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Weekend Roundable: Underrated Sci-Fi Movies

Josh Zyber — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 20:00:29 +0000

This weekend, after you’ve come back from seeing Christopher Nolan’s new space travel opus ‘Interstellar’ at the theater, perhaps you might be interested in checking out some underrated sci-fi gems you’ve overlooked? From movies that have been unfairly disparaged to those that simply never got the exposure they deserved, we’ll call out our picks in...

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Weekend Roundtable: Suspending Disbelief

Josh Zyber — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 19:00:46 +0000

Almost every movie asks its audience to suspend disbelief on some level – whether for the fact that a superhero jacked up on fancy steroids can single-handedly save the world from apocalyptic disaster, or just that an average schlub could really win the heart of a supermodel girlfriend. Some films have a lot more disbelief...

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Weekend Roundtable: Sibling Rivalry

Josh Zyber — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 20:00:23 +0000

As both brothers and enemies, Thor and Loki have a complicated relationship. So it goes with many siblings, though perhaps not often to that extreme. In honor of ‘The Dark World’ opening this weekend, today’s Roundtable explores other fictional sibling relationships, across any media from movies to TV, books, comics, videogames and more. Luke Hickman...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Dystopian Future Sci-Fi Movies

Josh Zyber — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:00:31 +0000

Those celebrated philosophers known as Timbuk3 once opined that, “The future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades.” On the other hand, most filmmakers seem to believe that the future will be a very dark, dreary and miserable place instead. With the theatrical release of ‘The Hunger Games’ burning up the box office (and presumably set...

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It’s Official: Sci-Fi Movies Are Dumb

Josh Zyber — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:00:52 +0000

I doubt that anyone will be too surprised to hear that science fiction movies are rarely scientifically accurate. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out. Nonetheless, when actual rocket scientists weigh in on the issue, perhaps we should give their opinions some credence. If you’ve ever wondered which movies NASA thinks are...

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