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September 23, 2021

Foundation is solid enough to build upon in its early stretch

Apple TV+’s latest sci-fi series is a glossy, gorgeous-looking adaptation of the Isaac Asimov novels, which nonetheless struggles to find humanity among its big ideas...

May 5, 2021

“Fried Barry” tries very hard to offend sensibilities

Though it has a seed of an interesting story, Ryan Kruger’s sci-fi comedy something or other would rather just overwhelm the viewer’s senses.

March 31, 2021

“2046” casts a spell through time and space

Beautiful, strange, and enrapturing, 2046 feels unlike anything else in Wong Kar-wai's oeuvre, and yet utterly of a piece with his mesmerizing works.

March 3, 2021

Berlinale: “Tides” revels in its unoriginality

The sci-fi thriller takes no risks, and tries absolutely nothing you haven't seen before.

November 16, 2020

“Strange Days” says more about 2020 than it did about 1999

Kathryn Bigelow's vision of a grim future was mostly rejected by audiences -- now we're living in it.

October 23, 2020

“Synchronic” sends Anthony Mackie through twisty, satisfying sci-fi thrills

Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson continue their hot streak of inventive, idiosyncratic science fiction with a refreshingly heartfelt time-travel thriller.