Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films

The new year promises to start with a science fiction bang. Upcoming movies, The Book of Eli and Legion, offer modern-day Biblical fables starring talented casts.

Dec 12, 2009 - Jason Parent

Director Rakesh Roshan creates Krrish, a Bollywood movie masterpiece that doesn't quite comport to mainstream American film tastes, not that it should.

Dec 8, 2009 - Jason Parent

Director Johnathan Mostow's Surrogates, starring Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, James Cromwell, Rosamund Pike, and Ving Rhames aims to be a profound sci-fi film. It's not.

Dec 2, 2009 - Jason Parent

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is not a pure action film. It is not a war film. Instead it is a bad CGI-plagued, science fiction dud film. Will a sequel repeat its flaws?

Nov 26, 2009 - Jason Parent

The Tekken movie's release date is uncertain, though its world premiere occurred on November 5, 2009, at the AFM Film Festival. Is Tekken another fighting game film bust?

Nov 18, 2009 - Jason Parent

Shadow of the Colossus isn't the worst video game from which Sony Pictures could make a film. It's not the best either. Will Colossus repeat game-based films' dark past?

Nov 12, 2009 - Jason Parent

Prince of Persia, starring Jake Gyllenhall, Gemma Arterton, and Ben Kingsley, hits theaters in 2010. Disney is already talking sequel. Can this game-based film succeed?

Nov 12, 2009 - Jason Parent

Epic Games and Microsoft Game Studios' bestselling video game for the Xbox 360, Gears of War, is moving into film production. Will it flounder like most game-based films?

Nov 11, 2009 - Jason Parent

Writers and directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor are no strangers to violent action. Their science fiction debut, Gamer, exceeds all expectations in bloodshed.

Nov 6, 2009 - Jason Parent

The years 2010 to 2012 will see several science fiction/fantasy film remakes and sequels. Classics like Dune and blockbusters like Transformers will soon be revisited.

Nov 4, 2009 - Jason Parent

There have been many rumors circulating about The Hobbit. Directors, actors, producers, and conceptualization are ever-changing. This article aims to set things straight.

Nov 1, 2009 - Jason Parent

With eleven films spanning 30 years and at least two more on the way, the Star Trek phenomenon just won't die. This article looks back at the Star Trek hits and misses.

Oct 24, 2009 - Jason Parent

The Final Cut, a 2004 science fiction film directed by Omar Naim, is great in concept but dull in execution.

Sep 28, 2009 - Jason Parent

Whether they make viewers horrified, squeamish, or just plain grossed out, spiders and other arachnids have earned a place amongst the creepiest creepy crawlers in film.

Aug 28, 2009 - Jason Parent

Peter Jackson, producer of District 9, and director Neill Blomkamp take audiences a long way from the Shire.

Aug 16, 2009 - Jason Parent