Science Fiction

‘M3gan 2.0’ an exposition-heavy trek through AI fears

There’s already controversy about an AI “actor” in Hollywood, and I predict an upcoming scandal where it’s revealed several major motion pictures secretly used AI

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Turtles ‘Fast Forward’ to the 22nd century for ‘TMNT’ Season 6 (2006)

After four strong seasons that adapted most major Mirage issues into a kid-friendlier continuity, the 2003 “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” cartoon took two separate steps

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Fall movie preview 2025: 10 films I wouldn’t mind seeing

Tis the season for Stephen King adaptations, biopics, mysteries, Oscar bait and oddities. These are my picks for 10 films from Fall 2025 worth checking

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Boyle, Garland recapture emotional punch in ’28 Years Later’

“28 Days Later” (2002) director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland – after both skipping “28 Weeks Later” (2007) – reteam for “28 Years Later.”

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‘Against the Darkness’ (2024) duly wraps Blake’s ‘Frankie’ trilogy

Kendare Blake’s “Frankie the Vampire Slayer” trilogy – about Willow’s immaculate witch-Slayer daughter and her Gen-Z Scooby Gang – wraps with “Against the Darkness” (2024).

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‘TMNT’ goes wildly off track with Season 5’s ‘lost’ episodes (2008)

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (2003) Seasons 1-4 are “TMNT” done right, and Season 5 (2008) is “TMNT” done so wrong that its biggest upside is

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No Shredder, no problem: ‘TMNT’ Season 4 (2005-06) is a scary smorgasbord

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Season 4 (2005-06, Fox) continues its style of adapting the Mirage comics but tightening the narrative links between street-level villains, outer

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‘Venom: The Last Dance’ (2024) a sweet friendship story

The Sony branch of the Marvel multiverse has been a punchline as much as it’s been a line of movies, but the bright spot has

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‘Alien’ returns to ‘Earth’: This time, is it here to stay?

Noah Hawley (“Fargo”) is one of the few writer-directors working with pop-culture franchises who actively resists ’memberberries. When watching “Legion,” I had to actively remind

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Have the ‘Jurassic Park’ films really gotten that bad? Or have tastes changed?

If I took a time machine from 1993 – the day after seeing “Jurassic Park” – to today, then watched the six sequels, I’d figure

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