Science Fiction

Anthony enters PKD’s world in ‘Total Recall’ book (1990)

The “Total Recall” novelization (1990) by Piers Anthony is the only instance of a Philip K. Dick story being adapted into a movie and then

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‘Relic’ (1997) an intense but simple adaptation

“Relic” (1995) is the book that launched the careers of authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, and even after two decades’ worth of great mystery

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‘Away’ a flighty drama about work-life balance

With many shows releasing entire seasons at once nowadays, I haven’t had time to watch full seasons yet, but I have checked out some first

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‘Weird Science’ (1985) probably couldn’t be made today

Many moments in “Weird Science” (1985) – the third directorial effort from writer John Hughes – make me think “This movie couldn’t be made today.”

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‘Nick and the Glimmung’ (1988) aims for young readers

A couple years before writing “Galactic Pot-Healer” (1969), Philip K. Dick invented that story’s world (Plowman’s Planet) and villain (Glimmung) in the children’s novel “Nick

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Preston & Child break through with ‘Relic’ (1995)

As it did for many fans, “Relic” (1995) launched my appreciation for the books of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child – both as a duo

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‘Batman: Gotham Knight’ (2008) plays in ‘Dark Knight’ sandbox

In retrospect, “The Dark Knight” (2008) perhaps didn’t need much of a promotional boost; it was one of those movies that came out at the

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Russell gives powerful turn in ‘Soldier’ (1998)

Although many “Blade Runner” fans are probably familiar with the references to Tannhäuser Gate in “Soldier” (1998), I think this film – likewise written by

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‘Jason X’ (2002) a futuristic guilty pleasure

The last time we saw Jason Voorhees (Kane Hodder), in 1993’s “Jason Goes to Hell,” he is dead and buried at the end of a

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‘Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said’ (1974) probes police state

As Philip K. Dick continues his police state/drug war thematic trilogy with the second leg, “Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said” (written in 1970, published

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