Science Fiction

‘Reminiscence’ unspools noir plot against cli-fi backdrop

“Reminiscence” (theaters and HBO Max) imagines a future where the coasts are being drowned by rising sea levels. It’s supposed to be foreboding, but it’s

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‘Runaway’ (1984) offers future paths-not-taken

Writer-director Michael Crichton and star Tom Selleck perhaps felt silly when “Runaway” (1984) came out on the heels of “The Terminator” and immediately felt dated.

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‘Cloud Atlas’ (2012) has epic rebellious streak

On a kick of Wachowski movies, I notice their running theme of systems or rulers oppressing common or poor folk. That’s again the case in

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‘Roswell, New Mexico’ Season 3 shows wear and tear

The house of cards that is “Roswell, New Mexico” (Mondays, CW) collapses in the Season 3 premiere, “Hands.” The series showed potential from the beginning

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‘Jupiter Ascending’ (2015) is Wachowskis’ masterpiece

It’s bizarre that the Wachowskis’ high bar is still considered to be “The Matrix” (1999) and that “Jupiter Ascending” (2015) is a blip on the

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Harbour, Pugh steal the show from ‘Black Widow’

After far too long a wait, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s big-screen diversity push finally gets to its solo movie about the lone female Avenger, “Black

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‘Timeline’ (1999) exists much more in past than future

Surprising for a science fiction author, Michael Crichton wrote about the past (“The Great Train Robbery,” “Eaters of the Dead,” “Pirate Latitudes,” “Dragon Teeth”) a

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‘The Happening’ (2008) an accidental pandemic parable

“The Happening” (2008) can be goofy at times, and it ultimately doesn’t stick the landing. But because M. Night Shyamalan – even in weaker films

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Shyamalan’s ‘Signs’ (2002) is crafty family horror

Out of all the tricks M. Night Shyamalan pulled off during his glory years between 1999’s “The Sixth Sense” and 2004’s “The Village,” the most

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Donner’s ‘Timeline’ (2003) clashes with Crichton’s

Two late-20th century icons’ paths cross in “Timeline” (2003), director Richard Donner’s film based on Michael Crichton’s 1999 novel. The screenplay is faithful enough to

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