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In the early 20th century, the white colonizer superhero trope was a big thing. Tarzan, Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, Doc Savage, and similar Golden and Silver Age heroes are good examples. Another such hero is the space-faring DC hero Adam Strange. Controversial writer Tom King explores themes of heroism, propaganda,…

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Let's talk about the best worst sci-fi movie of all time. Here's why 2015's 'Jupiter Ascending' shouldn't be viewed in a 21st century context. This is basically a throwback to a time before Star Wars.

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The 1954 'Flash Gordon' was a major reboot for one of the most popular sci-fi franchises of all time. Why don't we remember it?

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Stephen Mangan hosts Password, with team captains Daisy May Cooper and Alan Carr. Plus: a gripping new French drama. Here’s what to watch this evening

Yorgos Lanthimos’s anthology comedy is as wonderfully weird as you’d hope, and Peter Weller’s shiny sheriff dishes out justice in dystopian Detroit