Star Trek: Into Darkness 

After an attack on Starfleet headquarters in San Francisco, the main suspect (Benedict Cumberbatch) hides on Klingon territory and is pursued by a vengeful Kirk (Chris Pine) and his crew.…

Resident Evil: Afterlife 

After meeting Claire (Ali Larter), who suffers from amnesia, in Alaska, Alice (Milla Jovovich) takes her on a small plane and flies to Los Angeles where they meet a group…

Tron Legacy

A few years after the events of the first film, Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) disappears; twenty years later, his son (Garrett Hedlund) is sucked into a virtual reality created by…

Tron 

Software engineer Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) breaks into the headquarters of his former employer, but is sucked into the company's mainframe where he becomes a player in martial games. A…

Prometheus 

In the 2090s, the Prometheus is carrying a scientific expedition into outer space, heading for an Earth-like moon that could harbor clues to the beginning of mankind. Director Ridley Scott's…

The Right Stuff: Touching the Sky

Photo: Warner I have never understood those who have no interest in space. That’s like showing no interest in the questions that have occupied scientists and philosophers ever since mankind…

The Abyss: On the Edge of Darkness

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Ed Harris. Photo: 20th Century Fox Watching a good movie like The Abyss and knowing the kind of negative feelings that surrounded the production of it makes you…

Avatar: Bonding With Aliens

Photo: 20th Century Fox Too many ingredients and aspects of Avatar are perhaps too reminiscent of other movies or simply too silly. But here it is in all its glory,…

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

In the near future, San Francisco scientist Will Rodman (James Franco) has invented a drug that is supposed to cure Alzheimer's... but its most dramatic effect is on apes in…

Close Encounters: E.T.’s First Visit

Photo: Columbia In 1964, the 16-year-old Steven Spielberg directed a science fiction film called Firelight. Clocking in at an impressive 135 minutes, the movie was made for $500 and premiered…