One of the most iconic sci-fi movie trilogies of all time will soon begin streaming on Netflix. The Back to the Future trilogy, featuring Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd as Emmett ...
It can be impossible to predict what will or will not kick off a sci-fi franchise. For example, who would’ve thought Paul Verhoeven’s sci-fi satire Starship Trooperswould go from a darkly comic (and ...
Predestination doesn’t waste time trying to explain the time travel technology, and it doesn’t need to, because it’s so coherent and straightforward, you naturally see that it makes sense right away.
Time travel movies are always a big risk: if you don’t have your sci-fi tropes and story beats in pristine order, things get convoluted or totally fall off the rails, quickly. Done well, however, a ...
As we have passed Peak TV, it’s probably fair to say we’ve passed Peak Christmas Movie. That doesn’t mean there aren’t still a lot of them, but it means they’re not exploding all over the place like ...
Sam Barsanti has written about pop-culture for 10 years, and his work has appeared at The A.V. Club, Primetimer, IGN, and Collider. He has also contributed to the popular daily Hustle newsletter, ...