Sofia Boutella as Kora and Michiel Huisman as Gunnar in Rebel Moon.Photo: Chris Strother/Netflix Zack Snyder is used to topping the box office, but his latest release has conquered a different playing field. While 2021’s Army of the Dead had a limited theatrical release before its arrival on Netflix, his newest, Rebel Moon – Part … Read more
A bunch of Star Trek movies are coming.Image: Paramount What’s available on Max January 1? The A-Team (2010) After Earth (2013) Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) Body at Brighton Rock (2019) Cabin Fever (2003) Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2009) Cyborg (1989) Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love … Read more
Zack Snyder knows what he’s doing. Whether it’s using his considerable popularity to his artistic benefit, or focusing on every single piece of minutia in a movie, the filmmaker is completely aware. So, of course, when it comes to his latest film, Rebel Moon, he more than anyone knows when he’s referencing the sci-fi that … Read more
Following two years of preproduction, game developer 10 Chambers finally announced its new heist game—Den of Wolves—Thursday during the 2023 Game Awards. Set in 2097 in a highly corrupt city located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, it is, according to narrative director Simon Viklund, the kind of game “where you’re supposed to feel … Read more
As the end of 2023 approaches, there’s still time to squeeze in more reading—which is where io9 comes in, sharing 21 new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror releases coming out in December, including several anthologies perfect for short-fiction fans. “Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI Unlocked Image: Simon & Schuster After World by Debbie … Read more
In addition to starring in the likes of Get Out, Nope, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Daniel Kaluuya’s previously written for TV. Back when he was playing Posh Kenneth on BBC’s Skins, he contributed to the writing for the show’s first two seasons and eventually penned his own episodes in the respective season two and … Read more
Celebrate the lasting legacy of Harlan Ellison—the highly influential, sometimes spicy Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker Award winner—with Greatest Hits, a short-story collection (including some that have been out of print) arriving next year. It’s edited by J. Michael Straczynski and features a foreword by Neil Gaiman, as well as an introduction from Cassandra Khaw. … Read more
The Big Picture Annihilation is a great art film that leaves its audience unsettled by exploring the concept of cancer in a unique and metaphorical way. The movie uses mutations and transformations to represent the effects of cancer on the body, comparing it to an unexplained phenomenon called The Shimmer. The film portrays self-destruction as … Read more
The new anthology The Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy 2021 collects 20 of the best short stories of the year. Series editor John Joseph Adams was particularly impressed with Ted Kosmatka’s story “The Beast Adjoins,” which presents a fresh take on the idea of an AI uprising. “It’s so great,” Adams says in Episode … Read more
With all that’s transpiring on Earth, sometimes we forget there’s a helicopter flying around Mars. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter — the first craft to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet — made its whopping 64th flight (engineers hoped it might fly five times, if at all) in late October. The experimental craft, with four-foot-long … Read more