Science Fiction

Powell’s ‘Running Man’ takes a while to get up to speed

“The Running Man” (1987) predicted now-normal things like tech that spies on you, deep-fake insta-CGI and the ubiquity of “reality TV” (maybe the most Orwellian

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Gunn spends time with friends in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’ (2022)

James Gunn is one of the modern greats at creating ensembles who are fun to hang out with. Since he usually does it for movie

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Trachtenberg expands ‘Predator’ mythos in ‘Killer of Killers’

More “Predator” isn’t a bad thing, but it’s not an Earth-shattering thing either in the animated film “Predator: Killer of Killers” (Hulu). Co-director/co-writer Dan Trachtenberg,

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‘Hawkeye’ (2021) unleashes Christmas spirit and awesome arrows

The four most famous members of the Avengers got solo movies prior to the end of the Infinity Saga in 2019, and the two also-rans

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‘The Fly’ (1986) is a classic fairy tale … in reverse and inside out

“The Fly” (1986) is writer-director David Cronenberg’s most mainstream piece of body horror, but that’s a contradiction because body horror will never be a mainstream

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‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ is a fantastic bore

It’s a year ending in 5, so that means it’s time for another “Fantastic Four” movie so Fox (and now Disney) doesn’t lose the license.

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Gunn’s ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 is no joke, despite a lighter tone from the DCEU days

James Gunn is improving the quality of DC’s storytelling from within the Warner Bros. machine, ironically by telling an epic story about former government agents

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‘The Running Man’ (1987) charges ahead to a dystopian future

A remake of “The Running Man” (1987) comes out this week, and while I won’t judge the film before seeing it, there’s one area it

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‘Child’s Play’ (2019) is ChINO: Chucky in name only

In RFMC’s “All Dolled Up” series, I’m taking my first journey through the seven original films, one reboot film and one TV series of the

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Martial arts, laser guns and confusing rules mix in ‘Timecop’ (1994)

It’s hard to say whether “Timecop” (1994) is a good or bad movie, but it’s definitely a gutsy one. Coming from a comic book by

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