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30 Years Ago, One Ambitious '90s Sci-Fi Show Borrowed A Dune Trick

Is Dust just Spice by another name? Here's how 'Babylon 5' pulled a subtle 'Dune' trick in 1996.

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35 Years Ago, Star Trek Rebooted A Lost Episode From A Canceled Series With Wild Results

The episode "Devil's Due," might not be everyone's favorite 'Next Generation' episode. But this Star Trek adventure has deep roots.

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85 Years Ago, A Horror Icon Revolutionized A Sci-Fi Thriller Trope

With 'The Devil Commands,' Boris Karloff cemented his legacy as film history’s greatest mad scientist.

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Meet 96-year-old Frederick Wiseman, the best American filmmaker you’ve (probably) never heard of

INSIDE FILM: There are few filmmakers around as insightful, prolific, and profound as Wiseman, writes Louis Chilton. But his films have always been difficult to watch in the UK – until now

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30 Years Ago, A Divisive Director's Kitschy Horror Movie Had A Weird Identity Crisis

Is it really a vampire movie if the vampires don't show up for an hour? Looking back on 'From Dusk till Dawn' 30 years later.

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30 Years Ago, One Cyberpunk Sequel Was The Weirdest Stephen King Reboot Ever

Here's why 'Lawnmower Man 2' failed to be even remotely good.

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20 Years Ago, A Controversial Thriller Launched A New Era of Extreme Hollywood Horror

Eli Roth's 'Hostel' took gross-out horror to its bloodiest extreme, and inadvertently birthed a new era for the genre.

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15 Years Ago, One Troubled Sci-Fi Show Fell Prey To The Prequel Curse

Remember when 'Capirca' ended? Are you sure? Here's a look back on the good, the bad and the Cylon from the finale of this 'Battlestar' prequel.

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30 Years Ago, Terry Gilliam Gave Us A Once-In-A-Lifetime Sci-Fi Epic

Here's why the 1995 time travel film '12 Monkeys' holds up, and why it may not be the movie you remember.

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40 Years Ago, An Underrated Classic Sci-Fi Flick Perfectly Captured An Immortal Trope

Why 'Enemy Mine' endures, 40 years later. Plus, its legacy throughout sci-fi.

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15 Years Ago, A Surprising Sci-Fi Franchise Set The Standard For The Super-Safe Reboot

Was 'Tron: Legacy' a great reboot? Or did it create a strange standard that we're still dealing with now?

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39 Years Ago, Rob Reiner Made A Stephen King Masterpiece That Changed Everything

Here's why Rob Reiner's 'Stand by Me' was a blueprint for the Stephen King renaissance we're enjoying today.

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35 Years Ago, An Iconic Director Made An Underrated Christmas Movie

Tim Burton may be known for his creepy tales of morbidity, but he once made a haunting live-action romance.

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20 Years Ago, A Legendary Director Revived King Kong For The 21st Century

With 'King Kong,' Peter Jackson brought a Hollywood classic's complicated legacy into the 21st century.

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40 Years Ago, One Cult Classic Changed Mystery Movies Forever

'Clue' predicted the interactive movie before it was invented.

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20 Years Later, An Iconic Fantasy Epic Is As Good As You Remember

Ahead of its next remake, this 2005 classic holds up surprisingly well.

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25 Years Ago, A Notorious Fantasy Flop Showed How Not To Adapt A Franchise

Here's how the first big-screen adaptation of 'Dungeons and Dragons' got it all wrong.

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40 Years Ago, The Darkest Star Wars Movie Isn't The One You Expect

In 1985, the Star Wars franchise dropped 'Ewoks: The Battle for Endor.' Here's why it's just as terrifying as it sounds.

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44 Years Later, One Of The Great, Unsung 'Alien' Copycats Just Got A Huge Upgrade

'Outland' is one of the rare 'Alien' knockoffs to offer something new. And it's on 4K Blu-ray now.

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43 Years Later, Star Trek Just Created A Massive New Canon Question

The Wrath of...Kali? Here's how 'Star Trek: Khan' creates a new canon question.

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25 Years Later, Val Kilmer's Sci-Fi Flop Is Better Than You Remember

Is the mars movie 'Red Planet' still worth your time? Here's why this one holds up better than you might think.

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'Predator: Badlands' Has A Not-So-Secret 'Aliens' Easter Egg

One scene in 'Predator: Badlands' contains an unsublte nod to 'Aliens.' But, it's not what you might expect.

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33 Years Later, John Woo's Last Action Masterpiece Just Got A Huge Upgrade

'Hard Boiled' has not been available on physical media in the west for decades. Here's your chance now to own it on 4K Blu-ray.

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Guillermo Del Toro's Fantasy Masterpiece Is Getting A Big Upgrade

Casual fans and devotees alike will have another chance to see the movie that put the iconic director on the map.

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40 Years Later, A Misunderstood Horror Sequel Became An Accidental Queer Masterpiece

'A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge' is an accidental masterpiece of bi representation, and needs to be talked about more.

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