Jar Jar Binks: Three words that send a shiver through the spines of just about any Star Wars fan. For many people, the calamitous Gungan summed up everything that was wrong with George Lucas’s Star Wars prequel trilogy. Since then, Jar Jar has become the stuff of legend, his reputation going far beyond the realm of...
It’s no secret that Mystery Science Theater 3000 has a large, and passionate fanbase. After all, that fanbase did recently raise over $6 million to help fund the creation of all new episodes of the show. But, now it looks like MST3K fans are going to have to start parting with even more of...
It’s been 27 years since Kevin Bacon and co. battled with giant and deadly worm-things in the original Tremors. While that movie was a brilliant tribute to 1950’s monster movies, nobody would have expected that it would become the basis for a multi-movie franchise spanning close to three decades. But, that’s exactly what it has done, and...
The news that Peter Capaldi is leaving his role as the titular timelord on BBC’s Doctor Who has, understandably, kicked off a flurry of speculation about who will replace him. The role of the Doctor is considered one of the highest profile spots in popular culture, but this time round the scrutiny is likely to...
Cinematic universes are all the rage these days, with everyone from the Universal Monsters to Hanna Barbera cartoon characters lining up to join forces in massive multi-film franchises. One of the most exciting of these mashups is definitely the impending King Kong/Godzilla crossover, MonsterVerse, which may be coming sooner than we previously thought. In a new...
Two of science fiction’s greatest minds are joining forces — and one of them is doing so from beyond the grave. OK, I’m being a little dramatic, but legendary writer/producer Ronald D. Moore, who counts Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Battlestar Galactica among his credits, is developing a new...
As a thirty-something-year-old fan of geek culture, I’m repeatedly haunted by the fact that the Bill & Ted movie series ended with just two entries. Ever since the Wyld Stallyns saved the day for the second time, I’ve been desperate for more. ‘Bogus Journey’ might not have been a favorite of critics, but it left me...
The Lego Batman Movie is currently tearing up movie theaters around the world, beating out some stiff competition from the likes of John Wick 2 and Fifty Shades Darker to take the number one spot a the box office. One of the secrets to the movie’s success is its many brilliant Easter eggs and nods to...
The hunt for potentially habitable planets outside of our solar system is one of the most exciting frontiers of science, and you can become a part of it without ever having to leave the comfort of your own home. This week, MIT and Carnegie Science Institute released a huge dataset containing close to 61,000...
As a Sci-Fi fan, the Academy Awards can often be a frustrating time. Each year, a host of brilliant genre movies are seemingly overlooked in some of the biggest Oscar categories, such as Best Picture and Best Actor/Actress. However, one area that Sci-Fi and Fantasy tend to do incredibly well in is the Visual Effects...
