sci-fi

Brooding sci-fi of ‘Midnight Special’ excels with style and humanity

‘The Divergent Series: Allegiant’ isn’t quite as horrible as the first two films in the series

Catching up: Ten essential episodes of The X-Files

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Movie Review – restores order to the galaxy

‘Evolution’ Movie Review – is as mysterious as it is beautiful and a masterclass in tone and restraint

‘The Martian’ thrills with human ingenuity instead of mindless action

Twisted ‘Circle’ Movie Review – is an irresistible thought experiment

‘Tomorrowland’ inspires only disappointment

Smart, stylish ‘Ex Machina’ brilliantly mixes emotions and technology

‘Chappie’ is gloriously bonkers

‘Jupiter Ascending’ rises to absurd and hilarious heights

‘Doom’: The doom of the Rock’s action career and video game adaptations in general

‘Predestination’ is an original thrill in a dead January landscape

‘The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay’ handily bests its film counterpart

The Beautiful/Terrible Loop: ‘Portal’ and the dark reality of endless possibilities

Childhood memories and explaining ‘Donnie Darko’

‘Interstellar’ is a bumpy, exhilarating ride

Don’t be taken by ‘The Giver’

The Clones of ‘Orphan Black’ Make Their Way to Comics

‘Earth to Echo’ fails to connect

Script Matters: ‘Snowpiercer’ builds a new kind of prison

‘The Fifth Element’: Masterpiece or Mess?

‘Prometheus’ & The Death of a Masterpiece