Science Fiction

‘Jurassic Park’ flashback: Topps’ Issue 0 (1993) and ‘Raptor’ trilogy (1993-94) (Comic book reviews)

After the success of the movie in June 1993, “Jurassic Park” fans didn’t have to wait long for follow-up stories. Arguably, they had to wait

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‘Jurassic Park’ (1990) brings dinos back to life

Welcome to a flashback series 65 million years … OK, 25 years … in the making. It’s been a quarter century since Michael Crichton’s “Jurassic Park” debuted.

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Death Star’ (2007) (Book review)

While it’s not on many fans’ short list of the best “Star Wars” novels, Michael Reaves’ and Steve Perry’s “Death Star” (2007) is one of the most

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Allegiance’ (2007) (Book review)

As “Rebels” moves the Disney timeline into the era of non-clone stormtroopers, it’s a good time to look back at the definitive novel about Legends

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘A New Hope’ radio drama (1981) (Review)

Because watching the six episodic “Star Wars” films for the ump-hundredth time isn’t always appealing, it’s fun to approach those familiar stories from less-notable angles

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MCU goes back to the 1940s for ‘Marvel’s Agent Carter’

“Marvel’s Agent Carter” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays on ABC) largely meets my expectations of having the vibe of those two “X-Files” episodes that featured FBI agent

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Millennium Falcon’ (2008) (Book review)

When the “Episode VII — The Force Awakens” teaser trailer came out a couple months ago, it wasn’t Rey or Finn or Poe or the Sith lord

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ looks great, doesn’t have much of a point

“Guardians of the Galaxy” (2014) has such gorgeously detailed production design in every frame that I almost want to watch it again on mute. There probably

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‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ explores human nature via apes, brilliant special effects (Movie review)

The “Planet of the Apes” franchise shows us we’re not much different from apes, and we’re both victims of our respective races’ propensity for violence

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Force Unleashed II’ (2010) (Book and comic review)

Out of all the Legends stories that went unfinished due to Disney’s rebooting of the timeline, none is more of a cliffhanger than the “Force

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