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Sigourney Weaver Is The Greatest Science Fiction Action Hero Of All Time, Here’s Why

Sigourney Weaver is the greatest science fiction action hero of all time, and this is why.

2 years ago

The Best Vampire Movie Ever Made, There’s One Clear Choice

Thanks to its delightful mix of horror and comedy, GFR writer Chad argues that The Lost Boys is the best vampire movie ever made.

2 years ago

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Quentin Tarantino Has Become The Ultimate Hollywood Insider And It Shows

Quentin Tarantino is closing out his directorial career with a story about the film industry, which shows how his interest in storytelling has waned.

2 years ago

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8 Greatest Fantasy TV Shows of All Time, That Aren’t Game Of Thrones

Game of Thrones dominates the fantasy genre right now, but don’t sleep on these shows.

2 years ago

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5 Most Underrated Sci-Fi Films of the Past Decade, Ranked

These five science fiction movies deserve a lot more recognition.

2 years ago

Star Trek: Picard Just Lost One Of Its Best Heroes

Todd Stashwick’s Captain Liam Shaw dies protecting the other heroes in the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Picard and he will be missed.

2 years ago

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The 10 Best Star Trek Villains Ranked

Here’s our picks for the top 10 villains to ever drag the heroes of Star Trek through space hell.

2 years ago

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Earth Must Be Predators’ Most Embarrassing Hunting Ground

Any Predators hunting on Earth are playing the game on Easy, which means it’s extra embarrassing when they lose.

2 years ago

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Star Trek’s New Enterprise Captain Is Revealed And We Called It

The commanding officer of the Enterprise-F, as revealed in the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Picard, is Admiral Elizabeth Shelby – a choice we predicted only a couple of weeks ago.

2 years ago

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Star Trek: Picard’s Most Wasted Character Is In Season 3, But You Probably Don’t Remember

Orla Brady’s Laris is the most underutilized character in the entire run of Star Trek: Picard.

2 years ago

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Stargate Needs To Be Given The Disney Treatment

Stargate needs to follow in the footsteps of Disney’s Star Wars and hard reset the canon for new fans.

2 years ago

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Star Trek: Picard Still Needs To Explain The Death Of Q

John de Lancie’s Q was killed off in Season 2 of Star Trek: Picard, his death was never truly explained, and that needs to be fixed.

2 years ago

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Hook Should Have Been The End Of Peter Pan Movies

Hook was the last Peter Pan movie to have an original take on the story and there should be a moratorium on the character until there’s a new one.

2 years ago

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All-Star Superman Is A Very Weird Choice For Superman: Legacy

All-Star Superman is indebted to the deep lore of the character, which makes a weird inspiration for the reboot of Superman: Legacy.

2 years ago

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Hunger Review: A Culinary Thriller Without Any Thrills

Hunger is brilliant in some ways, but leaves you with an expectation that is never fulfilled.

2 years ago

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie Review: Wahoo!

The Super Mario Bros Movie stripped decades of lore to a near-archetypal plot and is the better for it.

2 years ago

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Schmigadoon Season 2 Premiere: Still Silly, Still Self-Aware, Still A Lot Of Songs

The Schmigadoon Season 2 premiere brings its central duo to a darker world, with songs that reflect it.

2 years ago

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Beef Series Premiere Review: A Hilarious Modern Day Fight Club

Netflix’s Beef is a modern day Fight Club, and absolute mandatory viewing.

2 years ago

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Chris Pratt’s Passengers Has The Most Misleading Trailer Of All Time

Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence starred in Passengers, an alleged sci-fi romance that glorifies Stockholm syndrome.

2 years ago

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The Best Fictional Dystopia Isn’t In A Movie, It’s A Video Game

Fallout gives fans the best dystopia because from one project to the next, you never know what to expect.

2 years ago

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Canceling The Harry Potter Reboot Is The Only Way To Save The Magic

The reported Harry Potter reboot TV series will only force the franchise to continue to spoil the magic of the series by delving into its gross world.

2 years ago

Star Trek: First Contact Is A Great Movie That Doesn’t Make Sense

Star Trek: First Contact is one of the best films in the franchise, but there are a lot of things about the plot that don’t make sense, including the Borg and their plans.

2 years ago

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Star Trek Heroes We Need To See Before Picard Ends

There are only three episodes left of Star Trek: Picard, and we have some top choices for the characters who need to show up before the end.

2 years ago

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Tetris Movie Review: Why Tell A True Story If You Have To Change It This Much?

Tetris tells an interesting origin story for the popular game, but doesn’t trust events enough to not embellish them.

2 years ago

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Dungeons And Dragons Honor Among Thieves Review: Perfectly Captures The Playing Experience, For Better And Worse

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves struggles with pacing issues but ends up being a rousing crowd-pleaser that appeals to everyone.

2 years ago

Star Trek Betrayed Its Best Hero

By resurrecting Data in Picard, Star Trek has betrayed the character and missed some wonderful opportunities.

2 years ago

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The Best Star Wars Series Should Have Ended Years Ago

The Mandalorian should have ended with the Season 2 finale.

2 years ago

Spider-Man: No Way home

Spider-Man’s Worst Villain Should Be Banned From The MCU

Spider-Man’s clone, Ben Reilly, is now Chasm, the Sorcerer-King of Limbo, and he should never join the MCU.

2 years ago

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The World’s End Is Edgar Wright’s Best And Most Pessimistic Movie

The World’s End concludes the Cornetto Trilogy with a dark warning that not everyone can grow up.

2 years ago

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Droids Are Slaves In Star Wars And It Needs To Be Addressed

Star Wars has firmly established that droids are de facto slaves and if the franchise wants to explore themes of moral ambiguity, it needs to address that.

2 years ago