Tolkien Trio Fails To Get Fantasy Film ‘Mortal Engines’ Out Of First Gear
Fantasy film wizard Peter Jackson co-wrote the screenplay of this dazzling mishmash of a movie, but don’t expect another epic for the ages here.
Revisiting Battlestar Galactica: ‘No Exit’ And ‘Deadlock’
Galactica is literally and figuratively falling apart, while humanity struggles with Cylon integration.
China Is Rolling Out The Most Massive Population Surveillance System In The World
‘People who travel without a ticket, or behave disorderly or smoke in public area will be punished according to regulations.’
Revisiting Battlestar Galactica: ‘The Oath’ And ‘Blood On The Scales’
Gaeta and Zarek lead a coup against Roslin and Adama over the proposed alliance with Cylons, plus a host of vendettas.
How Upending Its Hidden Assumptions Can Deepen Your Read Of Science Fiction
Which foundational ideas, assumptions, and seemingly-semantic debates mold how we interpret our world in relation to science and faith?
Revisiting Battlestar Galactica: ‘The Hub’ And ‘Revelations’
Season Four’s first half climaxes with a battle, a high-stakes stand-off, and a brutal plot twist.
Revisiting Battlestar Galactica: ‘Guess What’s Coming to Dinner?’ And ‘Sine Qua Non’
Humans and rebel Cylons form an alliance to find Earth, but events immediately conspire to destroy it.
Revisiting Battlestar Galactica: ‘The Road Less Traveled’ And ‘Faith’
Starbuck survives a mutiny, allies with Cylons, and receives a prophecy affecting humans and Cylons alike.
Revisiting Battlestar Galactica: ‘The Ties That Bind’ And ‘Escape Velocity’
The Cylons plunge into civil war while Tyrol, Tigh, and Tory process the revelation they too are Cylons, with a fatal consequence.
Revisiting Battlestar Galactica: ‘He That Believeth In Me’ And ‘Six of One’
Season Four begins in a space battle between humans and Cylons, but the real drama comes from conflicts of faith within both camps.
Revisiting Battlestar Galactica: ‘Maelstrom’ And ‘The Son Also Rises’
As the series approaches the Season Three finale, Starbuck and Apollo take dramatic turns.
‘Alternate Routes’ Is A Superb, Supernatural Novel About Los Angeles’ Freeway Ghosts
Tim Powers’ latest novel, ‘Alternate Routes,’ is both a thrilling mash-up of science fiction, fantasy, and horror and a work of startling moral sophistication.
In DS9 S1:6, Star Trek Pops Out The Ferengi And All Its Associated Foibles
It becomes one of DS9’s strengths as a show that the writers take this joke of an enemy species and convert the Ferengi into an interesting people with history and culture of their own.
Revisiting ‘DS9’: Old-Style Star Trek Resurfaces For Episode Five
When ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ was on TV, almost the only Emmys that ever went their way, despite the good acting and writing, were for makeup.
Why ‘Solo’ Is Good, Even Though Han Is One Of Star Wars’ Weakest Characters
The truth is, Han Solo isn’t much of a character on paper. He is completely replaceable within the Star Wars story.
Revisiting ‘DS9’: The Travails Of A Peace-Less Victory
The third episode of ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s’ first season highlights the theme of finding one’s place while introducing one of the show’s most interesting and beloved characters.
‘Deep Space 9’ Episode 2 Recap: A Showcase Of The Most Engaging Star Trek Universe
The outcome reflects some of the better segments of Roddenberry’s utopian vision: education and the rule of law.
Revisiting ‘Star Trek: DS9’ Will Show You Some Of The Best Star Trek Has To Offer
With ‘Deep Space Nine’ now available on Netflix, it is interesting to see how these ideas and plots have held up after 25 years.
Why ‘Westworld’ Is One Of TV’s Worst Shows
To understand why this show simply doesn’t work, compare it to a 20-year-old sci-fi film that almost certainly had some influence on these show runners: ‘The Truman Show.’
Revisiting Battlestar Galactica: ‘Scattered’ And ‘Valley of Darkness’
Season two picks up from the season one cliffhanger and gets darker still, with the main cast growing even more divided, physically as well as philosophically.
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