Ahead of the launch of Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years, astronauts share the movies that capture the danger, teamwork, and wonder of spaceflight. Their picks ...

The Thing,’ ‘Before Sunrise,’ ‘Frida,’ ‘Inception,’ ‘Philadelphia,’ ‘The Incredibles’ and ‘The Hours,’ while Ken Burns makes ...

More than 50 years before ChatGPT could tell you what to cook for dinner, a 1968 science fiction film was shaping how we think about machines that talk to us. In 2001: A Space Odyssey, a Jupiter-bound ...

It’s a terrific war movie. “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” is James Cameron’s latest film set in the world of Pandora. Beyond its science-fiction setting, it’s a war movie, focused on the differences between ...

Every winter, millions of people curl up on the couch and press play on the same beloved holiday movies -- whether it's Love Actually, The Holiday, The Family Stone or Four Christmases. Snowy towns, ...

We are approaching the Gregorian New Year, and it’s a great time to ponder what’s coming next. Are we about to use CRISPR to grow wings? Will we all be uploading our brains to the Amazon cloud? Should ...

In a year when Marvel sputtered, the newly formed DC Universe rose to the occasion with Superman, offering an earnest and optimistic response to superhero fatigue. Meanwhile, James Cameron brought us ...

For many people, self-care means taking a warm bath, doing some deep breathing and meditation, or adding some extra steps to their nighttime skincare routine in the hopes of some zen time. My version ...

There’s one place where sci-fi movies in the 2020s haven’t really kept up with what fans want, and it’s sequels. Dune: Part Two and the expansion of the MonsterVerse obviously buck this trend to a ...

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Science fiction has enjoyed a particularly strong run of quality in the 2020s, delivering a steady stream of films that range from cerebral dramas to world-altering blockbusters. In addition, ...