Where No Man Has Gone Before
Since its inception, the Kelvin Timeline – that is, the alternate timeline that has encompassed Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond – has been a real shot in the arm for the Star Trek brand, allowing the new films to simultaneously honor what has come before while forging their own […]
New Alien: Romulus Trailer Creeps Around Every Corner
Get ready for another spoiled dinner. Today, 20th Century Studios released a full trailer for Alien: Romulus, the next chapter in the continuing sci-fi franchise. Far removed from the rest of the films in the Alien series, Alien: Romulus follows a group of “young space colonizers” who board an abandoned spaceship and encounter the Aliens and their Facehugger […]
Shakira Says Barbie is Emasculating, But with a Caveat
Barbie’s getting some higher-profile critics. In the latest issue of Allure, pop star Shakira talked about watching the blockbuster movie with her sons, and neither she nor they were thrilled with it. When asked if she saw Barbie, Shakira confirmed that she did, then paused, which the interviewer took as an indication that she didn’t like […]
Alien: Romulus Trailer Focuses on Horror
Get ready to scream in space again. Today, 20th Century Studios (which is 20th Century Fox under its new, Disney-mandated banner) released a trailer for Alien: Romulus, the latest installment in the long-running sci-fi franchise. Not much is known about the plot, but it involves “a group of young people on a distant world” who have to […]
Neill Blomkamp Thinks We’ll See a District 9 Sequel
Neill Blomkamp is confident a return to his sci-fi apartheid allegory will happen, but he doesn’t sound overly enthused about it. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter about his new film Gran Turismo, Blomkamp is asked about District 10, the long-rumored follow-up to his Oscar-nominated sci-fi movie District 9 – in which aliens land […]
REVIEW: Secret Invasion – Season 1, Episode 5, “Harvest”
“Harvest” is the point in a story where you kind of just want it to end. I enjoyed most of Secret Invasion in the beginning, but this episode makes it clear that the setup is not going to have a satisfying payoff. There are too many story strands to tie up in a week, too […]