Science Fiction Movies

How Jason Momoa Used A Dune Scene To Sneak In A Message To His Son

By Ryan Scott

Jason Momoa used a key action scene in Dune to pay tribute to his son. Real "dad of the year move," makes the rest of us look bad, etc.

Tales From The Box Office: How Blade Runner 2049 Became A Cautionary Tale

By Ryan Scott

Blade Runner 2049 is by all accounts, a sci-fi masterpiece. But it was also a major box office flop. Was it doomed from the start?

Movies To Watch If You Loved Dune

By Liam Gaughan

If you loved Denis Villeneuve's "Dune," these films are worth watching.

How Blade Runner's Production Was Almost Shut Down During Its Final Days

By Joshua Meyer

A controlling director, two competing screenwriters, budgetary issues, and a looming strike plagued Blade Runner during its production.

David Lynch's Dune Is Better Than Its Reputation Suggests

By Chris Evangelista

David Lynch's Dune is a notorious flop, but with Denis Villeneuve's new take on the story here, it's time to give Lynch's version another shot.

Dune Ending Explained: The Spoilers Must Flow

By Vanessa Armstrong

Here is a breakdown of the ending of Dune and how it sets up Part Two — if we are ever lucky enough to get it.

If You Want To Prep For Dune, Watch Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind

By Hoai-Tran Bui

A desert planet. A prophesied messiah. A tyrannical empire. Giant bugs. Are we talking about Dune or Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind?

The Oil Must Flow: How Does Denis Villeneuve's Dune Deal With The Book's Middle East Inspirations?

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Dune draws clear inspiration from the Middle Eastern culture and Arabic language. But how much of it is part of Denis Villeneuve's movie?

Why David Lynch Decided To Adapt Dune

By Danielle Ryan

David Lynch infamously disowned Dune from his filmography, but why did he decide to adapt it in the first place?

5 Timothée Chalamet Movies To Stream After Dune

By Ryan Scott

Timothée Chalamet is about to be in the biggest movie of his career with Dune. But he's got a stacked filmography that's worth checking out.

Dune Character Guide: Who's Who In Denis Villeneuve's Sci-Fi Epic

By Vanessa Armstrong

Paul Atreides? Baron Harkonnen? Chani? Here's the rundown on all the characters you need to know in Dune.

X-Wing flying towards an AT-AT in book cover artwork

The 20 Best Star Wars Books Ever Written

By SlashFilm Staff

Some of the best "Star Wars" adventures take place on the page, not the screen. For more action in a galaxy far, far away, add these books to your reading list.

Star Trek 4: Everything We Know So Far

By Jeremy Mathai

The next film in Star Trek's Kelvin Timeline is seemingly dead in space. Unless it's not. Here's what we know so far.

Blade Runner 2049 Ending Explained: A Fresh Twist On The Old Chosen One Narrative

By Joshua Meyer

Denis Villeneuve delivered a long, meditative sequel to a classic with Blade Runner 2049. And he clinched it with an extraordinary and subversive ending.

The Multiple Endings Of Blade Runner Explained

By Max Evry

Despite being released nearly four decades ago, the fanbase around Blade Runner is alive and well, in part thanks to its infamous alternate endings.

William Shatner Is Now The Oldest Man To Successfully Enter Space

By Jeremy Mathai

William Shatner has now gone where no 90-year-old man has gone before — outer space — and lived to tell the tale.

The 15 Worst Sci-Fi Movies Of The 21st Century (So Far)

By Margaret David

Science fiction can spark our imaginations and cut to the heart of what it means to be human — but it has to be good. These sci-fi movies? Not so much.

The 10 Scariest Scenes From The Alien Franchise

By Chad Collins

In space, no one can hear you scream — but they will notice your shrieks when you watch these terrifying scenes from the Alien movies at home.

Jake Gyllenhaal as Donnie Darko in a gray t-shirt sitting in the therapist's office and looking extremely tired

Donnie Darko Ending Explained: The Power Of Selflessness

By BJ Colangelo

We break down the meaning and time travel mechanics of Donnie Darko's ending, with a little help from Roberta Sparrow and The Philosophy of Time Travel

The Morning Watch: Making Of Space Jam: A New Legacy, Never Been Kissed Meets Dear Evan Hansen & More

By Ethan Anderton

In this edition, see the making of Space Jam: A New Legacy, Drew Barrymore interviews the Dear Evan Hansen cast as her Never Been Kissed character, and more.

12 Awesome Sci-Fi Movies That Never Got Sequels

By Liam Gaughan

Negative reviews. Poor box office performance. A lack of interest. For whatever reason, these sci-fi movies never got sequels — but they really should have.

Every Denis Villeneuve Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

By Marshall Shaffer

Now that Dune: Part Two has hit theaters, it's time to reassess the ranking of all Denis Villeneuve's movies so far. Let's take a look.

Goomba smiling in Super Mario Bros. (1994)

The 29 Best Video Game Movies Ranked

By Scott Thomas

It's hard to capture the interactive sense of play that makes gaming so compelling, but these video game movies manage to do it - more or less.

How To Watch The Alien Movies In Order

By Margaret David

Want to dive into the world of Alien but don't know where to start? The beginning isn't a bad place. Our guide will tell you how.

The 14 Greatest Science Fiction Movies Of The 21st Century

By Liam Gaughan

The 21st century has been a watershed period for smart, genre-defying science fiction. Here are the 14 best movies of the century — so far.

Here's Where You Can Stream Every Matrix Movie

By Max Evry

If you want to prepare for The Matrix Resurrections by rewatching the original movies, it's easy. Staggeringly so. Really.

The Morning Watch: The Matrix Resurrections Trailer Easter Eggs, Behind The Scenes Of Cinderella & More

By Ethan Anderton

In this edition, take a deep dive into The Matrix Resurrections trailer, go behind the scenes of the modern retelling of Cinderella, and more.