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Marvel Finally Made A Streaming Series Worth Watching, Here’s Why It Works
For a long time, most of the Marvel content on Disney+ has been a disappointment, oscillating between fun but superfluous …
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Killer New Friday the 13th Theory Explains Everything In The Franchise
On a cold night, nothing is warmer than the blanket of nostalgia, which is why the wife and I have …
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The Worst Product Placement Of All Time Is In An 80s Sci-Fi Family Movie
After the success of E.T. the Extraterrestrial, Hollywood scrambled to duplicate its success and filled the 80s with family-friendly alien …
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TV’s Blue Sky Era Is Better Than Anything On Streaming Now
In the age of streaming, I don’t pay much attention to broadcast networks anymore, and when I do, even as …
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The Failure Of A Great 2024 Movie Has Doomed An Entire Sci-Fi Franchise
Blame Michael Bay. We do.
The Sci-Fi Show Revival That Proved Fans Should Move On
Nerds need to stop clamoring for their favorite shows from yesteryear to come back.
Clint Eastwood Was Sacrificed By Warner Bros To Save Their Streaming Service
Clint Eastwood is a Hollywood legend, having made his name in Westerns, establishing his bonafide as a rogue cop in …
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The Next Star Trek Movie Will Destroy The Franchise And Make You Hate It
Star Trek’s plan to sprinkle sugary action schlock into a bowl of soggy nostalgia will ruin the franchise both in the future and the past.
Mark Wahlberg Sci-Fi Action Movie No One Knew Existed Is Now A Massive Streaming Hit
Mark Wahlberg doesn’t do a lot of sci-fi films, starring in two Transformers movies, Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes, …
The Enemies Of Independent Publishers And The Open Internet
Independent Publishers helped build the internet. Once we made it great and everyone wanted to hop online, other forces immediately …
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Forgotten 1980s Creature Feature Thrillers Actually Worth Streaming
The 1980s brought about an incredible revolution in special effects, leading to a surge of monster-laden movies that dominated the …
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Don’t Watch This New Sci-Fi Series, It’s Bridgerton In Space
It’s Game of Thrones without the action scenes and all the players replaced by angry matrons in sensible black dresses.
The Forgotten Sci-Fi Master Hollywood Has Never Touched
Hollywood was built on adaptations, including Gone with the Wind and Wizard of Oz, and in the last few decades, …
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The Best Dystopian Thriller On Streaming Is Back, And It’s Building Bridges
In its first season, Silo was a series centered around unraveling a mystery. By the end, that mystery was solved. …
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The Best Space Opera Movies Ever Made
Say the word “sci-fi” and most people think outer space. It’s ironic then, that so few movies set in space are actually made.
The COVID Era Super-Action Movie Everyone Missed, And Why It’s Worth Streaming Now
Goofy and ridiculous, fast-paced and fun, Birds of Prey leans harder than expected into its R-rating. All to its benefit.
The Mote In God’s Eye Is The Best Sci-Fi Classic You’ve Never Read
Though it routinely ends up on best of all time lists, somehow the 1974 science fiction novel The Mote in God’s Eye never actually seems to get read.
The Best Starfighter In Science Fiction
Space science fiction is a lot of things, but it’s never more thrilling than when it takes place in a …
Dirty Tricks And Bribes: 10 Ways Big Media Companies Sabotage Independent Publishers
We’ve been forced to shut down day-to-day publishing operations on GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT. Which means I have more time on …
The Wave Reviewed: Netflix Disaster Movie Delivers Big Destruction
By now, we’re all aware that the Netflix library is loaded with well-made foreign films, broadening our worldview to a …
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The Four Horror Comics Marvel Needs To Adapt
Many have argued that the most powerful spell cast by Agatha All Along happened offscreen…namely, that the creative team behind …
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Woman Of The Hour Review: It’s The Number One Thriller On Netflix For Good Reason
Netflix subscribers may have already heard of the new true story thriller Woman of the Hour, which released on the …
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Netflix Legal Drama Brings Big Cases And Bigger Chaos
If you’re a fan of legal dramas, you may already be well acquainted with the Netflix original series The Lincoln …
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Spanish-Language Netflix Thriller Will Leave You Adrift In An Ocean Of Fear
Big fans of film and television will recall the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes that raged on throughout most of 2023, …
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Raunchy R-Rated Coming-Of-Age Comedy Hits Netflix In Time For The Holidays
Every generation of moviegoers has a series of classic comedies in their repertoire that served as major cultural touchstones during …
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Athletic Documentary On Prime Follows Legendary Super Bowl Champion
At this point, dozens of documentaries have been produced that follow professional athletes through the journey of a career, a …
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Stephen King Sci-Fi Series Is One Of The Most Fun Shows Of The Last Decade
Stephen King and “light-hearted sci-fi procedural” doesn’t sound like it goes together, and honestly, Haven, a SyFy original series, is …
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Violent R-Rated Survival Horror Disney Wishes Didn’t Exist Is Free To Stream
If you’re a fan of gut-wrenching survival horrors, you’ll definitely want to check out Frozen, a graphic R-rated film currently …
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Forgotten Sci-Fi Series With Nickelodeon Star Gets New Life On Netflix
If you grew up watching the golden era of Nickelodeon programming, including such classic shows as Drake and Josh, iCarly, …
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The Best Episode Of Space: Above And Beyond Has Yet To Be Matched Decades Later
For a sci-fi series that lasted only one season, Space: Above and Beyond has had an outsized impact on genre …
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