Upon its release, “Event Horizon” (1997) was billed as “The scariest movie you will ever see,” and through the eyes of someone just getting into
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It’s been more than 20 years now, so I guess “Sphere” (1998) won’t become a cult classic. But darn it, it should have. This Michael
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Writer-director James Gunn has a knack for presenting crisp, energetic storytelling while making fun of the genre he’s working in – but without disrespecting the
In his first series since “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (2013) and his first hands-on series since “Dollhouse” (2008), Joss Whedon returns to TV with “The
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In “The Andromeda Strain,” Michael Crichton detailed nature’s microscopic but serious threat to mankind, and in “Congo” (1980) – his best novel up to this