Terminator Salvation 

In 2018, John Connor (Christian Bale) thinks he has found a way to defeat the deadly machines, but he also needs to track down a teenager (Anton Yelchin) who will…

Blade Runner: In Search of Emotions

Photo: Warner When I first saw this classic science fiction flick, I was thoroughly unimpressed. It looked great, but the story and action were so forgettable that I refused to…

The Iron Giant

In the 1950s, a boy encounters a giant made of iron in the woods; the creature is from outer space and the kid's new playmate is not easily accepted by…

2010 

In 2010, a joint Russian-American expedition goes to Jupiter to find out what happened to the crew aboard the Discovery. The sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is actually…

2001: How the Solar System Was Won

Photo: MGM I remember watching this film for the first time when I was a teenager, or perhaps 20 years old. When it was over, I was so stunned and…

The X Files: I Want to Believe

When an FBI agent is kidnapped, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully (David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson) are consulted by the Bureau; the only clue is a disgraced priest (Billy Connolly) with…

E.T. The Thing from Another World

Henry Thomas. Photo: Universal When Richard Attenborough accepted his two Oscars for Gandhi in 1983, he acknowledged the fact that he had just beaten one of the favorites. "I was…

X-Men

Considering how many comic book adventures had turned into cinematic disappointments at this time, it was fortunate to see versatile director Bryan Singer take on this Marvel extravaganza. The story…

Aliens vs. Predator – Requiem 

A spaceship crash-lands in the woods outside a small Colorado town, exposing a monster hybrid to mankind; it is soon followed by more monsters clashing regardless of who ends up…