1990s Science Fiction TV Series That Still Feel Fresh
Last weekend, I found myself rewatching *The X-Files* for probably the dozenth time, and something struck me — Mulder’s flip phone looked just as dated...
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Tom Cruise Sci Fi Movies Compared and Ranked
You know what’s funny? I was rewatching *Minority Report* the other night, and I started thinking about how Tom Cruise has basically become sci-fi’s most...
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The Sci-Fi Films That Mess With Your Head Long After the Credits Roll
You know what I can’t stand? When people dismiss sci-fi horror as just “popcorn entertainment.” Look, I’ve been cutting film professionally for over twenty years...
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Why Sci-Fi Is Really Just Us Trying on Tomorrow’s Clothes
Last week I’m out in my garage at midnight, testing different fog machine settings while my neighbour’s porch light keeps flickering on and off. She...
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How Female Sci-Fi Writers Are Completely Rewriting What Science Fiction Can Do
I still remember the exact moment sci-fi clicked for me in a way it never had before. I was maybe sixteen, sprawled across my bedroom...
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Why Mistborn’s Jump to Space Scares Me More Than Alien
I’ve been editing trailers for sci-fi films for over fifteen years, and there’s this moment that happens in every production meeting where someone pitches an...
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How Science Fiction Authors Accidentally Built Our World (And My Students Keep Proving It)
There’s this dog-eared copy of *Neuromancer* that sits on my classroom windowsill, held together by sheer willpower and probably some leftover coffee stains. Last week,...
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When Bruce Willis Actually Gets Sci-Fi Right (And When He Really Doesn’t)
I was probably around fourteen when *The Fifth Element* first rotated into my regular rewatch cycle, right around the time I was getting deep into...
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Building Tomorrow’s Cities: What Sci-Fi Gets Right (And Very Wrong) About Vertical Living
I was hunched over my editing bay last Tuesday, cutting together some corporate footage of downtown Austin’s skyline, when I started thinking about why most...
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Why Most “Greatest Sci-Fi” Lists Are Missing Half the Story (And Which Books Actually Deserve Recognition)
You know what drives me absolutely crazy? Every time I see another “greatest science fiction novels of all time” list floating around the internet, it’s...