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Jason Segel and Samara Weaving are a match made in hell in Jorma Taccone’s misguided remake of the Norwegian action horror.

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An inversion of one step in Ryland Grace’s hero's journey is crucial to this story.

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Disney And Star Wars Are Burying Their Most Embarrassing Failure

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A titanic blunder.

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Kid discovers supernatural forces; government finds kid; chase ensues. It used to be so simple — until Midnight Special came along.

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Netflix Is Repeating A Huge Stunt To Hype The Next 'Stranger Things'

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Travel to the theater to travel back in time.

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'Normal' Is An Above-Average Action Thriller Saved By Bob Odenkirk

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Ben Wheatley elevates a shaky script from John Wick’s Derek Kolstad.

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Why The Return Of "The Dalek's Master Plan" Is Such A Big Deal

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One chapter from Doctor Who history now, slightly more complete.

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Election day has come and gone.

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Director Alex Prager breaks down her retrofuturist thriller ahead of its SXSW premiere.

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How An Enigmatic Sci-Fi Film Prompted David Bowie’s Reinvention

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Nicolas Roeg’s The Man Who Fell to Earth showcased David Bowie at his most extraterrestrial.

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Mimic is the most troubled project of the beloved director's career. Here’s how a new Blu-ray gives the movie its due.

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The pen is mightier than the lazersword.

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Two Vince Vaughns make a right.

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Who the heck is Anne?

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When Coogler wins, cinema wins.

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Could we see a family reunion?

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Out Of Nowhere, 'Firefly' Is Getting A Reboot

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Draw the sky.

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Every Christopher Nolan Movie Is Still 'Memento'

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The revenge thriller remains the quintessential Nolan text.

Sleep Isn't Downtime. Scientists Are Rethinking Everything It Actually Does

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New research on how the sleeping brain processes memory, clears waste, and sustains cognition is reframing what rest actually means — and why losing it costs more than we admit.

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Alex Kurtzman Explains Why Star Trek Just Put Itself On Trial Again

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“Star Trek is only interesting when you're interrogating it.”

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War has finally come to Viltrum.

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This farcical feast for the senses might be Boots Riley’s best work.

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Let the games begin (again).

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Steven Spielberg Is Full Believer in Alien Life Now

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"I don't know more than any of you do, but I have a very strong, sneaking suspicion that we are not alone here on Earth.”

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They’re going up, up up!

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'Street Fighter ' Just Leveled Up With A Crucial Collaboration

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A stamp of approval that not many adaptations receive.

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Another hero is joining the gang.

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Could AI Make This Documentary?

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Two new documentaries about AI reveal the good, the bad, and the apocalyptic of tech that is transforming us all.

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'Undertone' Is Scariest With What It Doesn’t Show

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Did you hear that?

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Puppets In Space! James Ortiz Talks About Bringing Project Hail Mary’s Rocky To Life.

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“You’re Frank Oz, and I’m making Yoda for you.”

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The retro detonations of sci-fi classics were created with surprisingly down-to-earth tricks.

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We Can Learn A Sad Lesson From The Decade’s Worst B-Movie

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It’s a sin, alright.

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'The Mandalorian & Grogu' Will Repeat The Show's Best Idea

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Free him!!!

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What’s in a name?

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Kreegyr’s back. For the first time?

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No spaceships. No ray guns. No battles. Just pure science.

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And this time, he’ll actually get to participate.

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How 'THX 1138' Taught George Lucas To Make 'Star Wars'

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THX 1138 was a box-office flop, but the techniques used to make it paved the way for George Lucas’ future success.

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'Project Hail Mary' Is Popcorn Sci-Fi At Its Most Crowdpleasing

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Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!

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10 Years Later, '10 Cloverfield Lane' Feels Like A Road Not Taken

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In another world not ruled by Marvel and DC, franchises may have looked completely different.

Get Over Here!

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By Chrishaun Baker

A bold claim that might surprisingly turn out to be true.

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'One Piece' Season 2 Finally Reaches Its Goofy Stride

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Yo-ho-ho-ho, yo ho ho ho!

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Considered lost for over a century, Gugusse and the Automaton features cinema’s earliest robot.

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Take up the sword.

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The Leaked 'Resident Evil' Script Reveals A New Perspective On Infection

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Get ready to be closer to the T-virus than ever before.

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25 Years Later, Pixar Is Reviving Monsters, Inc.

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Revisit your childhood monsters.

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28 Years Later, Star Trek Just Rebooted A Wild Doomsday Weapon

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Beware Omega!

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30 Years Later, The Noir That Made The Coens’ Reputation Is Still Chilling

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Minnesota Wild.

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This one hits right on target.

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A new battle of wills is on the way.

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James Whale’s 1935 sequel surpasses the original, and it’s now streaming on HBO Max.

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The Next Generation legend has directed the penultimate episode of Starfleet Academy Season 1.

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Sassenach no more.

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And it looks as far from the disastrous 2011 film as possible.

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“We might open up the jar later.”

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It’s alive…but is it really?

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Wedged in.

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