“Avatar: Fire and Ash” took in $88 million over the weekend, a sizable No. 1 total that nonetheless fell 34 percent behind the opening for its franchise predecessor.
Category: Science Fiction
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Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, there is cloud busting in Peru, a shadowy astronaut drama, doomsday preppers in New Zealand and more.
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Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, the latest in the “28 Days Later” franchise, an aerial phenomenon, and a samurai lost in time.
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Amie Donald Has the Moves as the Killer Robot in ‘M3gan 2.0’
The sunny 15-year-old dancer-turned-actress is about as far as you can get from the role she’s best known for: a deadly A.I. doll.
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Bruce Logan, Who Blew Up the Death Star in ‘Star Wars,’ Dies at 78
A special effects artist and cinematographer, he also worked on “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Tron,” took a detour to comedy with “Airplane!”
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Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, there’s a reincarnation satire, some timeline spaghetti and a family-friendly end-of-Earth film.
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Clive Revill, Original Voice of Emperor Palpatine in ‘Star Wars,’ Dies at 94
His voice can be heard for only a minute in “The Empire Strikes Back,” but it provided the first draft of a character that would be a mainstay of the franchise for decades.
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The ‘Parasite’ Director Brings Class Warfare To Outer Space
Bong Joon Ho has turned his funny-sad excavations of life under capitalism into unlikely blockbusters. With “Mickey 17,” he’s bending a whole new genre.
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‘2073’ Review: Back to the Future
Asif Kapadia’s documentary-fiction hybrid film, starring Samantha Morton, visualizes a dystopian San Francisco.
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7 People Who Helped Define the ‘Star Wars’ Galaxy
James Earl Jones, who died last week, was one of many who made the “Star Wars” films immersive and intricate. Here is a look back at several who have died, having made a lasting impact.
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Keanu Reeves Wrote a Book. A Really Weird One.
What if the star of “The Matrix” worked with a sci-fi novelist to tell the story of an 80,000-year-old warrior who can rip people’s arms off but struggles with loneliness?
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Celebrating Film Nostalgia With Ooze and Ahhs at Blobfest
A festival that celebrates the 1958 film “The Blob” held its 25th annual gathering in Phoenixville, Pa., where much of the movie was shot.