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…

Super 8: Monster Mash

Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning and Ron Eldard. Photo: Paramount Director J.J. Abrams's first major collaboration with Steven Spielberg prompted David Edelstein of New York Magazine to spell it…

V

The 1980s TV hit was updated for a post-9/11 audience, introducing elements of social criticism in its portrayal of how the arrival of huge spaceships affected people in the world's…