Disclosure Day: Spielberg returns to science fiction in 2026
Disclosure Day opens tomorrow. Spielberg directs Emily Blunt in a sci-fi about aliens and a cover-up — and it's already …
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The Day After Tomorrow: 22 years of the end of the world
On 28 May 2004 the biggest climate blockbuster in history opened. The science was wrong, the fear was right. 22 years of …
The Empire Strikes Back at 46: the film that changed Star Wars
On 21 May 1980, The Empire Strikes Back opened in cinemas with a secret kept under lock and key. 46 years on, it is …
Dune: Part Three — when the messiah becomes the villain
Dune: Part Three arrives in December 2026 with Villeneuve adapting Dune Messiah — the book that destroys the myth of the …
The Mandalorian and Grogu: Star Wars returns to cinemas in May
Eight days to go until The Mandalorian and Grogu hits cinemas. Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver and Grogu on a galactic …
The Man in the High Castle: what if the Axis had won?
Today, 8 May, we mark VE Day — 81 years since the Nazi defeat. The Man in the High Castle imagines the opposite: what if …
Project Hail Mary: the best sci-fi in years
Ryan Gosling wakes up alone in space with no memory of anything in Project Hail Mary, the 2026 sci-fi that will remind …
Star Wars Day: how the Force turned 4 May into a pop holiday
Today is 4 May — Star Wars Day. Here's how a pun about Margaret Thatcher's 1979 election became the most beloved sci-fi …
Metropolis: the 1927 sci-fi every worker needs to see
On International Workers' Day, Fritz Lang's Metropolis turns 99 and has never felt more current: robots, class and the …
Hubble at 36: The Sci-Fi Films Science Inspired
On 24 April 1990, NASA launched Hubble into space and changed everything. 36 years on, I'm celebrating with the sci-fi …