a new era of the show including increased production value […]

TV’s Biggest Awards Prove We’re In A Sci-Fi Golden Age

The Emmy Awards have been TV’s biggest awards since they started in 1949, but like all award shows, they come with their own biases. For fans of science-fiction, the Emmys are usually sources of disappointment. Sure, shows like WandaVision and The Mandalorian may amass recognition in below-the-line categories like prosthetic makeup or costume design, but […]