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My Favorite Martian…Movies
Quick, now: What planet in our solar system has had the most movies made about it? Okay, obviously the answer is Earth. Coming in a distant second–but still considerably ahead of the other six (sorry, Pluto, you don’t count anymore)–is our…
Read more →The Rocketeer: Ten Things to Know About the Movie
Here are 10 trivia facts about The Rocketeer from 1991, which originally appeared as a Mystery Movie Quiz on our Facebook page. There are lots of pieces of behind-the-scenes information about this movie. Please feel free to comment and add more…
Read more →Robby the Robot
I have always liked sci-fi, even the early stuff. Or maybe, especially the early stuff. I was talking with a friend and he mentioned Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet (1956). The movie is a classic of early sci-fi, with effects…
Read more →The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951): Do You Remember the Three Words to Save the World?
Guest blogger Rick 29 writes: If there were a Hall of Fame for Timeless Movies, then one of its founding members would be The Day the Earth Stood Still. I’ve probably watched it at least once every decade since I…
Read more →Aliens: Movie Review
Guest blogger Will Brownridge writes: Just goes to show that you can’t trust the guy in a tie. – Will After floating in space for over 50 years, Ripley is found and rescued. She also learns that the planet they…
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Avatar (2009) James Cameron Science Fiction Thriller Movie Review
James Cameron’s got some big shoes to fill: his own! Having steered the mighty Titanic to box-office and Academy Award glory over a decade ago, the self-styled “king of the world” is unleashing an epic sci-fi saga that fuses his vivid…
Read more →Do You Have The Right Stuff? A Critical Overview of The Movie
Many films are instant classics such as: Gone With The Wind or theLord of the Rings series. However, many of our most cherished movies have been sleepers; Bringing up Baby and Citizen Kane were both box office busts and required decades to achieve…
Read more →Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus: Does It Live Up To Its Trailer?
After Susan Boyle’s TV debut and the piano-playing cat, the biggest Internet video sensation this spring had to be the trailer for a sci-fi/action movie named Mega Shark versus Giant Octopus. Looking like the ‘roided-up love child of Jaws and It Came…
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