Science Fiction

Gadot, explorations of war make ‘Wonder Woman’ a winner

“Wonder Woman” — now available via Redbox and streaming — poses the question: What would happen if a superhero was dropped into the middle of a

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‘Apes’ pre-make trilogy wraps with masterful ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ (Movie review)

Watching “War for the Planet of the Apes” – now available via Redbox and streaming – is like seeing a movie from the future. Every scene has

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PKD sees future in ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ (1968)

One of the fun things about re-reading golden age sci-fi novels is seeing how their predictions compare to reality now that we’re coming upon the

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First episode impressions: ‘The Gifted’ (TV review)

Because of a bizarre reticence to turn big-ticket properties into TV series, the 2000 “X-Men” film inspired things like “Mutant X,” “Heroes,” “No Ordinary Family”

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‘Westworld’ Season 1 (2016) blends SF, Western, mystery

When I got a few months of free HBO with my new Dish Network subscription, the first show I programmed into my DVR was “Westworld,” which launched

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Foster’s novelization helps fans connect with world of ‘Alien: Covenant’

Although I gave “Alien: Covenant” a good review earlier this summer, I did sympathize with one Amazon reviewer’s all-caps suggestion to the filmmakers: “Stop killing off main

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ (1980) and ‘Return of the Jedi’ (1983) (Comic book reviews)

My look back at the “Star Wars” saga comic adaptations concludes with the best and the most disappointing entries, both from the legendary duo of

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‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ gets comic adaptations in 1977, 1997

“Star Wars’ ” comic book history naturally started with “Episode IV: A New Hope” (1977), and the adaptation by writer Roy Thomas and artist Howard Chaykin

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: The prequel trilogy adaptations (1999-2005) (Comic book reviews)

I feel the “Star Wars” prequel films get a little more stagey and theatrical – or to be harsher, a little sloppier — as they

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: The 10 best ‘Clone Wars Adventures’ digest stories (2004-07) (Comic book reviews)

The Genndy Tartakovsky “Clone Wars” TV microseries (2003-05) delivered bite-size kinetic tales that served as a testing ground for “The Clone Wars” (2008-14). Its comic-book

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