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Foundation is an epic sci-fi drama series co-created by David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman. Based on the Foundation book series by Isaac Asimov, the Apple TV+ series is set in the far future where humans have conquered the galaxy and are ruled by the Galactic Empire. It revolves around Hari Sheldon, a mathematician and developer of psychohistory, who predicts that the empire will fall, sending humanity to the dark ages. Foundation stars Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Lou Llobell, Leah Harvey, Laura Birn, Terrence Mann, Cassian Bilton, Cherry Jones, Brandon P. Bell, and Alexander Siddig. So, if you loved the epic sci-fi adventure, complex storyline, and compelling characters in Foundation, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Dune: Prophecy is a sci-fi drama series co-developed...

Happy Weekend, everyone! It’s Saturday, and with some free time on our hands, what better way to spend it than by relaxing with a few great puzzles? There are plenty of alternatives out there, but The Atlantic Games offers a variety of options that keep things fresh and exciting.

If you haven’t checked them out yet, you can do so by clicking here. Today’s puzzles are a bit easier than yesterday’s, perhaps the puzzle gods are also enjoying their weekend and decided to let us enjoy ours. But don’t let that fool you, there’s still plenty of fun to be had!

Even though today’s puzzles are a bit breezy, they can still be tricky if you are unfamiliar with the topic. So, if you need a little bit of help solving your puzzles, you have come to the right place. We’ve got...

Neal McDonough has played soldiers, senators, snipers, and now — with the release of his new faith-fueled crime thriller Guns and Moses — a righteous avenger. But to many cinephiles, he’s also forever linked to one of the most iconic sci-fi thrillers of the 21st century:Minority Report. The 2002 Steven Spielberg film, starring Tom Cruise and based on a short story by Philip K. Dick, recently earned a coveted spot on The New York Times’ list of the 100 greatest films of the 21st century. And when Collider’s Maggie Lovitt asked McDonough how it feels to be part of such a legacy, the actor lit up with admiration — and gratitude.

“I remember when we were doing the film, and we were doing all this stuff on the screen, we had to go to school,” McDonough said. “Me, Colin [Farrell], and Tom had to go to the school for how to do the hands right,...

Doctor Who will reportedly leave HBO Max by the end of July, with its spinoff show Torchwood looking at an earlier exit from the streamer (via Inverse). The first thirteen seasons since the 2005 revival series, i.e., from Christopher Eccleston’s Doctor to Josie Whittaker’s, were available on HBO Max, with the last two seasons with Ncuti Gatwa streaming on Disney+.

The last two seasons have reportedly received lower ratings, with the latest 15th season having a whopping 1.7 million viewers, less than season 13. Many have speculated that Disney+ might not renew the deal with BBC and that Doctor Who would not only have to look for a new home for its existing seasons, but also for its upcoming ones.

While Disney+’s renewal looks dicey at the moment, the streamer might not be the best place for Doctor Who. The platform already has blockbuster franchises like Star Wars, MCU,...

There are dozens of excellent science fiction books and series out there, many of which are considered classics and remain in circulation even decades after their original publication.

But while most people have heard of, and likely read works by, famous sci-fi authors like Ursula K. Le Guin, Octavia Butler, H.G. Wells, and Philip K. Dick, there are tons of other lesser-known writers whose works have gone tragically overlooked. The following list highlights 10 of the most underrated sci-fi authors and lists some of the works that you should check out when you have the chance.

Grass (Arbai #1) by Sheri S. Tepper | Doubleday 7. Sheri S. Tepper

Looking back at some of Sheri S. Tepper's most notable works reveals a forward-thinking woman author delivering a prescient warning of what was to come, predicting many of the societal and cultural problems we're all still working through today. Her books were known for covering polarizing topics such as feminism,...

Steven Spielberg’s Sci-Fi Thriller Beats Avatar On Rotten Tomatoes ( Photo Credit – Prime Video )

Steven Spielberg is undoubtedly one of the most prolific and acclaimed filmmakers in cinematic history. From iconic blockbusters such as E.T., the Indiana Jones series, Saving Private Ryan, Jurassic Park, and Schindler’s List, to modern masterpieces like West Side Story and The Fabelmans, the 78-year-old filmmaker has built an unparalleled legacy. Likewise, James Cameron is another visionary director known for cult classics like The Terminator films, Aliens, and Titanic. But his most ambitious project to date is the Avatar franchise, a visually stunning epic sci-fi blockbuster.

James Cameron has a long-standing interest in the sci-fi genre, but Spielberg has made his mark there as well. In fact, one of Spielberg’s early 2000s sci-fi thrillers holds a higher critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes than even Avatar. We’re talking about the 2002 film Minority Report starring...

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Big Screen Comeback ( Photo Credit – Flickr )

The second season of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s spy action-comedy series Fubar premiered earlier this month on Netflix. Although many fans were excited to watch the Terminator star on the small screen, the show didn’t find favor with several critics. Overall, it has a modest 48% Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score. His last theatrical release was Terminator: Dark Fate (2019), which unfortunately underperformed at the box office, falling short of expectations.

The Film That Could Be Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Big Screen Comeback

It looks like the iconic action hero is still searching for the perfect project that can be his true big-screen comeback. And we might just have the perfect idea. No, it’s not another Terminator or Predator sequel (we’ve had plenty of those). What we’d really love is to see the legendary bodybuilder-turned-actor reunite with Oscar-nominated director Paul Verhoeven for...

One of Steven Spielberg's most underrated movies is Minority Report, the action thriller starring Tom Cruise. More than 20 years after its original release, the dystopian sci-fi film has found a new streaming home, and fans of the genre will be able to stream one of Cruise's best films without paying anything. Starting July 1, the film will be on Tubi, and to stream the movie, viewers will just have to stick around for the occasional ad breaks.

The futuristic sci-fi film is based on Philip K. Dick's story The Minority Report. It follows Cruise as the chief of a new police unit known as Precrime. Using advanced technology and the psychic ability of three "precogs," Chief John Anderton is able to foresee crimes. When he observes the crimes before they're committed, Anderton and his partners stop the perpetrators and serve justice. During an evaluation by the Department of Justice,...

If you want to see Arnold Schwarzenegger get his ass to Mars, you'd better get your ass to Pluto. Pluto TV, the free, ad-supported streaming service, is streaming the mind-bending 1990 science fiction classic Total Recall starting on July 1. Total Recall was adapted from the 1966 Philip K. Dick short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale," and lingered in development Hell for over fifteen years. It went through forty script drafts before it was finally brought to the big screen by RoboCop director Paul Verhoeven, who brought his trademark black humor and satirical flourishes to the film.

Boasting eye-popping special effects and some of the most hyper-violent action of Schwarzenegger's career, Total Recall was one of the most expensive movies ever made at the time, with a budget of $48–80 million Usd; however, it didn't hold that record for long, as the $94 million Terminator 2: Judgment Day, which also starred Schwarzenegger,...

Freejack is a 1992 science fiction action flick in which a Formula One driver explodes into a gigantic Nissan advertisement in a gnarly mid-air collision, only to have his body stolen just before impact by a time-traveling Mick Jagger. All this in a film that once had the mind of a 1959 thinking-man’s pontification on the soul, that now has the body of an Arnold Schwarzenegger brouhaha. Only it stars Emilio Estevez. That’s right. The Mighty Duck man, I swear to God! If that’s not enough weirdness to satiate you, this story also involves a classic Spielberg/Hooper “who actually directed this” mystery, actresses replaced mid-shoot because they don’t make the producers feel all funny deep down inside, and even Sir Anthony Hopkins talking a little sh*t. This is What Happened to Freejack.

The story of Freejack starts back in 1959 with the release of Robert Sheckley’s science fiction novel Immortality,...

Solid Pre-Sales Reveal Reader Enthusiasm for the Follow-up to the Indie Hit, Dreaded Invocations.

From the visionary mind behind the sleeper hit Dreaded Invocations, Anthony M. Caro delivers an innovative new collection, Cogs in a Neon Globe: A Cyberpunk Noir Collection, hitting shelves June 7. Dive into the strobe-lit shadows of the Neon Globe, a domed city cage where retrofuturistic rebels defy the iron grip of a faceless syndicate.

Five Gritty Tales Of Low-life/Retro-tech Science Fiction!

These avant-garde tales weave a gritty tapestry of betrayal, defiance, and existential dread, following outcasts like Cal, a pill-fueled artist profiling the city’s freaks; Dolly, a cybernetic courtesan defying the syndicate captors’ chains, hunts a red-gloved killer stalking Love Dolls through the glowing globe’s seedy underbelly, unraveling a blood-soaked conspiracy; and Freddy, a burned-out assassin battling robots and his own doom. Perfect for Blade Runner and Neuromancer fans, this pulse-pounding neo-noir captures...

Ben Affleck made a sci-fi movie in 2003 that has since been forgotten, but 22 years later, the rarely-seen film is a streaming hit on Netflix. Even as his two-decades-old science fiction effort finds a new audience on the world’s biggest streamer, the Oscar-winning actor, producer and writer is enjoying the success of his latest release, The Accountant 2, which grossed $101 million worldwide in its theatrical run, and is sure to be even more of a hit on streaming.

It is no surprise at all to see Affleck headlining a thriller like The Accountant 2, after his efforts with films like the first Accountant, The Town, Argo, Triple Frontier and others. Science fiction films like the one he made back in 2003 are less frequently found in his filmography, and if sci-fi leaning comic book movies like Justice League are tossed out, the genre is even more poorly represented there.

Affleck’s...

Banijay UK has entered a strategic partnership with scripted production company Popcorn Storm Pictures, led by Tom Harper and Negeen Yazdi. Popcorn Storm is a London-based, talent-led firm founded in 2018 by Harper, with Yazdi joining in 2024 to oversee the film and TV development slate.

The deal also includes a first-look distribution agreement with Banijay Rights and will see Harper and Yazdi develop premium scripted content with Banijay UK and its labels. With over two decades in the industry, Harper and Yazdi have built on their own 20-year friendship to craft extensive relationships with leading writers and actors. Marrying talent and IP from the ground up to tell bold and engaging stories from a British perspective for global audiences is central to their ethos.

Together, Harper and Yazdi have already built a robust slate at Popcorn Storm that includes projects in development with the BBC, Peacock, Netflix and Amazon. With access...

There has always been more to cyberpunk than the core premise of being more than human. It might also be tempting to boil down the genre to mere aesthetics: futuristic, neon-drenched metropolises, cutting-edge technology, and a society simultaneously on the brink of progress and ruin. However, cyberpunk narratives routinely critique the oversaturation of capitalist ideology while highlighting mankind's fraught relationship with technological progress. These stories are also overtly political, where shadowy organizations and corrupt megacorporations hold a corrosive monopoly over people's lives, going as far as digitizing consciousness in the name of progress.

Although all of these genre traits find a way to compound in Richard K. Morgan's 2002 novel "Altered Carbon," humanity emerges as the most intriguing aspect of such a dystopian world. Just when you think you've seen it all before, "Altered Carbon" jolts you awake with the ingenuity and cynicism necessary for cyberpunk to thrive as a genre.

If you’re a fan of Black Mirror, you might be wondering what could fill the void of the sci-fi viewing lineup since the end of season 7. While Black Mirror has become the go-to for dark, tech-driven cautionary tales, there’s another anthology series that deserves fans’ attention but has not quite gotten its due.

With Bryan Cranston both starring and producing, this show brings mind-bending stories of one of the greatest sci-fi authors, Philip K. Dick. While it shares Black Mirror‘s focus on technology’s impact on society, this show offers a bit more hope and humanity. And the series is Electric Dreams, a perfect alternative for sci-fi fans.

Electric Dreams, the underrated sci-fi gem could fill the void of Black Mirror Bryan Cranston in a still from Electric Dreams | Credit: Amazon Prime

Originally released in 2017 on Channel 4 in the UK and later distributed by Amazon Prime Video,...

This past Memorial Day weekend was one for the record books as Disney's live-action "Lilo & Stitch" went up against Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible -- The Final Reckoning" at the box office. Overall, the films helped collectively set a new record for the holiday, though it was "Lilo & Stitch" that won the day with a global box office take exceeding $300 million in a single weekend. Amazingly enough, though, this isn't the first time that Cruise battled the duo that is Lilo and Stitch at the box office, with the first match-up having shaken out quite differently.

In the summer of 2002, Cruise was heading up Steven Spielberg's sci-fi film "Minority Report," an adaptation of author Philip K. Dick's "The Minority Report." It was one of the most-anticipated movies of the summer and had a prime June release date on the calendar. Disney, meanwhile, had a new original...

The Terminator’s Michael Biehn took the lead in 1991’s Timebomb – a B-thriller that shows what a charismatic, intense actor he can be.

The very same year his cameo as Kyle Reese was trimmed out of Terminator 2: Judgment Day’s theatrical cut, Michael Biehn finally got a deserved leading role – albeit in one of the weirder films in his long career. Currently streaming on Amazon Prime, 1991’s Timebomb isn’t a lost classic, but it absolutely is a reminder of what a terrific actor Biehn was in his 1980s and 90s prime. In a more just Hollywood, he would have been an out-and-out movie star.

Biehn plays Eddy Kay, a quiet watch repairer who’s so nice that it almost seems a bit odd that he’s single. Instead, he lives in a crummy single-room apartment with nothing in it other than a distractingly comprehensive selection of jigsaw puzzles.

This weekend, Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” returns to theaters in live-action/CGI form and is expected to lead the Memorial Day box office to a potential new record. But its release alongside Paramount’s “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” also makes it a box office rematch 23 years in the making:

Stitch vs. Tom Cruise.

Back on June 21, 2002, Disney’s original animated “Lilo & Stitch” was released in theaters alongside one of Cruise’s most acclaimed action films outside the “Mission: Impossible” series: “Minority Report.” Directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Philip K. Dick’s 1956 novella, the cyberpunk classic stars Cruise as John Anderton, the head of a police unit known as Precrime, which interprets abstract visions from powerful psychics of future crimes and tries to stop them before they happen.

“Minority Report” and “Lilo & Stitch” hit theaters during an extremely competitive summer, one filled with titles whose IP,...

Another season of “Love, Death + Robots” has come and gone, and the hunt for more fun and interesting sci-fi stories begins again.

Both the fun and beauty of a series like “Love, Death + Robots” is that each season is so easily digestible, but that often means the show is over in a sitting or two. Luckily, there are plenty of other anthology series that have cropped up trying to emulate the Netflix original, or doing something similar in a live-action setting.

Here are seven shows to check out and binge once you finish the latest season of “Love, Death + Robots.”

“Secret Level” (Credit: Prime Video) Secret Level

Prime Video definitely looked at “Love, Death + Robots” and wanted their own version, but with a bit more corporate synergy. So, instead of wholly original stories, what they did with “Secret Level” was create animated anthology episodes set in...

Blade Runner has been one of the best and biggest sci-fi franchises of all time, although it did not really start of as a franchise back in 1982, when Scott adapted Philip K. Dick’s epic novel featuring the chase between Rick Deckard and Roy Batty.

And while the movie took many liberties with the story and despite an initially lukewarm reception, it has not only become a beloved cult classic, but it has also become one of the best films of all time.

Of course, as time passed, the story evolved, and we now have numerous derivative works from the Blade Runner universe, including several popular comic book series, which are getting a special release soon.

Related: All 5 Blade Runner Movies in Order Including Short Films

Titan Comics has published several important Blade Runner series that explore the world created by Scott during different periods and from the perspective of different characters.

Movie score aficionados rejoice! The Future Ruins Music & Arts Festival is assembling a line-up of film & TV composers to perform their most celebrated themes, as the credo of the festival is “The Music Tells the Story.” Musical acts like John Carpenter, Danny Elfman, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Questlove and Goblin are among those included on the list of performances for the event. The Future Ruins Festival is scheduled to take place on November 8 and will be held at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. You can get tickets at their official website Here.

The official festival description reads,

“Future Ruins is a first-of-its-kind music festival: a day-long event where the world’s most influential film and television composers step out from behind the screen and onto the stage.

Set across three stages at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, Future Ruins is designed to feel thoughtful and immersive, bringing this music to...

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Andor is a sci-fi political spy thriller drama series created by Tony Gilroy. Set in the world of Star Wars, the Disney+ series serves as a prequel series to the 2016 film Rogue One, and it follows Cassian Andor as he becomes the legendary Rebel spy that we all know and love. Andor stars Diego Luna, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Stellan Skarsgard, Fiona Shaw, Genevieve O’Reilly, Denise Gough, Faye Marsay, Varada Sethu, Elizabeth Dulau, Ben Mendelsohn, Benjamin Bratt, and Alan Tudyk. So, if you loved the engaging drama, thrilling story, sci-fi elements, and compelling characters in Andor, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Firefly is a space Western drama series created by Joss Whedon. The Fox series is set in 2517, where almost all of the planets are ruled by the Alliance,...

Nine Inch Nails have announced Future Ruins, a new one-day music festival taking place at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center on Saturday, November 8th, 2025.

Created and curated by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Future Ruins is billed as “a first-of-its-kind of music festival: a day-long event where the world’s most influential film and television composers step out from behind the screen and onto the stage.”

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“It’s about giving people who are, literally, the best in the world at taking audiences on an emotional ride via music the opportunity to tell new stories in an interesting live setting,” explained Reznor in a statement.

“There’s no headliner. There’s no hierarchy. This is a stacked lineup of visionaries doing something you might not see again,” added Reznor and Ross.

Alongside Reznor and Ross, the lineup features such composing luminaries as John Carpenter, Danny Elfman,...

Nine Inch Nails principals and veteran film composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have announced “Future Ruins,” a festival featuring some of the top film and TV composers in the business, taking place on Saturday, November 8 in Los Angeles. John Carpenter, Questlove (performing the soundtrack work of Curtis Mayfield), Danny Elfman, Mark Mothersbaugh and Hildur Guðnadóttir are among the participants; the complete lineup and highlights of their careers appears below.

Presented by Live Nation, the event is “a first-of-its-kind of music festival: a day-long event where the world’s most influential film and television composers step out from behind the screen and onto the stage,” according to the announcement. Tickets are available starting Wednesday, May 21 at 12 p.m. Pt.

“It’s about giving people who are, literally, the best in the world at taking audiences on an emotional ride via music the opportunity to tell new stories in an interesting live setting,...

Few sci-fi films have a grip on pop culture quite like Ridley Scott’sBlade Runner. The 1982 adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s iconic novel Do You Dream of Electric Sheep? starring Harrison Ford(Indiana Jones) defined the genre in the '80s. Over the last 40 plus years, its fanbase and legacy have only grown. This was with the help of the 2017 sequel being one of the best films of the last decade. Now, before the world expands in its next iteration on the small screen, the original Blade Runner is getting a new futuristic 4K edition.

The latest 4K steelbook will include “The Final Cut” of Blade Runner, which saw extended scenes added to the theatrical release. This is seen by Scott and many fans as the definitive version of the film. This edition will presumably feature all the same special features as past 4K releases of the film and...

Do You Know Who Won The Tom Cruise Vs Lilo & Stitch Box Office Battle In 2002? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Tom Cruise and Disney are bringing their own Barbenheimer this May with Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning and Lilo and Stitch. Their goal is just as ambitious, given that they not only have to “save” cinema yet again, thanks to a subpar year for Hollywood, but also squash the notion that audiences might be a tiny bit annoyed by sequels and remakes.

While Paramount Pictures and Disney are crossing fingers that the box office receipts of the eighth Mission: Impossible film and the latest live-action remake of another animated classic do not devour each other, the startling truth is that such wishful thinking is futile. What’s more, the evidence is not even lying further than, well, Lilo and Stitch and Tom Cruise themselves.

As it turns out, back in 2002, the original Lilo...

Since its debut in 2011, Black Mirror has remained one of Netflix’s most captivating anthology series' to date. With seven mind-bending seasons under its belt, the dystopian series delves into the implication of advanced technologies on individuals and society while blending relatable scenarios and thought-provoking science fiction with real-world anxieties, as viewed through a technological lens.

With its dark themes, social commentary, and high-quality action and production, Black Mirror leaves audiences just as uncomfortable as they are fascinated. If you’ve already binged season 7, which came out April 10, 2025, then here are 15 shows like Black Mirror you need to watch next.

1. Altered Carbon

Based on the novel by Richard K. Morgan, Altered Carbon is a cyberpunk series set in a future where consciousness is digitized, stored, and able to be transferred into a human body, essentially making life and existence limitless. After 250 years on ice, a prisoner (and political operative with...

Legend has unveiled its packed May 2025 premiere schedule, delivering an ambitious run of science fiction, fantasy, and action classics that stretch across time, space, and genres.

At the top of the pile is James Cameron’s rarely broadcast deep-sea thriller The Abyss, which makes a rare UK television appearance on Sunday 25 May at 9pm. This underwater epic about alien intelligence, nuclear paranoia, and human resilience remains one of Cameron’s most visually arresting and emotionally charged films.

But for those who prefer their sci-fi terrain a little more subterranean than subaquatic, Legend has curated a trio of matinee premieres that mine classic adventure with gusto. Kicking off with Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) on 5 May, followed by Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) and disaster milestone The Poseidon Adventure (1972), the channel dives deep into cult cinematic archaeology.

The month also marks the arrival of Highlander III: The Sorcerer,...

The new Lilo And Stitch and Mission: Impossible films both open on the same weekend. But Tom Cruise has met Stitch at the box office before…

One is a chaotic pint-sized fugitive who’s too fast to catch, the other is an alien hiding out on Earth. We’ll let you make your own jokes with that one.

Crucially though, Tom Cruise and this particular Disney character have already opened against each other in cinemas once before. And it’ll happen again on 23rd May 2025, when Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and Disney’s Lilo & Stitch remake both have their first frame in US cinemas. Deadline reports that both films are tracking for $100 million-plus openings over the Memorial Day weekend.

Back in June 2002, one of the biggest box-office news stories of the year was that Disney’s Lilo & Stitch, the animated original, and Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report,...

We’ve recently looked at the of Michael Crichton’s best works and it got me thinking about some of the other heavy hitting sci-fi writers. One of the best who also happens to have quite a few adaptations to his name is Philip K. Dick. If you aren’t a big reader, then the titles We Can Remember It For You Wholesale and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep may not ring a bell, but I’m sure that Total Recall and Blade Runner are right up this audience’s alley. You guys seemed to really enjoy the breakdowns on Jurassic Park, Congo, and Sphere so lets take a look at one of the biggest action movies of 1990 and its source material and unpack Total Recall. No, not the remake. Never the remake for that one. Pull that tracker out of your nostril as we find out what happened to this adaptation.

There is nothing quite like a sci-fi comedy. In March, we were treated to a brilliant new film in the genre through the form of Bong Joon Ho's "Mickey 17," which was an adaptation of Edward Nashton's novel, "Mickey7." Although the film flopped at the box office, some have hailed the film as a worthwhile futuristic satire with arguably Robert Pattinson's best performance to date. Now, for those looking for laughs from outer space in the comfort of their home, Apple TV+ is bringing us more astronomical hilarity with their brand new series, "Murderbot," and this first official trailer gives us a glimpse at what space oddities are in store for viewers.

Based on Martha Wells' best-selling Hugo and Nebula Award-winning book series, "The Murderbot Diaries," this new show was created by Academy Award-nominees Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz, and stars Emmy Award-winner Alexander Skarsgård in the titular role.

Ben Affleck has had a rollercoaster of a Hollywood career packed with blockbuster hits, critical darlings, and a fair share of underappreciated gems. While he’s best known for films like Good Will Hunting and Argo, there are quite a few performances that didn’t get the recognition they truly deserved. Despite the ups and downs, Affleck has proven time and again that he’s more than just a heartthrob or a tabloid favorite—he’s a powerhouse talent with impressive versatility.

Starting as one of the breakout stars of the ‘90s, Affleck made waves with his Oscar-winning screenplay for the film Good Will Hunting. It was co-written with his longtime friend Matt Damon, who himself is a legendary actor.

Ben Affleck in a still from the film Argo | Credit: Warner Bros.

He dabbled in everything—rom-coms, action thrillers, and even suited up as Daredevil and Batman. But after a few missteps,...

While Netflix had been a pioneer in the streaming space, coming in with shows like House of Cards, Ozark, Stranger Things, and Orange is the New Black, there was a time when the streaming giant faced tough competition in the arena that it had created. One show, specifically waiting on Prime Video, really gave the platform a run for its money.

Man in the High Castle || Credit: Prime Video

Man in The High Castle was based on a novel by the seminal Philip K Dick, which explored an alternate world where Nazis won the Second World War, dividing up the continental United States between themselves and the Japanese. The show had such brilliant storytelling, whether it was music or dialogue, that it practically changed the streaming landscape, forcing all competitors to up their game.

Man in The High Castle did some great character work with its premise Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa in...

There's simply no performer quite like Colin Farrell's. Upon first look, he's a dashing lead capable of headlining epic blockbusters. However, beneath Farell's chiseled exterior lies a deeply idiosyncratic character actor willing to lose himself in any role. It's impossible to imagine cult classics like In Bruges or The Lobster without his unique screen presence. The Penguin has earned Farell the best reviews of his career, with some drawing comparisons to James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano. His range is unparalleled, yet he spent the early 2000s struggling to make an impact on the big screen. Thankfully, Stephen Spielberg was willing to take a risk and gave the actor his breakthrough with a deeply unconventional cyberpunk thriller.

Released in 2002, Minority Report thrusts viewers into a dystopian world teetering on the edge of fascism. Pre-Crime, an experimental program utilized to predict potential murders before they take place, has transformed Washington into a surveillance state.

“One more time: animation is a medium, not a genre. Animation is film,” Guillermo del Toro said last year. IndieWire couldn’t agree more, and yet animation — an art form that requires the most precise control of the cinematic medium — is continually disrespected.

Infamously, 2022’s Best Animated Oscars presentation featured several jokes about the nominees that, in the words of Phil Lord and Chris Miller, framed “the five Academy Award nominees for Best Animated Feature as a corporate product for kids that parents must begrudgingly endure.” The directing duo called upon the Academy to do better by animation. And this year’s ceremony largely delivered, with less jokes that belittled animation as kiddy stuff and a sterling speech from del Toro himself for his acclaimed stop-motion feature adaptation of “Pinocchio.”

Pixar and Studio Ghibli tend to spring to mind first when discussing great animation, but there’s a world beyond those two giants.

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The Twilight Zone is one of the most brilliant and trippy series ever made. Created by Rod Serling, the CBS series is a virtual and psychologically thrilling trip into the unknown. The Twilight Zone premiered over six decades ago, and it still holds up very well as far as the stories and the visual experience go. Maybe that’s why the Jordan Peele reboot failed: it couldn’t capture the same magic as the Serling series did. So, if you loved the trippy stories, inventive settings, and compelling characters in The Twilight Zone, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Severance (Apple TV+ & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Apple TV+

Severance is a sci-fi mystery psychological thriller dark comedy-drama series created by Dan Erickson. The Apple TV+ series is set in a world where a biotechnology...

In high school, Ben H. Winters went to see Total Recall, a loud Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi action blockbuster directed by Paul Verhoeven. When he noticed it was based on a story by Philip K. Dick, he decided to seek it out and read it.

His reaction was one of “Whoa,” as he recalls. “So that’s where this stuff is coming from,” he thought. It became his gateway into classic and heady science fiction from not just Dick but authors such as Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlin, Kurt Vonnegut and others.

“The guys were preoccupied with the idea what it meant being humans, what is meant to be alive,” he notes. “All of these trippy and deep and unsettling questions of the human condition become folded into these wild stories.”

Now Winters is paying homage to these authors with Benjamin, a three-issue prestige limited comic book series from Oni Press,...

Fleur Fortuné’s near-future-set feature-length directorial debut, The Assessment, prods at current-day anxieties around having children amid a recrudescence of fascism and dress rehearsals for the climate apocalypse. Even as these two forces refuse to recognize each other’s authority, they skip into the future hand in hand.

Owing to their wealth and obedience, Mia (Elizabeth Olsen) and Aaryan (Himesh Patel) live in a coastal modernist villa, insulated from the largely off-screen ravages of a dystopian climate apocalypse by an atmosphere-controlled forcefield. Mia cultivates gourmet algae in a greenhouse of her own design, where she also keeps an orchid that’s all she has left of her mother, who was exiled to the “Old World” for political dissidence. Aaryan is a programmer who, in a nod to Philip K. Dick, designs artificial pets to replace those lost in the “pet cull.”

Mia and Aaryan decide that what’s missing in their life is a kid,...

Philip K. Dick’s novella The Variable Man gets an adaptation from Humans co-creators Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent. The author, also behind Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and The Man in the High Castle, has been widely regarded for his prominent impact on the sci-fi genre. Originally released in 1953, The Variable Man focuses on Thomas Cole, who is transported to the future amid a war between Terra and Centaurus.

According to Deadline, Brackley and Vincent are now adapting The Variable Man. Motive Pictures, the British company from Simon Maxwell, is collaborating with Electric Shepherd and the adaptation will air in the UK. However, Maxwell explains that having Brackley and Vincent on board and “exploring the modern world through a genre lens” can help garner a wide release in the United States. He adds that creating shows with strong talent can build “excitement to attract the commissions and co-finance...

Philip K. Dick‘s ever-prescient science fiction writing have been adapted into such works as Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, and “The Man in the High Castle.”

The Variable Man will soon join that list, as Deadline reports that Motive Pictures is developing a grounded sci-fi series based on the novella.

Motive’s Simon Maxwell is producing with Electric Shepherd, the banner that stewards Dick adaptations and is run by his daughter, Isa Dick Hackett.

The book is set in a distant future where humanity is locked in a protracted conflict with the reptilian alien species known as the Sirians. To gain an edge in the war, the military employs a team of scientists to develop a device capable of predicting future events with precision.

However, when a “variable man” named Thomas Cole accidentally arrives from the past, he disrupts the scientists’ plans. Cole’s presence introduces an element...

Exclusive: Guy Ritchie’s Young Sherlock has wrapped, Get Millie Black is on air, and with Ruth Wilson-starrer The Woman In The Wall and One Night with Jodie Whittaker already under its belt, Simon Maxwell’s Motive Pictures has a head of steam.

Next up, Maxwell tells Deadline, his Fifth Season-backed label will take original projects developed with Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Alison Brie and Whittaker to market, as well as a Philip K. Dick adaptation from the writers behind Humans. Maxwell also reveals that Motive is working with Beau Willimon (Andor) and Jordan Tappis (Severance) through their Westward Productions banner, with scripted and documentary projects in the offing.

For a UK-based drama producer looking to tap into U.S. finance and partnerships, having HBO (Get Millie Black), Prime Video (Young Sherlock) and Showtime (The Woman In The Wall) as partners on your first shows – and the Australia/New Zealand arm...

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The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopian tragedy thriller drama series created by Bruce Miller. Based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood, the Hulu series is set in a dystopian future after the Second Civil War, which caused the collapse of the fertility rate and gave rise to a totalitarian society. In this world, fertile women are subjugated to bear children against their will. The Handmaid’s Tale stars Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O-t Fagbenle, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley, Amanda Brugel, Bradley Whitford, and Sydney Sweeney. So, if you loved the inventive story, thrilling drama, and compelling characters in The Handmaid’s Tale, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

The Man in the High Castle (Prime Video) Credit – Prime Video

The Man in the High Castle...

Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House" draws us into its gothic, macabre world even before we set our sights on the titular mansion. When we finally see the scary residence, Jackson's haunting prose etches the picture of a house that observes and reacts to human presence, being every bit sentient as its inhabitants. The true horror, however, lies in the unspoken fears evoked by such a horrible, surreal place. When the mansion brings out the worst anxieties in our protagonist, Eleanor Vance, it's hard not to slip into her shoes and absorb some of her fears.

As the key to capturing the heart of Jackson's chilling tale is to explore these subtleties, few adaptations have managed to reinvent the book's premise on its own terms. The most effective and notable effort (so far) is Mike Flanagan's "The Haunting of Hill House," which uses Jackson's haunted house...

Bong Joon Ho, the Oscar-winning director behind Parasite and Snowpiercer, is bringing Mickey 17 to the big screen, an adaptation of Edward Ashton’s existential sci-fi novel Mickey7. Starring Robert Pattinson, the film explores themes of identity, cloning ethics, and human resilience. Here’s everything you need to know about the Mickey 17 movie, its cast and characters, and the novel that inspired it.

Plot of Mickey7

Mickey7 is a sci-fi novel set in a dystopian future where human clones, known as “Expendables,” are used for high-risk tasks in colonization missions. The story follows Mickey Barnes, the seventh iteration of an Expendable, stationed on the ice-covered planet Niflheim. His job involves undertaking deadly assignments, after which his consciousness is uploaded into a new cloned body.

The conflict arises when Mickey 7 is presumed dead, leading to the creation of Mickey 8. However, Mickey 7 survives and returns to the colony, setting up an existential crisis.

Robert Pattinson is dead. Robert Pattinson is reborn. He hath risen! Rinse, repeat.

Like a Looney Tunes cartoon penned by Philip K. Dick, Mickey 17 — filmmaker Bong Joon Ho’s long-awaited follow-up to his 2019 masterpiece Parasite — takes a technological breakthrough and runs its human lab rat of a hero through a gauntlet of future-shocked banality and brutality. In the early 2050s, mankind has figured out how to clone bodies and carry over a single consciousness. When we meet Pattinson’s Mickey Barnes, this copied-to-death Candide has already gone through a number...

Many directors' films end up with multiple versions as a result of studio intervention, international re-cuts, or re-released director's cuts. Ridley Scott is certainly one of those filmmakers, having created different director's cuts for 10 movies throughout his career — Robin Hood, Alien, Black Hawk Down, American Gangster, The Martian, Gladiator, The Counselor, Legend, Kingdom of Heaven, and, perhaps most controversially, his sci-fi masterpiece, 1982's Blade Runner. The 1992 re-edit of the film is, despite some controversy, widely considered to be one of the greatest director's cuts of all time, eliminating certain things and inserting others (the unicorn dream) in order to create more metaphysical mystery and ambiguity. But that wasn't the only director's cut of Blade Runner.

In 2007, for the 25th anniversary of Blade Runner, Ridley Scott released what is known as 'The Final Cut' of the film, which is now streaming on Netflix beginning today (you can watch it...

The Philip K. Dick story "The King of the Elves" was first published in an issue of Beyond Fantasy Fiction, way back in September of 1953. The story involves a lonely, borderline-impoverished Colorado gas station owner named Shadrach who, while enjoying the solitude one night, notices that some elves are standing outside (!). He invites them in and gives them food and shelter, learning that one of the elves is their King. When the King dies in bed, however, the other elves — in exchange for Shadrach's kindness — nominate the old man to be their new monarch. He is told that he must come up with new strategies to help them in a long-fought war with a kingdom of Trolls.

Much of the story is a push-and-pull between Shadrach's modest, rural lifestyle in Colorado and the allure of being the King of a nation of fantasy creatures. When he tells the other Colorado...

Keanu Reeves is one of the most extraordinary movie stars of the past several decades, as he has managed to earn both legitimate praise and ironic appreciation. Although he began appearing in heartthrob roles just as the “Brat Pack” era began its decline, Reeves would become one of the definitive action stars of his generation alongside Tom Cruise and Wesley Snipes. In between his major sequels, Reeves still found a way to take on ambitious projects from acclaimed filmmakers, such as Taylor Hackford’s unusual legal thriller “The Devil’s Advocate” and Nancy Meyers’ charming romantic-comedy “Something’s Gotta Give.”

Despite facing a brief recess in his career after a series of critical disappointments in the first half of the 21st century, Reeves launched a major comeback when the “John Wick” franchise gave him another opportunity to show his merits as an action star. Reeves is clearly passionate about both the character...

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This March, Netflix is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated murder mystery series The Residence to the star-studded sci-fi adventure film The Electric State. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Netflix this month and have an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the seven best films that are coming to Netflix in February 2025 with an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Beginners (March 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86% Credit – Focus Features

Beginners is a romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Mills. The 2010 film follows Oliver, a young man still grieving the recent death of his father. He soon meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna and tries to use the memories of his father to motivate himself to open himself up to the...

For “Captain America: Brave New World,” director Julius Onah wanted his entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe to be rooted in the world of a political thriller.

Films like “The Day of the Jackal,” “Le Samouraï” and even “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” were among some of his inspirations. Composer Laura Karpman, who is no stranger to the MCU, having scored “The Marvels” and “What If?,” drew from experience. “There was a cue from ‘Ms. Marvel’ which goes over the train sequence, it starts and continues, and I thought ‘I want to do that, ‘I want to write a piece of music that starts the steamrolling and keeps it going,’” she says.

Karpman called on New Orleans drummers. “I put them in a room with no music, just rhythm, and one of the rhythms wound up being the conspiracy music. That whole thing is this combination of this New...