Science Fiction

‘Blade’ (1998) becomes Marvel’s first successful big-screen outing

It’s perhaps strange that “Blade” (1998) became the first successful big-screen enterprise for Marvel Comics, considering that he’s not one of the A-list superheroes, and

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A look at the MCU’s Phase Four movies and TV shows

July 21, 1969, had the moon landing. Fifty years later, July 21, 2019, had everyone talking about a batch of movies and TV shows that

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‘Man in the High Castle’ (1962) shows things could be worse

I remember disliking “The Man in the High Castle” (1962) on my first read, and the Amazon Prime adaptation (2015-present) – so bleak that I’d

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‘Fantastic Four’ (2005) a safe, respectable introduction

“Fantastic Four” (2005) was hurt by coming out five years after “X-Men” and at a time when moviegoers had seen next-level genre films like “Spider-Man

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‘The Eternity Brigade’ (1980) critiques the inherent slavery of a military state

Inspired by Joe Haldeman’s “The Forever War” (1974) but not copying it, Stephen Goldin delivers a lesser-known but still great treatise on the dangerous intersection

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‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’s’ cornball rom-com humor hits the spot

Two of Peter’s classmates have a whirlwind romance on a school field trip. Nick Fury is grumpy about his calls going to voicemail. And to

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Talalay’s ‘Tank Girl’ (1995) is a stylish misfire

It’s hard to take a movie seriously when the movie doesn’t take itself seriously, and that’s why “Tank Girl” (1995) isn’t good. Still, it is

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‘The Forever War’ (1974) illustrates the futility of war

Joe Haldeman’s “The Forever War” (1974 original edition, 1997 definitive edition) is one-third of what I consider to be the trifecta of classic anti-war (or

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Dark Spidey duology wraps with ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ (2014)

Similar to “Spider-Man 3” (2007), so much is going on in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” (2014) that – even if all that stuff is pretty

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All 22 episodes of ‘Roswell’ Season 1 (1999-2000), ranked

“Roswell’s” Max and Liz are my favorite TV couple of the “meant to be together” type. There’s admittedly something fantastical, idealistic and possibly even unhealthy

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