science fiction
Women of the future: ‘Sunny’ and ‘Molli and Max’ on screens big and small
August 20, 2024Two new science fiction works, one for the small screen and one for the large, provide new views of women.
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‘Alien: Romulus’ review: Horror and anti-corporate message stay strong in latest franchise addition
August 15, 2024It may be the seventh film of the Alien franchise, but this critic would argue it’s easily the third-best of the entire series.
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‘Dune’ 2021: A more mature ‘Star Wars’ with an edge
October 21, 2021Dune the book came first. Paul existed before Luke, and I didn’t feel like I was subliminally being sold toys.
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‘Y: The Last Man’ is dystopian television for a post-Trump world
September 21, 2021The real meat of the story isn’t to be found in the catastrophic event that wipes out nearly all the men on the planet, but rather in the challenges involved in rebuilding an imperfect world.
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New U.S. stamp honors principled sci-fi and fantasy writer Ursula Le Guin
August 19, 2021The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has honored the cross-genre writings of Ursula K. Le Guin, the acclaimed science fiction and fantasy author, with the 33rd stamp in its literary series. The stamp was released on July...
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