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Godzilla and King Kong Are Legends First, Monsters Second
There was plenty to like about how Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ Kong: Skull Island and Michael Dougherty’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters spent ample time playing to the visual majesties of their respective kaiju. But both movies suffered dearly whenever their focuses turned toward the human characters, whose relatively insignificant dramas were meant to somehow ground the otherwise … Continued
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12 Sci-Fi Fantasies You’re Due to Rewatch
By now, hopefully you’re aware that HBO Max has a killer back catalog of films. While a lot of subscribers are going to enjoy all the big Warner Bros. movies in 2021 (like Mortal Kombat!) on the streaming service, there’s plenty more to watch in the meantime. Recently, we went through and highlighted some of … Continued
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The Latest Chaos Walking Clips Still Have Us Unconvinced
For a movie that’s already saddled with a reputation for being “unreleasable,” sci-fi tale Chaos Walking is working hard to woo us by dropping clips leading up to its release. We got a look at Mads Mikkelson’s character a few weeks ago; now, we’ve got more with Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland, and Joe Jonas. Chaos … Continued
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Here’s the First Look at Reminiscence, a Sci-Fi Mystery Romance From Westworld‘s Lisa Joy
The co-creator of Westworld, the actor who played Wolverine, Rebecca Ferguson, and Thandie Freaking Newton. Yeah. Reminiscence has our attention. Written and directed by Lisa Joy in her feature directorial debut, Reminiscence had previously been all over the release schedule but is now set to open September 3 in theaters and on HBO Max. It … Continued
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10 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Deep Cuts on HBO Max
These days there are so many streaming services, you might as well just have cable again. Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Disney+, Peacock, the list goes on and on. While most people do not subscribe to them all, one that seems to be climbing in popularity lately is HBO Max. You might have it because you were … Continued
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Fortnite Is Hosting an Animated Film Festival, Because Sure, Why Not
Hello, fellow kids! I’m hip teen Bob Ricken, here to tell you about the newest development going on over at our favorite video game, Fortnite! The game our parents just don’t understand will be hosting an honest-to-goodness film festival of animated shorts, because kids—cough, um, we kids love our cartoons, am I right? Unfortunately, these … Continued
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The Major Sci-Fi and Fantasy Anniversaries of Winter 2021
Let’s face it. We’re all old. Even if that’s not technically true, there’s always something a person can say or do to make you feel that way. For us, one of those things is when we realize a movie we feel an affinity for is way older than we remember it being. The best course … Continued
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A Glitch in the Matrix Gives Us a Glimpse at Simulation Theory History in This Devilish Clip
The latest weird documentary from Room 237 director Rodney Ascher, A Glitch in the Matrix, premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and is now in theaters and on-demand. It offers a deep dive into simulation theory, asking how we got to the point of believing that the world could very well be an artificial … Continued
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Adam Wingard’s Not Making a Face/Off Remake—It’s a Sequel
Yesterday, it was reported that Adam Wingard (he of Godzilla vs. Kong, but also my personal favorite, You’re Next) would be helming a remake of the Nicolas Cage-John Travolta action nonsense classic, John Woo’s Face/Off. Well, like Nicolas Cage’s face on top of John Travolta’s face, all is not as it appears. Though Deadline called it … Continued
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The Most Iconic Sci-Fi and Fantasy Films Streaming on HBO Max
So, you’ve got an HBO Max subscription. Maybe you got it to watch Wonder Woman 1984 and are gonna hold on to it until Godzilla vs. Kong comes out. Maybe you’ll keep it going until the fourth Matrix or the new Dune. But what can you watch in the meantime? Is there more than just … Continued
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The Borderlands Movie Adds Jamie Lee Curtis to Its Increasingly Intriguing Cast
Hollywood legend Jamie Lee Curtis has signed on to join Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart in Eli Roth’s movie adaptation of the hit video gameBorderlands. This is a very good thing for two reasons. First, Curtis will be playing Tannis, one of the franchise’s richest characters. The press release describes her as “an archeologist on … Continued
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Gael García Bernal Gets Old in M. Night Shyamalan’s New Trailer
Look, it’s not like any of us was planning an island vacation anytime soon, but M. Night Shyamalan sure isn’t helping things with his latest trailer. Premiering during the Super Bowl, this first look at Shyamalan’s Old follows Gael García Bernal as he ages into Rufus Sewell? It’s unclear. Shyamalan has been keeping this one … Continued
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Birds of Prey Director Cathy Yan Will Bring Us the Sci-Fi Drug Love Story We Crave
After bringing us Birds of Prey and in advance of her 2018 debut feature Dead Pigs finally coming to the U.S., Cathy Yan’s next film has been announced. Based on a short story by Rachel Khong, whose novel Goodbye, Vitamin is in the works and set to star Constance Wu, The Freshening is a sci-fi love … Continued
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Mads Mikkelsen Is Grizzled as Hell in the New Chaos Walking Clip
Like a gift from the heavens, we have been bestowed a new clip from Chaos Walking, the “unreleasable” upcoming movie starring Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland, Mads Mikkelsen, and jackets. Jackets for days. In fact, I forgot the movie was called Chaos Walking because I just call it Jackets: The Movie. Holland in a garbage bag poncho … Continued
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The Mistake That Changed the History of Blade Runner
These days, Blade Runner is considered one of the all-time masterpieces of science fiction. The combination of Philip K. Dick’s idea, Ridley Scott’s direction, Harrison Ford’s performance, and a laundry list of technical masters behind the scenes created a film that has stood the test of time. But it wasn’t that way at the time … Continued
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Salma Hayek and Mike Cahill on Teaming Up for the Reality-Warping Bliss
The new film sci-fi Bliss is so open to interpretation and discussion, star Salma Hayek changed her entire approach to it three days into filming. In Mike Cahill’s latest film, which hits Amazon Friday, Hayek plays Isabel, a mysterious woman who claims to have created the reality she and a stranger named Greg (Owen Wilson) … Continued
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Why Are People in Myanmar Doing the Hunger Games Three-Finger Salute?
Medical staff at Yangon General Hospital in Myanmar posed for a group photo on Wednesday, raising three fingers in a salute of resistance after Aung San Suu Kyi, the civilian leader of the country, was ousted in a military coup on Monday. The salute will be familiar to anyone who’s seen the Hunger Games movies, … Continued
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A Direct Sequel to Cloverfield Is Finally in the Works
With The Cloverfield Paradox and 10 Cloverfield Lane, the idea of a “Cloverfield” movie has endured long past the release of the 2008 original. But we never found out more about that story. That monster. And now, that might finally be changing. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Joe Barton, the latest showrunner of the upcoming HBO Max Gotham … Continued
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The Nerd’s Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in February
Viewers are turning to streaming entertainment more than ever thanks to the global pandemic, and the plethora of services can serve as a much-needed escape. At the start of each month, most streamers do a little shuffle, adding new movies and taking some away—and io9 is here to help with your decision making. Welcome to … Continued
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King Kong Vs. Godzilla Versus Godzilla Vs. Kong
No, it’s not a battle royale between parallel universes full of kaiju. (Although that would be awesome.) YouTuber and giant monster aficionado Long Live the King has made a side-by-side comparison between the new Godzilla Vs. Kong trailer, and footage from the original Japanese movie match-up, King Kong Vs. Godzilla. Two things you should know … Continued
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