Science Fiction

‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ roars around globe with heart 

If in 1993 I imagined a movie about the “Jurassic Park” dinosaurs dispersing around the globe for a grand adventure, I would’ve imagined “Jurassic World:

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Jared Leto helps ‘Morbius’ fly up to mediocrity 

The “Venom” films feature fights that look like entangled silly string monsters. But those are alien symbiotes, so that makes a certain sense. “Morbius,” now

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‘The Boys’ are back in town for still-excellent Season 3 

Between Seasons 2 and 3 of “The Boys,” another dark caped comedy hit TV: James Gunn’s “Peacemaker.” They are arguably the two best superhero shows

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‘Dead Zone’ (1983) a lively translation, thanks to Walken 

“The Dead Zone” (1983) has two essential ingredients for turning Stephen King’s sprawling, light-on-plot 1979 novel into a compelling film. One is Jeffrey Boam’s screenplay,

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Life is at best bittersweet in King’s ‘Dead Zone’ (1979) 

I’ve always had a thing about carnivals and fairs – the hot summer night, the neon, and the false promises coalesce into something bittersweet. The

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New ‘Firestarter’ digs compelling tale from ashes of ’84 dud 

“Firestarter” (1984) served as a cautionary tale for Blumhouse’s “Firestarter” (2022) by showing what not to do in every instance. Writer Scott Teems (“Halloween Kills”)

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‘Firestarter: Rekindled’ (2002) an interesting experiment 

“Firestarter: Rekindled” (2002, Sci-Fi Channel), similar to “Superman Returns,” is one of those odd movies (technically a 2-hour, 48-minute miniseries) that’s a sequel to a

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Brainy ‘Severance’ Season 1 comes together by the end 

Like a long-form “Twilight Zone,” “Severance” Season 1 (Apple TV Plus) mixes mind-bending “What ifs” about brain surgery, pitch-black humor about cubicle life, and characters who

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‘Firestarter’ (1984) has book’s plot but none of its heat 

“Firestarter” will get a remake later this month, and watching the original “Firestarter” (1984) it’s clear it needs one. As adapted by Stanley Mann, the

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‘Firestarter’ (1980) burns its characters into our minds 

Stephen King’s direct connection to “The X-Files” consists of only one episode he co-wrote, Season 5’s “Chinga.” But his 1980 novel “Firestarter” is a precursor

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