Science Fiction

Urban’s ‘Dredd’ (2012) goes simpler and grittier

“Dredd” (2012) — the second go at bringing comicdom’s single-minded future cop to the big screen — is tight, simple and brisk. It’s objectively better

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‘Disturbing Behavior’ (1998) is wild, weird high school horror

In 1998, I thought “Disturbing Behavior” was an elite portrayal of high school as a conformity factory, as that concept was a new discovery for

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PKD’s ‘Deus Irae’ (1976) explores dark side of religion

Philip K. Dick’s “Deus Irae” – co-penned with Roger Zelazny (1937-95) — was published in 1976, the decade when he released most of his religious-themed

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Lovegrove steps up game in ‘Firefly: The Ghost Machine’

After leaning into the Western side of sci-fi/Western in his first two “Firefly” novels, James Lovegrove uses sci-fi to good effect in “The Ghost Machine”

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‘Spectre’ (2015) an overblown Bond-Blofeld battle

With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,

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‘Now Wait for Last Year’ (1966) expansive yet personal for PKD

“Now Wait for Last Year” (written in 1963, published in 1966) is narratively about an intragalactic war between three races and drug-induced time-travel. Yet it’s

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‘Firefly’ side trips: ‘Bad Company,’ ‘Boss Moon’ and ‘The Outlaw Ma Reynolds’ (2019-20)

As comic companies are wont to do, Boom! Studios has accompanied its regular “Firefly” series with a handful of one-shots throughout the early part of

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Brosnan Bonds limp to end with ‘Die Another Day’ (2002)

With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,

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‘The World is Not Enough’ (1999) takes step backward

With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,

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Paranoia reigns in PKD’s ‘A Maze of Death’ (1970)

I really liked “A Maze of Death” (written in 1968, published in 1970) on my first read. I enjoyed it when religions were made fun

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