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Sci-Fi Movies

Reviews of the best new science fiction movies. Return to all Movie Reviews.

A woman, lit with dramatic dark pink lighting, stands in front of a blue background, seen from the shoulders up

Nicolas Winding Refn On the Genesis of ‘Her Private Hell’

Following a near-death experience and a series of increasingly dreamlike projects, the director seems to have forsaken verisimilitude for a dark fairy-tale take on life.
By Stephen Garrett
An elderly woman with a green backpack stands on a dirt path in the jungle, looking at a massive weathered sculpture of a human face adorned with oversized flowers and surrounded by dense vegetation.

Screening at TIFF: Gabriel Mascaro’s ‘The Blue Trail’

Mascaro's direction and Guillermo Garza's cinematography provide a consistent, simmering momentum.
By Siddhant Adlakha
A bald woman in a patterned dress with large sleeves stares off to the side

Screening at Venice: Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Bugonia’

The filmmaker has reimagined a cult classic for an era defined by online conspiracies and unchecked digital influence.
By Siddhant Adlakha

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Review: One of Marvel’s Dullest To Date

By Emily Zemler

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Review: An Exhausting Marathon Of Predictable Vignettes

By Dylan Roth

‘Nope’ Delivers Scares But They’re Pretty Far Apart

By Dylan Roth

In ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ The Dinosaurs Are Alive And Everyone Else Is a Cardboard Cutout

By Oliver Jones

With the Intriguing ‘Dual’ and Appalling ‘The Bubble,’ Karen Gillan Is the Face of Covid Ennui

By Oliver Jones

‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’: Weird Multiverse Adventures, But in Good Way

By Emily Zemler

‘The Adam Project’: Ryan Reynolds Goes Back to the Future

By Emily Zemler

‘After Yang’: Fixing an Android Leads to a Precise, Beautiful Examination of What It Means to Be Human

By Emily Zemler

‘The Matrix Resurrections’ Is Like Being Trapped in an Elevator With Someone Explaining It All to You 

By Oliver Jones

‘Don’t Look Up’ Starts on Top, Slides Downhill

By Siddhant Adlakha
Marvel Eternals Disney+ Release Date

‘Eternals’ Is a Refreshingly Romantic Reminder of the Power & Purpose of Event Films

By Oliver Jones
Dune Review Warner Bros

‘Dune’ is a Sprawling Orientalist Fever Dream

By Siddhant Adlakha
Titane Review

‘Titane’ is a Twisted Exploration of Gender, Violence and Metal

By Siddhant Adlakha

Hugh Jackman’s ‘Reminiscence’ Would Be Better Left Forgotten

By Rex Reed
A QUIET PLACE 2

‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Builds a Genuine Panic and Pandemonium

By Rex Reed

How ‘Stowaway’ Solves a 67-Year Old Sci-Fi Problem

By Noah Berlatsky
Daisy Ridley as ‘Viola Eade,’ Manchee the dog, and Tom Holland as ‘Todd Hewitt’ in CHAOS WALKING.

The Aimlessness of ‘Chaos Walking’ Is Oddly Its Strength

By Oliver Jones
Andy Samberg plays the carefree Nyles in Palm Springs

‘Palm Springs’ Review: Finding Purpose in an Endless String of Todays

By Oliver Jones
The apes protest in a scene from the film Beneath the Planet of The Apes

50 Years Ago, a ‘Planet of the Apes’ Sequel Blew the Series Open

By Rafael Motamayor
Kristen Stewart in Underwater

Kristen Stewart Is Wasted in the Trashy Sci-Fi Horror ‘Underwater’

By Rex Reed
Will Smith and Mary Elizabeth Winstead in Gemini Man.

Will Smith’s ‘Gemini Man’ Substitutes Gimmicks for Entertainment Value

By Rex Reed
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